Fluor Daniel Fernald, P.O. Box 538704, Cincinnati, OH 45253-8704

B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS -- NOT R&D -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT POC Bill Hensley (513) 648-4478 -- Fluor Daniel Fernald (FDF), Prime Contractor for the United States Department of Energy's (DOE's) Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), Fernald, Hamilton/Butler County, Ohio, seeks QUALIFIED SOURCE(s) to provide Proof of Principle Testing for the stabilization of non-radioactive surrogate of the approximately 9,000 cubic yards of Atomic Energy Act (AEA) 11(e)2 byproduct residues and bentonite stored aboveground in Silos 1 and 2 at the Fernald Operable Unit 4 (OU4). The composition of the contents in Silos 1 and 2 is primarily a wet, gray, silty clay with an average moisture content of 30%. The following are present within the residue volumes of the silos: in excess of 3700 Curies (Ci) of Ra-226, 600 Ci of Th-230, and 1900 Ci of Pb-210. It is also estimated that the silos contain more than 29 metric tons of uranium. Other significant metals include more than 118 metric tons of barium, 830 metric tons of lead, 2.6 metric tons of arsenic, and small quantities of gold. Additionally, the Silos 1 and 2 residues contain significant concentrations of radium, resulting in the generation of radon. This announcement is not a request for proposal (RFP) or solicitation. This announcement is an advanced notification to determine qualified vendors for the proposed RFP. The anticipated award date for the RFP is on or before August 10, 1998. Proof of Principle Testing will demonstrate that commercially-developed stabilization techniques can successfully treat surrogate Silos 1 and 2 residues. Prior to issuing the RFP for Proof of Principle Testing, a vendor evaluation will be performed. The evaluation will include, but not be limited to: financial, engineering/technical, operations, health and safety, quality, and administrative programs. Waste stabilization methods that may be presented as technologies for this waste stream include, but are not limited to the following families of technologies: vitrification, solidification/stabilization, and polymer-based micro-encapsulation. The intent of the RFP is to award a Contract or Contracts to vendor(s) who has (have) proven capability to perform the Proof of Principle scope. In addition, the successful vendor must have performed the proposed technology on a Full-Scale basis for low-level radiological, mixed low-level, or hazardous waste. Full-Scale basis is defined as a process / facility that supported the remediation of waste beyond the Research and Development stage and was utilized in a commercial or government application. The Proof of Principle Testing is required to demonstrate the technical viability of the stabilization technologies and will be performed at each of the qualified vendors facilities with non-radioactive surrogate materials defined by FDF. The results of the testing will be utilized in the revised Feasibility Study for Silos 1 and 2, as the basis for the detailed analysis of alternatives and ultimately, to support the amended Record of Decision (ROD). In developing the original ROD for OU4, a comprehensive characterization effort was performed under CERCLA, as amended. Interested parties are invited to review this information at the Public Environmental Information Center (PEIC), mail address; 10995 Hamilton-Cleves Highway, Harrison, Ohio 45030, telephone; (513) 648-7480/7481. Interested Qualified Vendors shall respond to this announcement with the following Information: 1) Identify the waste stabilization method that would be proposed. 2) Identify that the stabilization method is a complete process rather than an interim process. The stabilization method must produce a treated waste form that is ready for final disposal and require no additional treatment. 3) Identify facilities where the Contractor has performed the proposed technology on a Full-Scale basis for low-level radiological, mixed low-level, or hazardous waste and state the percent of the work that was self-performed. 4) Present successful record of safe construction performance by a current workers compensation experience modification rate (EMR) of less than or equal to 1.05 or thetrend for the past three years downward and none of the past three years has an EMR greater than 1.25. 5) Provide a copy of the latest 10-K and annual report. 6) Identify experience with radon-control or radon-treatment systems. 7) Complete Standard Form SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire and Standard Form SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project. Responses in Section 10 of the SF 255 to the following information requests are limited to 30 pages of text or less and should include description of experience relative to acceptable waste stabilization methods in performing remediation at government and commercial facilities, where low-level radiological, mixed low-level, or hazardous waste was the remedial target. The summary of relevant experience should include the design, procurement, fabrication, permitting, construction, startup, operation, maintenance, and D&D of treatment facilities, including ancillary systems like off-gas, materialretrieval and handling, feed preparation, waste handling, waste disposal, and wastewater treatment. 8) Identify the facility available to the Contractor which would be utilized on this project for Proof of Principle Testing. 9) Identify the analytical laboratory support services that will be used to analyze the treated material. Evaluation. FDF will evaluate responses and select qualified Vendors who will receive the RFP. This will be a negotiated procurement with vendor selection based upon the best interests of the government. FDF may negotiate with more than one qualified vendor. Only one (1) vendor per specific technology will be awarded a contract for the Proof of Principle Testing. Expressions of interest must be submitted in writing (original plus three (3) copies) with the required information to Fluor Daniel Fernald, ATTN: Mr. Bill Hensley (MS 52-3), P.O. Box 538704, Cincinnati, OH 45253-8704 by October 31,1997 . This CBD notice does not commit the United States Government and/or FDF to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of data or for any other costs incurred prior to the execution of a subcontract. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.**** (0268)

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