Stakeholders have until July 14 to comment on a draft request for proposals from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) for a new contract for disposal of low-level and mixed-low-level waste.
Waste Control Specialists and EnergySolutions hold the current contracts for transport and disposition of DOE wasate, which also cover Section 11e.(2) byproduct material; technologically enhanced, naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM); and sealed sources.
“DOE is seeking feedback from contractors, other interested parties, and the public regarding the particulars of the draft solicitation document, including suggested changes that will improve the solicitation or the proposals submitted in response to it,” according to a June 15 announcement from the DOE EM Consolidated Business Center. “The anticipated type of contract, period of performance, amount of funding, and set aside possibilities are described in the draft, but may change before the final request for proposals is released.”
The draft RFP, plus the comment form, can be found here. Comments can be submitted to [email protected].
The draft RFP lays out a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract starting April 12, 2018, and continuing through April 11, 2023.
The department is focused on a number of questions regarding the draft document, contracting officer William Hensley said in a letter to interested parties, including the relative importance of the evaluation factors (in this case, price and three technical criteria: having the necessary licenses and other approvals, having a disposal facility, and relevant past performance); whether pricing information is clear, and whether clauses on special contract requirements are “understandable and unambiguous.”
Upon issuing the final RFP and reviewing the bids, DOE expects to issue one or multiple contracts for the disposal operations.
The procurement process will not feature small business set-asides, and no site visits or pre-proposal conferences are planned, Hensley wrote.
