1. EMCBC-00125-20_Nationwide DDR Final RFP Cover Letter.pdf

December 17, 2019 EMCBC-00125-20

To: Prospective Offerors

FINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE NATIONWIDE DEACTIVATION,

DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL PROCUREMENT

This letter hereby serves as the official notice to prospective Offerors that the Department of

Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is releasing the Final Request For

Proposal (RFP) (Solicitation No. 89303319REM000052) for the Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) procurement through its Environmental Management

Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC). The Final RFP can be found on the EMCBC

Nationwide DD&R procurement website at https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/nationwideddr/.

Questions pertaining to the Final RFP shall be submitted in writing to nationwideddr@emcbc.doe.gov by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on January 5, 2020. Prospective

Offerors shall use the enclosed “Final RFP Question Template” when submitting any questions in accordance with Section L provision L.8(h), Questions. DOE will post any amendments issued to the Final RFP, responses to questions, and other official communication from the

Contracting Officer on the EMCBC Nationwide DD&R procurement, Beta.SAM.gov and

FedConnect websites. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to conduct a thorough review of the

Final RFP and submit any questions pertaining to the Final RFP as early as possible, but no later than the date and time shown above to allow for a thorough and timely DOE response for all questions submitted.

The established due date for receipt of proposal submissions is February 3, 2020 (as specified on the Standard Form (SF33), Solicitation, Offer and Award (See Section A, Block 9)).

Background

On September 5, 2019, DOE released the Draft RFP and announced the pre-solicitation conference, one-on-one sessions, and tour of Building 251 at Lawrence Livermore National

Laboratory (LLNL) for the Nationwide DD&R procurement. The Draft RFP was released to facilitate the understanding of the Government’s requirements with interested parties, and to provide them the opportunity to submit comments and provide feedback pertaining to the Draft

RFP. From September 24th through December 26th, 2019, DOE held the pre-solicitation

Department of Energy

Environmental Management

Consolidated Business Center

550 Main Street, Room 7-010

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(513) 246-0500 https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/nationwideddr/ mailto:nationwideddr@emcbc.doe.gov

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conference, one-on-one sessions and Building 251 tour with interested parties. Additionally, DOE requested written comments from interested parties regarding the Draft RFP by October 4, 2019, which was subsequently extended to October 8, 2019. DOE carefully considered comments received on the Draft RFP and made changes to the Final RFP that were determined to be appropriate. The Final RFP is the result of these changes and other considerations made since the Draft RFP issuance on September 5, 2019.

Notices

The Final RFP specifies all of the requirements for the Nationwide DD&R procurement. Any information contained in this cover letter shall not be construed as being part of the Final RFP.

Prospective Offerors shall prepare their proposals based solely on the requirements specified in the Final RFP and in any accompanying amendments, if issued.

In order to further the Government’s policy of maximizing electronic commerce, electronic media will be the primary method of communication regarding this procurement. The Final

RFP, any amendments issued, responses to questions received from prospective Offerors, and other official communications from the DOE will be posted on the EMCBC Nationwide DD&R procurement website. Prospective Offerors shall be responsible for reviewing the acquisition web site regularly for information, notices, and updates regarding the Final RFP.

Notable points of emphasis in the Final RFP:

Teaming subcontractor(s) shall be designated on each individual Task Order (see provision H.37 DOE-H-2058). Therefore, Teaming Subcontractor opportunities exist on future DD&R Task Order(s) even if an entity is not included as a Teaming Subcontractor in the Offeror’s proposal in response to this Final RFP.

Since the release of the Draft RFP, additional documents have been added to the

“Documents Library” tab on the Nationwide DD&R procurement website

(https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/nationwideddr/), including additional Official Use

Only (OUO) documents that are available under a non-disclosure agreement (see

Requesting Controlled Unclassified Information tab) listed as “OUO Documents List

Rev. 2”. To obtain access to the Controlled Unclassified documents, an interested party may submit an electronic version of the non-disclosure agreement form via email to the attention of Mike McCreanor, Contracting Officer, at NationwideDDR@emcbc.doe.gov.

An interested party which previously submitted the non-disclosure agreement may submit an email requesting the additional OUO documents to the attention of Mike McCreanor, Contracting Officer, at NationwideDDR@emcbc.doe.gov .

https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/nationwideddr/ mailto:NationwideDDR@emcbc.doe.gov

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In closing, the DOE intends to answer any questions pertaining to the Final RFP as thoroughly and efficiently as possible, and looks forward to receiving your proposals in response to the Final

RFP.

Sincerely, Michael G. McCreanor

Contracting Officer

DOE EMCBC

Enclosures:

1. Final RFP Question Template