**Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI)**

**ORP 222-S Laboratory Analytical Services and Testing (LAS&T)**

**Attachment 1 -- Draft Statement of Work**

1. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF WORK
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The scope of this anticipated contract is to perform the Analytical
Services production functions of receiving, handling, analyzing, storing
samples, performing special tests and reporting the results of these
analyses and tests to the contractors of Department of Energy Offices at
the Hanford Nuclear Site near Richland, Washington. These functions will
be performed through a contract with the DOE Office of River Protection.
The analytical services to be acquired will be performed at the 222-S
Laboratory complex located in the 200 West Area of Hanford. These
services support cleanup and closure of the Hanford site and are a
critical activity in achieving closure goals of all Hanford projects.
This scope may also include other DOE work supporting scientific
research and other DOE sites.

The successful contractor shall provide these analytical chemistry
production services for the Hanford Site projects, operations, and
environmental cleanup activities in support of the Hanford Site
environmental cleanup and restoration activities. Handling of high level
radioactive material is an essential part of the analytical work.

The contractor is required to annually perform approximately 15,000
inorganic, organic and radionuclide analyses. This number of analyses
includes analyses for blanks, calibrations, equipment checks and actual
samples analyzed. The sample analyses will be performed on approximately
2,000 intermediate to high level radioactive and/or hazardous samples
received from multiple locations and entities on the Hanford site.
Samples received into the hot cell may be 300 Rad/hr, with a significant
part of that from gamma radiation. Those high rad samples are generally
diluted so that they can be analyzed in a ventilation hood.

The existing work force is trained and qualified to perform this work
and will be employed by the successful bidder to continue performing
this scope. The successful bidder may be required to participate in
and/or administer the pension and post-retirement plans for the existing
workforce covered by such plans while performing the requirements of the
anticipated contract.   Pension and other post retirement benefits are
developed in accordance with the applicable state and federal
regulations and Departmental policy principles.

2. WORK SCOPE
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The work performed by the Analytical Services Production Contractor
(ASPC) will be to plan analytical work using priorities from customers,
receive samples which are usually highly radioactive, prepare them for
analysis, record and track all sample and related waste materials,
perform the analyses using necessary quality control and quality
assurance, report the results and archive material as required by the
customer. Customers at times will require special tests and the ASPC is
responsible for providing assistance in developing those test methods
and then performing them in the lab. Customers consist of DOE prime
contractors who perform program activities primarily at the Hanford site
and may include some work from other DOE sites and DOE research.

This work shall be performed while using facilities and infrastructure
which are maintained by the Tank Farm Contractor (TFC) and using work
processes and work behavior which meets overall Hanford site programs.
The ASPC is required to interface with the TFC, customers and managers
of these programs in a manner so that the overall Hanford programs and
objectives are consistent among all prime contractors. This will require
close coordination with customers and the TFC facility and
infrastructure provider. Typical interfaces with the TFC will be driven
by services provided as identified in Section C.3. Laboratory facilities
or services off the Hanford site may be used for this scope if it is
demonstrated that all requirements can be met, e.g., contract,
packaging, shipping, schedule, etc.

Monthly work loads are expected to vary widely from 15% utilization to
125% utilization. Utilization in this case relates to the amount of time
that analytical personnel are engaged in hands-on sample analysis work.

Planning shall require use of the priorities and analytical data needs
of customers and managing the lab workload in accordance with those
needs. Planning also requires readiness to perform new analyses, testing
or infrequent analyses when these are defined by the customers. Analysis
of samples shall be performed by the ASPC trained and qualified
workforce in accordance with approved procedures, using appropriate test
and handling equipment. The currently installed Laboratory Information
and Management System (LIMS) shall be used for sample tracking, records
and data gathering and reporting. The ASPC will provide Standards
Laboratory services for the Hanford Site. This will include preparation
and maintenance of required standards and reagents.

Results shall be reported to meet customer\'s specified needs. The most
common formats for Required Data Reporting are as follows:

-   Full Data Package including raw data, Data Summary Reports with
    Method Detection Limits (MDL) and qualifiers, QA data.

-   Summary Data Package including Data Summary Reports with MDL

-   Summary Data Package with Quality Assurance and Data Upload
    including Data Summary Reports with MDL, QA qualifiers, and defined
    electronic deliverables.

The ASPC shall perform all work in accordance with existing laws,
applicable permits and good practice consistent with safety and quality
in the laboratory.

The ASPC shall provide annual projections for labor and equipment needs.

A nuclear materials safeguard and security program shall be developed by
the ASPC, approved by DOE and implemented.

The ASPC shall develop an Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) as
required in by DOE Order DOE O 420.1B and 48 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 970.5223-1, Integration of Environment, Safety, and Health into
Work Planning and Execution The ISMS will reflect the scope of this
anticipated contract and describe interfaces and interactions with
safety programs of other contractors. The ISMS shall be developed by the
ASPC and implemented in coordination with the TFC\'s ISMS to provide
overall Integrated Safety Management for the 222-S complex.

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES AND SERVICES 
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The ASPC will be provided with facilities and analytical equipment to
accomplish this scope of work. The ASPC shall integrate these services
with the analytical services scope. Facilities and analytical equipment
will be provided and maintained as described below. A nuclear safety
program implementing a Documented Safety Assessment (DSA) is established
by the TFC. The ASPC will be required to support implementation of these
requirements.

