VERTICAL PIPE UNIT (VPU) REMEDIATION OVER

VERTICAL PIPE UNIT (VPU) REMEDIATION OVER-CASING INSTALLATION
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GENERAL
Washington Closure Hanford LLC (WCH) manages the River Corridor Closure Contract at the
U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Southeastern Washington State. The WCH Project
Team is responsible for safely cleaning up and taking down hundreds of excess facilities,
cleaning up waste sites, burial grounds and placing deactivated plutonium production reactors in
interim safe storage.
One of the methods used for waste disposal at the 618-10 Burial Ground was the Vertical Pipe
Unit (VPU). The first generation (a.k.a., pipe-style) of VPUs were simply pipes, 10- to 12-in
diameter and 10- to 15-ft long, buried vertically; the pipes may be corrugated steel culvert or
schedule-40 steel pipe. The second generation (a.k.a. drum-style) of VPUs were 22-in diameter,
15-ft long waste receptacles constructed by welding five 55-gallon bottomless drums together
end-to-end and burying them vertically, separated by approximately 10 feet on center. The 61810 Burial Ground contains approximately one hundred (100) VPUs (uncertain mix of pipe-style
and drum-style). This procurement will be for the installation of over-casings only at the 618-10
Burial Ground.
The 618-10 Burial Ground received low- to high-activity waste (e.g., fission products and some
plutonium-contaminated waste). Most of the waste originated at the 300 Area laboratory
facilities. Historical documents indicate that shielding materials (i.e., concrete and soil) were
added to the VPUs, as necessary, to reduce dose rates over the openings. Historical documents
also indicate that the VPUs were backfilled with sand and capped with concrete after the VPUs
stopped receiving waste, and were covered with approximately 2-ft of soil when they were
closed. An additional 2-ft of topsoil was later added to each site for surface stabilization.
In general, the work scope for VPU remediation under this anticipated Subcontract will be
providing hoisting and rigging equipment to install ninety-four 48-in diameter, 0.5-in thick steel
over-casing around a VPU (surrounding the VPU and incorporating an annulus of native
material). The dead load weight of the overcasing and drive unit is approximately 60,000 lbs.
Proof of concept testing has previously been performed for augering drum-style VPUs. Fullscale mockup VPUs were installed in simulated Hanford soil. Then over-casings were installed
and augering was performed. Results of this testing were successful in meeting objectives of
breaching all containers and achieving adequate size-reduction for retrieval.
WCH estimates the value of this Subcontract is one million dollars ($1M).
WORK INCLUDED
The Subcontractor shall furnish support supervision, labor, equipment, tools, consumable
supplies, licenses, certifications, and otherwise do all things necessary to provide equipment and
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services that are compliant with the resulting Subcontract. Unless otherwise noted, all work is to
be performed at the 618-10 Burial Ground located approximately eight (8) miles north of the city
of Richland, WA.
Specific activities include, but are not limited to:
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Perform training using a VPU mock up facility provided by WCH to demonstrate readiness
in the process
Work with WCH to obtain a “Notice to Proceed” from the Department of Energy through
participation in the applicable readiness assessment.
Provide certified crane operators and crane and rigging to support the lifting and installation
of the over-casings. Equipment to drive overcasings to provided and operated by WCH.
Install the over-casings at WCH’s direction. Estimated dead weight of drive unit and
overcasings is 60,000 lbs.
Assist (equipment movement) in decontamination activities as necessary to control the
spread of contamination.
Assist, with the crane and rigging, the movement of the drive unit and drive unit power
supply and hydraulic hoses.
Follow the requirements of the Contractor’s work control system, radiological program,
industrial hygiene program and industrial safety program.
Contractor will provide supervision and direct all field activities.
Follow all the rules and regulations associated with working a hazardous waste site that is
classified as a Category 3 Nuclear Facility.
Following an expected Subcontract award in the summer of 2014, a mobilization and training
period will follow. During this time all required submittals and preparation will be done to
support release to perform work. A formal readiness assessment, when complete, will give the
approval to perform the remediation work. Installation of over-casings is anticipated to begin in
the fall of 2014, pending direction from the DOE-RL
VPU REMEDIATION OVER-CASING INSTALLATION OFFEROR REQUIEMENTS
Offerors will be required to show evidence of meeting all of the following requirements if
invited to submit a Proposal. Failure to meet all requirements, at any time, may deem Offeror as
not qualified.
1. This procurement will be full and open competition for all size of business. As part of the
full and open competition, Large Businesses will be required to submit a Small Business
Subcontracting Plan as part of their proposal.
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2. Potential Offerors must comply with WCH Quality Assurance Program (QAP) that meets the
requirements of both DOE Order 414.1D and Code of Federal Regulations 10CFR830.122.
3. Potential Offerors must have performed similar type work and be able to demonstrate and
provide verification and/or documentation substantiating this experience by listing the
projects for each year.
Potential Offerors must be able to propose and staff with project with Key Personnel who meet
the following criteria. Key Personnel resumes are not required for the Pre-Qualification process.
Crane Operator
 Five (5) years of experience in operating cranes
 Qualified on the crane to be provided.
 Able to medically qualify for HAZWOPER work
Only those Offerors who can meet as a minimum all of the above requirements and are interested
in receiving a Request for Proposal (RFP) should complete the following questionnaire. This
step is pre-qualification only. Any information in Offeror’s subsequent information transmitted,
up to and including Offeror’s response to RFP shall be used to continually verify Offeror’s
qualifications to perform the work. Submittal of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire does not
guarantee being included on the resulting Bidder List.
Potential Offerors shall submit their response to the following Pre-qualification Questionnaire in
a single Microsoft Word file via e-mail to [email protected] no later than April 30, 2014.
Responses received after that date may not be considered. Receipt of responses from Offerors
will be acknowledged by WCH via e-mail.
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Primary Subcontractor (name & street address):
Name of Participating Team Member(s) (name & street address):
Primary Point of Contact for Primary Subcontractor:
Secondary Point of Contact for Primary Subcontractor:
Telephone Number(s):
Facsimile Number(s):
E-mail Address(s):
A. Provide the general organization and structure of participating firm(s) and identify what
resources and/or scope elements each party will provide. This organization and structure
is to be shown on a draft organization chart to be provided with your Pre-Qualification
response.
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B. Identify the Business Classification and DUNS number of the Primary Subcontractor and
each Participating Team member(s).
C. List and describe the contracts awarded to the participating firm(s) during the past five
(5) years that show competency as required in items 2, and 3 of the Offeror’s
Requirements above. Provide contact (name and telephone number) information of each
client person.
D. Provide a 1-2 page summary of your firm's understanding of the requirements of DOE
Order 414.1D and Code of Federal Regulations 10CFR830.122.
E. List your current projects in excess of $1 million dollars with award value, description of
work, and current percentage of work complete.
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