Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for Low-Level Waste (LLW) and Mixed-Low Level Waste (MLLW) treatment services that may result in the issuance of one or more Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs).

The RFP is for the treatment of LLW and MLLW including liquid and solid Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulated waste, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and, asbestos. Also, under this requirement, DOE seeks a contractor to provide services such as: Treatment Storage Disposal Facility (TSDF) Authorized Release for Directed Disposal including Bulk Survey for Release (BSFR), Restricted and Unrestricted Recycling/Reuse, Low Activity Waste (LAW) Services, Ancillary Services, and support in establishing authorized release limits.

This requirement supports the DOE Office of Environmental Management cleanup mission and materials to be treated originates from Federal activities such as clean-up and remediation, demolition, operations waste, and or other waste under the DOE’s purview.

All BOA(s) issued as a result of this DRFP will be for a period of five years with no associated option periods. Work will be performed using competitive firm-fixed price task orders issued against the treatment BOA(s). DOE Offices (including the National Nuclear Security Administration, Laboratories, and Project Offices), DOE Prime Contractors and Subcontractors to DOE Prime Contractors, performing environmental cleanup services for DOE, are authorized to place task orders under the resulting BOA(s).

Additional information on the Draft RFP is available at: http://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/llwmllwtreatment. DOE has request that all comments, suggested changes, feedback and proposed changes be submitted by industry no later than November 21, 2014.