3.1. Facilities 
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The 222-S complex consists of the 222 S Building, a 70,000 square foot
laboratory facility, which includes 11 hot cells for handling and
analyzing highly radioactive samples, and the auxiliary buildings that
support the analytical chemistry mission. The analytical services to be
acquired will be primarily performed at the 222-S Building with some
space in nearby offices available for other personnel. Potential for
performing a portion of the analyses off-site exists dependent upon the
shipping and handling capabilities of the analytical services
performance contractor.

3.2 Instrumentation provided 
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Types of available laboratory equipment that will be provided to the
analytical services performance contractor are listed below.
Instrumentation availability is subject to routine downtime for
maintenance, repairs and upgrades.

-   Liquid/liquid extractors

-   Solid phase extraction apparatus

-   Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure apparatus

-   Acid digestion apparatus

-   Water digestion apparatus Inorganic Instrumentation

-   Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometer systems (ICP/MS)

-   ICP/AES (Atomic Emission Spectrometer systems)

-   pH meters

-   Ion Chromatographs (IC)

-   Thermal Gravimetric Analyzers (TGA)

-   Organic Instrumentation:

-   Total Organic Carbon analyzers (TOC)

-   Gas Chromatographs

-   Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometers (GC/MS) Radiochemistry
    Instrumentation

-   Liquid Scintillation Counters

-   Alpha/Beta Proportional Counters, and

-   Gamma (GEA) and Alpha Energy Analyzers (AEA)

> In addition to the analytical equipment above, the ASPC will use hot
> cells with remote manipulators for sample handling. The hot cells will
> be shared by the TFC and the ASPC for their respective scopes of work.

3.3. Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) 
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The LIMS will be made available to the ASPC. This system has the
capability to upload a large proportion of the analytical data from the
instruments to the analytical reporting system after approval by the
responsible chemists.

3.4. Other Government Furnished Services 
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Government furnished services will be provided or coordinated through
the TFC or with the on-site services contractor. The ASPC shall
integrate analytical services work scope to support these programs.
Specific arrangements concerning needs, charges between prime
contractors will be made, and updated, in a formalized memorandum of
agreement, or equivalent. These services include items such as site-wide
training, personal protective equipment, site access, software licenses
and waste operations.

4. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 
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4.1. Material Control and Accountability 
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-   The ASPC shall be responsible for specific portions of the special
    nuclear material contained in the 222-S facility.

-   The ASPC shall follow the DOE Order **DOE O 474.1A** for material
    control and accountability. A typical Material Control Plan takes
    about three months for approval.

4.2. Interactions with other DOE offices and other DOE prime contractors 
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-   Analytical services work is performed for the DOE Office of River
    Protection and all direction shall be provided through that office.

-   Daily interaction between the ASPC and other DOE prime contractors
    shall occur to set priorities, work loads and define expected
    results from analyses.

4.3. Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) 
----------------------------------------------------

-   The QA and QC program for nuclear facilities is required by 10 CFR
    830.120.

4.4. Technical Authorizations 
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-   The ASPC shall comply with approved technical authorization basis
    and associated safety management programs.

4.5. Permits 
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-   The ASPC shall comply with all applicable permits.

ATTACHMENT : 
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The following is a list of the types of analyses, handling methods and
processes that are typically performed in the lab. Specific analytical
methods typically follow established procedures that meet requirements
of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington Departments of
Ecology and Health and the Hanford Analytical Services Quality Assurance
Requirements Document, DOE/RL-96-68, found at
<http://www.hanford.gov/orp/?page=141&parent=14>.

SAMPLE PREPARATION AND METHODOLOGY CAPABILITIES

Sample Preparation and Methodology Capabilities

-   The ability to receive and handle shielded containers, \"pigs\" for
    grab samples; onsite-transfer casks for tank core samples

-   The ability to use manipulators in remotely controlled "hot-cells"
    to handle highly radioactive/hazardous samples

-   Required sample preparation and methodology

-   Sample Breakdown

-   Homogenize Sample

-   Centrifuge Sample

-   Composite Sample

-   Bulk Density

-   Volume of % Centrifuged Solids

-   Liquid Weight

-   Solid Weight

-   Volume of Solid

-   Acid Dilution for ICP/AA/Radiochemistry

-   Water Digest for ICP/AA/Radiochemistry

-   Fusion with KOH

-   Water Digest (no acid)

Methodology for Inorganic, Physical Analyses, Total Organic Carbon (TOC)

-   Ammonium by Ion Chromatography (IC)/Cations by IC

-   DSC exotherms by TA

-   Iso Uranium by ICP/Mass Spectrometry(MS)

-   Specific Gravity

-   \% Water by Gravimetric Measurement

-   Anions by IC • ICP Acid Digest/Routine Analysis

-   Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Use "TOC" only by Persulfate/Coulometry

Methodology for Organic Analyses

-   PCB Sample Preparation

-   PCB Analyses (SW846 8082) • Volatile Analyses (SW846 8260)

-   Semivolatile Analyses (SW846 8270) Methodology for Radionuclide
    Analyses

-   Alpha in liquid sample

-   Am 241, Cm 243 by TRU-SPEC Resin

-   Plutonium (Pu) 238, 239 by TRU-SPEC Resin

-   GEA • Strontium (Sr) 89/90 High Level

Note: Additional analytical methodology must frequently be implemented.
The ASPC shall work with the TFC personnel to mutually develop this new
methodology.