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P -- PROCESSING AND FINAL DISPOSITION OF SCRAP METAL POC Marvin Bennett (423)576-0853, Robert E. French (Contracting Officer)(423)576-4849 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, frenchre@oro.doe.gov. This is a request for expressions of interest. The Department of Energy (DOE) is contemplating issuing multiple fixed price task order contracts for the processing and final disposition of scrap metals, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, nickel, aluminum, and copper. The contracts will be for use by all DOE sites. These nationwide contracts will be administered by the National Center of Excellence for Metals Recycling (NMR). We plan to compete each task order among those companies with contracts. The metal will be in the form of scrap, parts, and equipment. This metal has already been determined to have no resale value to the Government. The Government will pay the Contractor to take ownership of the metal. In most cases, the DOE will deliver the metal to the contractor's facility for processing and final disposition. In some cases, the Contractor will take possession of the metal at a DOE site and transport it to their facility. The final disposition of the metal will be as the Contractor sees fit. The majority of the metal will be radioactively contaminated. Each company will have to comply with various Department of Energy security requirements. NMR will be responsible for quality assurance audits of the contracts. Other DOE sites using these contracts will not conduct separate quality assurance audits. We estimate a maximum of 10,000 tons of metal will be processed each year, over a period of five years, beginning in calendar year 1999. If your company has the capability to provide these services, please respond by answering the following questions: (1) Are these types of services sold -- (a) competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace, (b) based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed, and (c) under standard commercial terms and conditions? (2) Do you have the necessary licenses and permits required by law or regulation to perform these services? (3) What is the history of your company (when was it established, where is it located, primary business lines, primary customers, etc.)? (4) What is the size of your company (gross annual sales, number of employees, etc.)? (5) Does your company have the capacity to process a minimum of 5,000 tons of metal per year? (6) We also welcome comments on the proposed acquisition strategy. The information requested herein will be used for planning purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. Any resulting solicitation will be synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily at a future date. Any questions concerning the technical nature of this effort should be directed to Marvin Bennett at (423)576-0853, or bennettm@oro.doe.gov. Please submit your response to the attention of Robert E. French at the address stated herein, or electronically to frenchre@oro.doe.gov no later than July 9, 1999.!! ***** Posted 06/23/99 (W-SN346346). (0174)

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