Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Services

Added: Mar 31, 2016 2:10 pm Modified: Apr 04, 2016 11:09 amTrack Changes This notice is considered to be a synopsis in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2 for the Savannah River Site (SRS) Liquid Waste Services procurement.

On March 31, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Management, issued a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for liquid waste services at SRS. DOE intends to conduct a pre-solicitation conference, site tour, and industry one-on-one sessions for this procurement during the week of April 18, 2016. Interested parties are encouraged to review the Draft RFP prior to the pre-solicitation conference, site tour, and industry one-on-one sessions. Interested parties should continue to monitor the SRS Liquid Waste Services procurement website for specific details at: https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/SRSLiquidWaste/.

The SRS Liquid Waste Services include but are not limited to: operations of existing radioactive liquid waste facilities for storage, treatment, stabilization, and disposal of waste; waste removal from tanks and tank closures; construction of additional saltstone disposal units; operation of the Salt Waste Processing Facility after facility commissioning, startup, and one year of operation; and liquid waste program and regulatory support.

Interested parties are encouraged to review the Draft RFP and provide suggestions, comments, questions, and changes in writing by April 29, 2016, to: SRSLiquidWaste@emcbc.doe.gov. DOE will not respond to or post on the procurement website any oral or written questions or comments pertaining to the Draft RFP; however, DOE will respond to and post questions and answers on the Final RFP after its release.

A dedicated webpage has been established for this procurement. All news/announcements, documents (including the Draft and Final RFP), questions/answers, pre-solicitation conference information, and related links will be posted to the following webpage: https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/SRSLiquidWaste/. The Draft and Final RFP will also be posted to the FedBizOpps and FedConnect websites.

DOE personnel may contact responding firms to clarify comments, proposed changes, questions, and other matters as necessary. The Draft RFP is NOT a formal request for proposals. Proposals are NOT being requested in response to the Draft RFP and will NOT be evaluated.

In developing the Final RFP, DOE will consider all comments, proposed changes, and questions received. DOE tentatively anticipates issuance of the Final RFP, for which proposals will be requested, late in the third quarter of Government fiscal year 2016. No additional synopsis will be released prior to issuing the Final RFP. The contract award resulting from the Final RFP is expected to be in or about the 2nd quarter of Government fiscal year 2017.

The Government anticipates awarding a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contract that includes a hybrid fee structure for both award fee and performance based incentives (PBIs). The expected total period of performance is ten years, including option years. This procurement will be 100% full and open competition. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 562910 with a size standard of 750 employees. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item or service using FAR Part 12.

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:

All functions under this contract will be performed at or near the Savannah River Site located near Aiken, SC.

Primary Point of Contact:

Aaron Deckard Contracting Officer aaron.deckard@emcbc.doe.gov Phone: 513-246-0512

Added: Mar 31, 2016 2:10 pm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requests review and comment from all interested parties of the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) No. DE-SOL-0008913 pertaining to the SRS Liquid Waste Services procurement. The Draft RFP is being issued for informational purposes to assist DOE in developing a Final RFP for this procurement, and input from interested parties regarding the Draft RFP is due by April 29, 2016. The Final RFP for this procurement is currently anticipated to be issued by June 30, 2016.

DOE IS NOT REQUESTING PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME, AND INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT RFP. DOE WILL NOT EVALUATE ANY PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT RFP. PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ONLY IN RESPONSE TO THE FINAL RFP, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED TO BE ISSUED BY JUNE 30, 2016.

DOE hereby invites all interested parties to thoroughly examine the Draft RFP and the accompanying procurement website (https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/SRSLiquidWaste/) in their entirety and to submit comments in writing via the following email address: SRSLiquidWaste@emcbc.doe.gov. The Draft RFP is subject to change in the development of the Final RFP as a result of DOE?s consideration of the comments received from interested parties in response to the Draft RFP.

Also, the Pre-Solicitation Conference, Site Tour & Industry One-on-One Sessions for the SRS Liquid Waste Services procurement are scheduled for April 19 to April 22, 2016. Please see the Pre-Solicitation Conference and Site Tour tab on the procurement website for specific registration and event information.