DOE Releases Request for Information for Y-12 National Security Complex Water Treatment Facility Construction

Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking to solicit input via capability statements from interested parties with the specialized capabilities necessary to meet the requirements of the Draft Statement of Work (SOW) for construction of a water treatment facility needed for mercury remediation at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12), Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Within these capability statements, DOE is seeking feedback from contractors and other interested parties regarding options for innovative approaches for the performance of the attached Draft SOW as well as insight into potential contracting alternatives. This market research will assist DOE with identifying interested and capable sources and developing its acquisition strategy. Key market research goals include identifying and minimizing barriers to competition, evaluating small business capabilities, identifying risks, identifying potential requirements definition and contract alternatives, and identifying appropriate terms and conditions.

Construction of this water treatment facility will include, but is not limited to: construction of a water treatment facility comprised of headworks and mercury treatment (MTF) areas; MTF components include outdoor tanks, treatment equipment, and a metal building that houses weather-sensitive and labor-intensive equipment; outdoor equipment includes an equalization tank, clarifier/thickeners, sludge settling tanks, bulk chemical tanks, and process reaction tanks; Weather-sensitive equipment; filter presses, polymer make-down systems, filter clearwell and backwash basins, backwash pumps and associate equipment, and operations support and control areas; Placement of the transfer pipeline.

Additional information is available at: https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/SEB/OF200MTF/

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