U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208

99 -- TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SOL DE-RP03-99SF21657 DUE 111398 POC Sandra R. Silva, Contracting Officer, (510) 637-1878 WEB: Click here for DOE OAK Homepage, select OAK Procurement,, http://www.oak.doe.gov (OAK Procurement, RFP). E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, sandie.silva@oak.doe.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting proposals from organizations that are able to provide the following services in the Republic of Kazakhstan: (1) Transportation Services for spent nuclear fuel shipping casks; (2) Support Equipment for operations related to the transportation of the casks; and (3) Technical Services. Transportation services may include personnel to perform planning and project management, cask operations, maintenance, training, oversight, and logistical support. Support Equipment may include consumable supplies, maintenance equipment, non-cask specific support equipment, cask leak testing equipment, radiation detection equipment, hardware systems, health physics supplies, protective clothing and equipment, hand tools, and welding equipment and related supplies. Technical Services may include other services, as directed by DOE. The Contractor will participate in the movement of the transportation casks via railcars on a secured train for transport between Aktau and a rail-to-road transfer location, either in Semey or Kurchatov. The casks will then be transferred by road to Baikal-1, Kazakhstan. The contract will begin in 1999 and run into mid-2003. The Contractor will interact with the cask vendor, DOE personnel, DOE contractors, and the Kazakhstan government. This acquisition is a set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 4011. The applicable small business size standard is 1,500 or less number of employees. Prospective offerors should have prior experience in the transportation of radioactive materials, both domestically and internationally, and have knowledge of all applicable laws and standards. The response to this solicitation must be in accordance with the request for proposals (RFP) which will be issued and found at http://www.oak.doe.gov on or about October 9, 1998. The solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501 and 5.102 (a) (7), therefore hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided. Prospective offerors who do not have electronic capability to download the solicitation may submit a written request to the U.S. Department of Energy, 1301 Clay St., Room 700-N, Oakland, CA 94612, ATTN: Sandra R. Silva for a diskette copy of the solicitation. The requester must submit a self-addressed stamped envelope and an MS-DOS formatted high density 3-1/2" virus-free diskette. Prospective offerors who fail to submit an appropriate diskette or self-addressed stamped envelope will not receive the solicitation. This solicitation and any amendments will be issued electronically. Therefore a complete bidders mailing list will not be available. A pre-proposal conference is not contemplated. Prospective offerors may submit questions for clarification via e-mail to Debbie Harkness (debbie.harkness@oak.doe.gov) by October 21, 1998. Proposals must be received by 3:00 PM (PST) on November 13, 1998. Refer to the solicitation for further details. Posted 09/23/98 (W-SN253559). (0266)

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