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Y -- DESIGN-BUILD-OPERATE PROPELLANT DISPOSITION FACILITY SOL AIC8016 POC Michelle Gerenyi, Contract Specialist (703)326-8715; Herbert Thompson, Contracting Officer (703)810-4684 E-MAIL: Click here to contact contract specialist, Michelle.Gerenyi@DTRA.mil. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency proposes to procure without using full and open competition an effort entitled, "SS-24 Propellant Disposition Facility (PDF)" to the Morrison Knudsen (MK)/ Thiokol team. The PDF will extract solid propellant from fifty four and one half SS-24 missiles, de-sensitize and size reduce the propellant, convert the propellant into commercial blasting agent, and transport intermediate and final blasting agent products to the mine where final processing and loading into the blasting holes will be conducted. It is anticipated that final missile disposition will take place by October, 2005. Basis for Sole Source: The first basis for this action is the elimination of foreign contractors, due to technology transfer controls. In accordance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) 15, the award of this effort will be limited to only United States, Ukrainian and Russian contractors. The second basis for this action is the restriction of technologies to only those employing non-destructive (to the propellant) processes. The US has made a commitment to the Ukraine to use a non-destructive process. Based on market survey results, the MK/ Thiokol team is the only US based team that proposes a non-destructive process. The third basis for this action is that MK/ Thiokol is considered uniquely qualified to do the work. The MK/ Thiokol team responded adequately to the sources sought announcement. They are considered technically capable and already mobilized in Pavlograd, Ukraine. Thus, by default they are the only company capable of doing the job given the technology restrictions and the missile technology export controls applied through ITAR, CCL and MTCR regulations. See Note 22. Posted 01/10/00 (W-SN414587). (0010)

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