(afff) destruction pilot program services contract

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) is being issued by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to obtain proposals from qualified vendors to provide Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Destruction Pilot Program services. The intent is to establish contracts with one or more responsible Contractors to destroy up to 60,000 gallons of AFFF that has been collected from fire departments across North Carolina through a voluntary take-back program. Vendors must demonstrate the ability to breakdown PFAS into inorganic fluoride with no more than 1% of the original PFAS remaining in the effluent. Bids are due by November 1, 2024, and the University reserves the right to select multiple vendors to compare destruction technologies. The contract term shall not exceed 10 years. Pricing must be provided for an initial 1,000-gallon validation phase as well as for varying full-scale volumes, and vendors may include a contingency fee of up to 15% of the total budget. The University will require access for independent academic research teams to validate the destruction process and review all analytical data, which will be considered public information.

The IFB does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The University does not list any incumbent vendors or current contractors, and the IFB does not mention any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The total budget for this procurement is not provided, but vendors may include a contingency fee of up to 15% of the total budget.