Synopsis - WIPP M and O.pdf

United States Department of Energy

Synopsis

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Management and Operating (M&O) Acquisition

This notice is considered to be a synopsis in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2 for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Management and Operating (M&O) Acquisition. Within 30 to 60 days from the date that this notice is published, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) anticipates the issuance of a Final Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No.

89303320REM000077, for the WIPP M&O Acquisition.

WIPP is a DOE facility designed and constructed to safely and permanently dispose of the nation's defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste inventories. WIPP is the only facility in the United States specifically designed for the permanent disposal of defense-generated TRU waste.

The DOE Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) has overall responsibility for the mission of safe, compliant, and efficient TRU waste characterization and certification at waste generator sites, transportation across the U.S., and disposal at WIPP which includes WIPP operations and implementation of the DOE National TRU Waste Program (NTP), and provides contract administration and oversight of the work. WIPP is located in a 16 square mile (approximately 10,240 acre) area owned by the DOE, as authorized by Public Law 102-579, the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (LWA), as amended by Public Law 104-201 (H.R. 3230, 104th Congress), within Southeastern New Mexico. The WIPP site includes surface facilities and a geological repository located 2,150 feet below the surface. The Property Protection Area (PPA) at the WIPP site within the LWA area encloses approximately 35 acres, and includes the majority of the buildings and structures. The area outside the fenced PPA consists mainly of otherwise undeveloped, high-desert terrain. Several administrative offices associated with WIPP and NTP administration are located in the city of Carlsbad, approximately 25 miles west of the WIPP site.

The new contract resulting from this acquisition will replace the Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC, contract, which is set to expire on April 1, 2022, or September 30, 2022 if all options are exercised.

This contract will provide the following services for DOE: Contractor Transition; Centralized Characterization Project; Transportation Activities; WIPP Operations; Projects (including Capital Asset Projects); Experimental and Testing Activities; and WIPP Program Support.

This acquisition will be issued on a full-and-open, unrestricted basis. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item or service using FAR Part 12. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal, with a size standard of $41.5M. Further information concerning size standards can be found at the following website:

http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/contracting/contracting-officials/eligibility-size-standards.

A dedicated webpage has been established for this acquisition. All news/announcements, documents (including the Final RFP), questions/answers, and related links will be posted to the following webpage: https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/wippcontract/. The Final RFP will also be posted to the SAM.GOV Beta website at: https://beta.sam.gov/.

DOE intends to post a virtual site tour for this acquisition. Interested parties should continue to monitor the WIPP M&O Acquisition website for specific details at:

https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/wippcontract/.

No additional synopsis will be released prior to issuing the Final RFP.

Contracting Office Address:

U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) 250 E. 5th Street, Suite 500 Cincinnati, OH 45202

Place of Performance:

The principal place of performance of this contract shall be within the boundaries of the DOE WIPP site in the vicinity of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and various other locations across the DOE Complex.

Primary Point of Contact:

John Blecher Contracting Officer John.Blecher@emcbc.doe.gov Phone: 513-744-0980