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A -- PREQUALIFICATION FOR FULL SCALE DEMONSTRATION OF BOTTOM TO TOP IN-SITU VITRIFICATION TECHNOLOGY SOL A67617 DUE 120597 POC Charles E. Ries, Senior Subcontract Administrator -- (406) 494-7188 The Subsurface Contamination Focus Area (SCFA) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science and Technology (OST) and MSE Technology Applications, Inc. (MSE) are preparing to evaluate methods to immobilize Mixed/TRU wastes using a bottom-to-top In-Situ vitrification (BTT ISV) process. Competing processes which exhibit similar operating safety characteristics and promise comparable results will also be considered. The FULL SCALE demonstration planned for FY98 will vitrify 75 tons (minimum) of contaminated material in-situ at an approximate production rate of 3 ton per hour; the detailed scope, schedule and site criteria are yet to be determined. MSE expects to prepare and release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the BTT ISV demonstration in the second quarter of FY98. By this announcement, MSE seeks to prequalify interested parties that exhibit a proven capability to successfully design, build and demonstrate BTT ISV technology at a DOE site. Your response to each of the following items will provide the basis for prequalification: 1) Demonstrate a proven ability to design, build, and successfully demonstrate thermal remediation technologies. 2) Your estimate of the time required to properly respond to an RFP as generally described above. 3) An estimate of time required to design, build and check out a full scale BTT ISV system prior to demonstration. 4) Experience of the company/personnel with projects of simmilar complexity and size (include a single page resume for each key employee -- list two relevent projects and customer references). 5) Briefly discuss two previous projects your company has performed at a government facility: include contract dollar amounts for each. 6) Briefly describe the potential advantages of your technology over similar known competing processes, especially in the areas of performance and cost effectiveness. 7) Provide recommendations and ideas for demonstrating your technology. 8) Provide suggested criteria for measuring demonstration success/failure. 9) Outlineexpected commercial applications (range of capabilities) for the technology. 10) Indicate the degree and extent of any costs sharing measures you are willing to provide. Parties wishing to receive the upcoming BTT ISV Demonstration RFP must address each of the items listed above and provide written response to MSE within 21 days of the publication date of this notice. Items 1, 4, and 6 will be given the most weight for determining qualifications. Clear, concise, and complete responses will ensure that your presentation receives the highest possible rating. Respondants will be evaluated on the basis of verifiable information supplied. Prequalification presentations will be cross-checked against prevoius proposals; those which significantly deviate from prequalification responses may be disqualified. THIS IS THE ONLY PREQUALIFICATION PACKAGE THAT WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE BOTTOM-TO-TOP IN-SITU VITRIFICATION DEMONSTRATION. (0323)

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