800 Area Clean Up Project

Argonne National Laboratory, operated by the Department of Energy Office of Science, seeks a service provider to process, load, haul, and recycle or dispose of excess material and equipment in the 800 Area, with proposals due August 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM CST. This is a firm fixed-price procurement with no set-aside, classified as high-risk on-site service work.

Place of performance is Lemont, Illinois 60439. Offerors must conduct a mandatory site visit between August 12 and 18, 2026, to assess conditions affecting scope. The work includes removal of office trailers, guard shacks containing asbestos-bearing floor materials, cargo containers, various storage tanks (gasoline, propane, steel, fiberglass), pressure vessels, dewars, and scrap metal from the 800 Area and Building 311. Work must occur during normal business hours (7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) and comply with the Laboratory's Integrated Safety Management System, applicable engineering demolition surveys, and approved health and safety programs.

The procurement is subject to the Service Contract Act with wage determinations requiring Heavy Equipment Operator at $48.66 per hour (1 employee) and Laborer at $36.28 per hour (3 employees). Contractors must employ licensed asbestos abatement personnel and implement industrial hygiene controls for two guard shacks with asbestos tiles and mastic. Lead-containing materials confirmed on propane tanks and a large tank require written lead hazard control programs, OSHA training for affected employees, respiratory protection, and medical examinations. An Environmental Safety and Health representative with minimum OSHA 30-hour training must be on-site at all times. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 general aggregate, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Workers Compensation at statutory limits plus $1,000,000 employers' liability. All personnel 18 and older require REAL ID compliance for site access. Questions are due August 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM CST. Addendum No. 0001 issued August 19, 2026, incorporated RFI responses and Industrial Hygiene Reports for Guard Shacks. NAICS code is 56211, Waste Collection; PSC is P500, Salvage—Demolition of Structures/Facilities.