SP -- BIO-REMEDIATION OF RESIDUAL FUEL OIL AND LUBRICANTS FROM SHIP'S THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information invited herein. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), South Atlantic Region, maintains a ship stowage facility at the James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF), located in the James River off the shores of Fort Eustis, VA, for both merchant and Naval ships. Some of these ships have become unusable due to age and deterioration and are awaiting scrapping. Some of the ships have been stowed with various amounts of fuels, oils and other lubricants in their tanks. Some of the tanks have had leaks due to steel deterioration. An oil boom is placed around a group of the most problematic ships, but MARAD would like to completely eliminate a future environmental risk by removing all fuels including residuals and other petroleum liquids from ship's tanks. These ships are anchored in the James River bow to stem with ship anchors, and then lashed together with mooring wires. Each group of ships consists, of approximately 15-20 ships. Some of the ships contain fuel oil (Heavy oil), diesel fuel, lube oils and other lubricants along with a combination of oils and water in their tanks. The bulk of these tanks are located in the ship's double bottoms. These tanks are filled to varying levels from full to empty except for residual. It is envisioned that MARAD may procure services initially to pump all ship's tanks that contain fuels, oils, lubricants and oily water into a barge, and transport this material to a certified petroleum disposal handling facility prior to applying environmentally safe chemical and/or bio-remediation techniques to the ship's tanks to remove all vestiges of oil residue. MARAD is hereby inviting comments, advice, and statements of interest regarding industry's approach to using environmentally safe chemical or bio-remediation techniques to dispose of residual fuel and other petroleum products from the tanks of ships. Of particular interest to the Administration are expectations in terms of time to complete the removal effort and sufficient cost information to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of such techniques in relation to alternatives such as taking the vessels to a pier where conventional tank cleaning methods could be used. Responses are requested to be provided by not later than close of business March 17, 2000. All inquiries and responses may be directed to Mr. M. G. Spears, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, South Atlantic Region Procurement Office, 7737 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23505, phone 757-441-3245, fax 757-441-6080, email address: WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&ProjID=Reference-Num ber-SAR-00-001&LocID=801. E-MAIL: Milton Spears, glen.spears@marad.dot.gov. Posted 02/10/00 (D-SN424034).

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