Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Final Request for Proposal (RFP), for support services at the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center (TWPC) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  The total estimated value of the contract is $100 Million - $300 Million.  The period of performance will be 5-years, with a three-year base period and one, two-year option period.

A Draft RFP was released July 1, 2014, requesting comments from industry.  This acquisition is a 100 percent set-aside for small businesses under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal.

Services under this procurement include, but are not limited to, safely and compliantly managing and operating the Oak Ridge TWPC Category II nuclear facility in support of processing EM legacy TRU waste; performing surveillance and maintenance activities; providing support to the Central Characterization Project for final certification and disposition of TRU soil and debris waste; processing of other Remote Handled/Contact Handled TRU waste originating from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and processing Nuclear Fuel Services soils.   Similar services are currently being performed with Wastren Advantage, Inc.  The current contract ends on January 16, 2015, with an option to extend the ongoing services for 6 additional months in accordance with the terms of the contract and to align with this procurement’s award schedule.

A pre-proposal conference and site tour will be held October 28, 2014 at the Oak Ridge TWPC facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  Registration and additional information regarding the site tour will be included in the final RFP and posted to http://twpc.oro.doe.gov/