Free release/decommissioning, and license termination of BARC burial sites.

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDER W52P1J-09-R-0118.

This pre-solicitation notice is for remediation services for the free release/decommissioning, and license termination of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) burial sites located at Beltsville, MD. The contractor will be required to perform all work and the final radiological release survey within the guidelines of an NRC approved Decommissioning Plan (DP), Final Site Survey Plan (FSS) and Site Characterization Survey (SCS). The installation possesses a broad scope Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license for this site which will be amended to permit the decommissioning of this site. The contractor must have an NRC/Agreement State license to perform the work outlined in the DP and have a JMC approved broker to oversee packaging and shipping of the material for disposal. Once the BARC site has been free released by the NRC, the contractor will continue to remediate the site to the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) release levels for any remaining potentially hazardous material.

This solicitation is set aside for 8(a) small business concerns. This solicitation will be for an award of a 3 year, Firm Fixed-Price/Fixed Unit Rate, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract.

All contractors who provide goods/services to the DOD must be registered in the Central Contractors Register (CCR). You may register via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov/ or contact the CCR at 1-888-227-2423. Approximate issue date for the solicitation is 8 September 2009 with closing date approximately 30 days from issue date. The solicitation shall be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.502 and 5.102, therefore, hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following addresses via internet at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ and http://www.fbo.gov . Any amendments to the solicitation shall also be posted to these web sites. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore, incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposal may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same. Any questions please contact via email Justin Lockett, Justin.Lockett@us.army.mil or alternate Cindy K. Wagoner, Cindy.kay.wagoner@us.army.mil.