– Edited By Tom Lamar –
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Request for Task Order Proposal (RTP) on Friday for the excavation and transportation of uranium tailings or residual radioactive material (RRM) from the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project to a permanent disposal cell 30 miles away in Crescent Junction, in eastern Utah. The task order will have a four-and-three-quarter-year performance period with projected funding of approximately $130 million.
The RTP is limited to the small business participants who were awarded an Office of Environmental Management Nationwide Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. Task order proposals are requested by February 8, 2011.
The Moab project scope for the Remedial Action Contract (RAC) includes four general categories:
- Activities related to RRM excavation and conditioning and filling of intermodal containers at the Moab site
- Transporting RRM from Moab to Crescent Junction
- Disposal of the RRM at Crescent Junction, including interim and final cover placement
- Reclaiming the Moab site to appropriate standards, including demolition of manmade structures
The processing facility was constructed in 1956 by the Uranium Reduction Company which operated the facility until 1962 when the property was sold to Atlas. When the processing operations ceased in 1984, approximately 16 million tons (12 million cubic yards) of uranium tailings or residual radioactive material (RRM) and contaminated soil had been placed on 435 acres of the west bank of the Colorado River. The mill tailings pile, that is being removed to reduce risk to the Colorado River and downstream water users, is approximately130 acres. DOE excavation operations began in April 2009, with more than two million tons of RRM moved to the Crescent Junction Site to date.
This Solicitation requires the offerer to submit an electronic proposal through FedConnect to DOE’s contract system STRIPES via the website at: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/ and http://www.emcbc.doe.gov/Moab_RAC