Former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant - Explosive Decontamination and Removal of Outside Sewer Lines

Synopsis:

The site consists of various Solid Waste Management Units (SWMU) and Areas of Concern (AOC). As a result of activities at the installation throughout the years, sewer lines connecting these SWMUs and AOC's have been impacted with explosives. This contract will support work for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program and the Explosive Decontamination Program. The Explosive Decontamination work will include the removal and decontamination of potentially explosive sewers. The Environmental Remediation work will include investigation and cleanup of environmental contamination underneath the explosive sewers, after the explosive hazards have been removed and the soil has been certified as Material Documented as Safe (MDAS). The solicitation will be issued on or after 01 April 2016.

This Solicitation will be set aside for eligible small business concerns registered under NAICS 562910 - Environmental Remediation Services (ERS). The subsequent contract will be awarded as a construction contract. The magnitude of this construction contract is estimated between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

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