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34 -- FABRICATION OF TRUPACT-II AND HALFPACT SHIPPING CONTAINERS SOL DE-RP04-99AL79755 POC Point of Contact: Margaret Cerno (505) 845-5747. Contracting Officer: Juan D. Williams (505) 845-5865. WEB: Doing Business with DOE-AL, http://www.doeal.gov/cpd/default.htm. E-MAIL: Margaret Cerno, Contract Specialist, mcerno@doeal.gov. The Department of Energy (DOE) seeks sources with the capability of manufacturing Transuranic Package Transporter -- Model II (TRUPACT-II) shipping containers for the transport of contact-handled (CH) transuranic (TRU) waste from various Department of Energy sites to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, NM. The TRUPACT-II is an NRC licensed Type B shipping container. Fifteen (15) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) certified TRUPACT-II containers have been built. Design specifications will be provided to Offerors. DOE intends to issue an RFP for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The DOE may award a single delivery order contract or award two delivery order contracts for the same or similar supplies. If a single delivery order contract is awarded, the contract shall require the DOE to order and the contractor to furnish at least twelve (12) shipping containers and, if and as ordered, the contractor to furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed a stated maximum of sixty-six (66) shipping containers. If two delivery order contracts are awarded, the contracts shall require DOE to order and the contractors to furnish at least six (6) shipping containers each and, if and as ordered, the contractor to furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed a stated maximum of sixty (60) shipping containers. It is DOE's intent to acquire the first twelve (12) shipping containers, and have the remaining requirements acquired by DOE selected carrier contractor(s) at the prices, terms, and conditions negotiated in the DOE IDIQ contract. The solicitation will contain a Qualification Requirement that the manufacturer of the TRUPACT-IIs must have an NRC approved Quality Assurance (QA) Program prior to contract award. This approved QA program must include: design, fabrication, assembly, testing, procurement, maintenance, repair, and modification. The TRUPACT-IIs will be delivered F.O.B. to the WIPP site, Carlsbad, NM. DOE plans to inspect the manufacturing facilities of companies prior to award. If your company is interested, please send your complete mailing address, a point of contact, and indicate whether your company has the required NRC certification to: U. S. Department of Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office, Attn: CPD/Margaret Cerno, P. O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400. Fax number is (505) 845-5753. The DOE reserves the right to set aside this procurement. Interested sources must identify if they qualify under SIC 3443. In addition, firms are to indicate if they are or are not an (8) a certified firm, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, or a woman-owned business. DOE intends to issue a Request for Proposal in mid-June. This is an unclassified effort. Posted 05/25/99 (D-SN335637). (0145)

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