SOURCES SOUGHT:  BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) REGARDING PROPOSED COST SHARING AGREEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPECIAL REMOTE CONTROLLED TOOL IN SUPPORT OF THE IDAHO CLEANUP PROJECT.

CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC (CWI), is a FAR Based Contractor under contract with the Department of Energy (DOE) to perform cleanup at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site near Idaho Falls, Idaho.  CWI is seeking qualified businesses that have thorough knowledge, experience and resources to provide responses to this Request for Information (RFI) and a future solicitation.

CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC (CWI) is seeking qualified businesses that have experience and capabilities to design and manufacture hand-held mechanical tools for penetrating aluminum, carbon steel and stainless steel pipes and components from a distance of approximately five feet.

Subcontractor must be willing to share the cost of design and development and have the capability and experience to manufacture, market, and sell the tools.  Design criteria and coordination will be provided by CWI.  CWI contemplates awarding a time and materials type subcontract.  The estimated period of performance for these services will be 6 months with an estimated value range of $150,000.00.

This is a sources sought announcement designed to identify and qualify potential sources interested in this project. This announcement is not a solicitation. Companies who submit a qualified response will be maintained on a list as sources for a possible future solicitation

Respondents' pre-qualification submittal packages shall include the following:

•1)      PROJECT EXPERIENCE:  a) List of similar projects that respondent has performed during the last five years.  The listed projects must be similar in scope and involve work of similar complexity as the work covered by this notice. For each project listed provide a detailed description of the work performed (provide cut sheets if available) by respondent, contract type and dates of performance. 

•2)      FINANCIAL CAPABILITY:  Provide respondent's Annual Report or current audited financial statement and current quarterly financial statement. 

•3)      QUALITY PROGRAM:  Provide a copy of the table of contents of the respondent's Quality Assurance Program (QAP). The respondent must have an established NQA-1-2008 quality assurance program.  If respondent does not have an NQA-1 program, provide a copy of your current Quality Assurance Program.

•4)      SUBTIERS:  If respondent will have subtier subcontractors, the scope that each subtier is proposed to perform must be identified.

 Submittal packages must be limited to 50 pages; however, financial documents are not required to be included in the page count.  Telephone calls will not be accepted. Questions may be sent by email to james.alberico@icp.doe.gov.  As solely determined by CWI, the omission or failure to correctly and satisfactorily respond to the criterion as required above may result in the respondent's elimination from further consideration. 

Interested Parties shall submit hard copy submittal packages to: 

James Alberico, CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC, Idaho Cleanup Project, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID  83415-2503.  If sending via overnight service send to:  CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC - Idaho Falls Warehouse, James Alberico REC 604A-TSA 1EC110, 765 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID  83415.  Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on April 8, 2010.

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