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B -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT FOR FACILITIES PLANNING AND ENGINEERING STUDIES SUPPORT SERVICES POC Jacqueline Kniskern, (202) 426-0049 The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking sources for technical support services to conduct facilities planning and engineering studies for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS -- NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. SPR facilities include four (4) crude oil storage complexes in the gulf coast areas of Texas and Louisiana, connected by pipeline to various commercial pipeline and marine terminals. Crude oil is stored in large, underground caverns in salt domes. Sought services will support the SPR Headquarters Office in Washington, DC in executing its responsibilities for establishing overall SPR policy, planning and program direction. The contractor will be expected to provide support in all of the following areas: (1) developing conceptual designs, technical performance specifications and cost estimates for new underground salt dome oil storage and distribution facilities, modifications to existing storage facilities, and other prospective storage technologies including above- and in-ground tanks and reservoirs, (2) conducting technical, cost and benefit analyses of modifications to SPR systems and technical and performance criteria, (3) performing life cycle cost analyses of alternatives in various program areas such as storage sites, storage technologies, oil fill and drawdown strategies, and system enhancements, and (4) evaluating SPR operations and maintenance strategies, performance and procedures against those utilized in the private sector. Approximately 3,200 direct productive labor hours of support may be required for each year of support. Companies interested in providing/competing for SPR support services must possess knowledge and experience in (1)design, construction and operation of underground salt dome oil storage facilities and oil transportation and terminalling facilities, (2) design, construction, and operation of systems for underground and ocean disposal of brine resulting from the cavern leaching or solution-mining process, (3) drilling and completion of wells in salt and rock formations, and (4) mechanical analyses of salt and rock formations to establish solution-mining plans and conduct stability analyses of formations. The applicable SIC code is 8711. Interested parties should send their company name, address and size via e:mail to jacqueline.kniskern@hq.doe.gov within fifteen days of publication of this synopsis. (0153)

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