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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 21,1998 PSA#2078U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay Street,
Room 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208 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 offiver
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 approimately
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 one million 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
sources 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 to
Sandra R. Silva, Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay Street, Room 700N, Oaklalnd, CA
94612-5208. Expressions of interest are due on May 21, 1998 at 3:00 pm
(Pacific Daylight Time) at the above address. (0107) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0398 19980421\81-0007.SOL)
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