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81 -- TRANSPORTATION CASK SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR MATERIAL SOL DE-RP03-98SF21595 DUE 052198 POC Sandra R. Silva, Contracting Officer, (510) 637-1878 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, sandie.silva@oak.doe.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy is requesting expressions of interest and capability from organizations that are able to supply discharged nuclear fuel shipping casks, and associated handling hardware. Each cask must be transportable by road on a truck trailer, and/or by rail on a rail car. Casks must be able to accommodate one or more canisters that each contains six fuel assemblies. The canisters will have an outside diameter of approximately 410 mm (16.2 in), a length of approximately 4000 mm (157.5 in), and a maximum weight of approximately 1,470 kg (3,240 lb). The canisters will have a maximum thermal output of 500 watts, and a maximum beta-gamma contact dose equivalent of 1x10 (to the sixth power) rem. To maintain criticality safety, the geometry of the cask fuel canister support structures must be maintained. The maximum acceleration loads imposed on the loaded fuel canister(s) must not exceed 40 g's. The casks must meet IAEA Standards and Guidelines such as IAEA ST-1, SS-6, SS-37 and other supporting documents. The Republic of Kazakhstan will approve the cask for use within Kazakhstan. The response to this request for sources sought should include capabilities and experience over the past 10 years in design, fabrication, safety analysis, and quality assurance of transportation systems for both domestic and international operations. It should be two to four pages in length plus any related preprinted information. Organizations that do not respond to this request for soures sought will still be eligible to respond to a future solicitation. Companies may submit questions regarding this sources sought notice on or before May 1, 1998 to Sandra R. Silva by e:mail or by fax at (510) 637-2004. Responses to questions will be published on the DOE OAK Home Page at http://www.oak.doe.gov (OAK Procurement) on or about May 7, 1998. Expressions of interest and capabilities should consist of 4 copies, original and three photocopies and mailed by 3:00 pm, Pacific Daylight Time, May 21, 1998 to Sandra R. Silva, Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208. (0106)

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