The Department of Energy plans a virtual pre-solicitation conference March 30 to share details on procurement for the new Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Transportation Services Contract.
The DOE cleanup office plans to skip the draft-request-for-proposals stage and issue a final solicitation this spring, possibly in May.
The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management will hold the conference via Webex, due to COVID-19 restrictions, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, according to a procurement notice dated March 8. Anyone interested in attending should register here by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on March 26.
A request for information for transportation to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) was issued in August 2020.
CAST Specialty Transportation holds the current five-year, $112-million contract scheduled to expire in May 2022. It trucks transuranic waste from DOE-approved generator sites to the underground salt mine near Carlsbad, N.M. The hazardous materials hauler founded in 1948 has locations in Carlsbad, Denver, Richland, Wash., and Kingston, Tenn., according to the company website.
Questions about information offered during the March 30 conference should be submitted by 4 p.m. on April 5 and should be emailed to wipptransportation@emcbc.doe.gov.
