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A -- AT-TANK SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM SOL DE-RP26-99FT40521 POC Vicky Shears, Contract Specialist, 304/285-4083; Mary S. Gabriele, Contracting Officer, 304/285-4253 WEB: Click on the FETC Homepage to download to Information, http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist, Vicky, vshear@fetc.doe.gov, mgabri@fetc.doe.gov. The U.S. DOE's FETC announces the availability of Request For Proposal (RFP) No. DE-RP26-99FT40521 entitled "At-Tank Sample Analysis System." The overall objective of the project is to develop, test, and implement an at-tank sample analysis system for characterizing various physical and chemical properties of tank wastes. This system will be used in conjunction with a Nested Fixed-Depth Fluidic Sampler, currently under development under another project, to certify that wastes are homogeneous and within allowable specifications for treatment; the system shall be delivered to the Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) privatization contractor at the DOE Hanford site The at-tank analysis system will be used to determine the status of mixing and/or settling of solids within the staging tank to ensure that samples taken with the nested fluidic sampler for analytical laboratory evaluation are representative. The project effort includes a base phase which entails information gathering leading to an initial performance specification for all instrument components; it also includes laboratory testing, conceptual design, and final design. The second phase of the effort will commence with fabrication, assembly, and integration of the system. Once the system is fully operational, laboratory acceptance testing shall be performed at the contractor facilities. Upon successful completion of the laboratory acceptance testing, the project may transition into the third phase, which provides for installation of the analysis system in a cold-test facility at the Hanford Site. The project culminates in comprehensive cold acceptance testing and delivery to the site personnel for future hot deployment. The solicitation should be available by late December, 1998; a 60-day response time is anticipated. The solicitation will be posted on the FETC Homepage for distribution purposes; the address is "http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/". Offerors are encouraged to download the solicitation once it becomes available, as paper copies will not be distributed. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on the FETC Homepage. An Information Package describing the draft technical requirements will be made available on the FETC Homepage by December 4, 1998 at "http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/"; comments, suggestions, and/or questions are welcomed and encouraged. Funds are not currently available for this solicitation; the Government's obligation under any contract awarded is contingent upon the availability of appropriated FY1999 funds. For purposes of this solicitation, a small business is defined as having 500 or less employees. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8731. Posted 11/24/98 (W-SN274397). (0328)

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