EM Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is seeking a Contractor to establish a DOE capability for the long-term management and storage of domestic elemental mercury waste to meet the requirements of the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-414), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, (Pub. L. 114-182), (MEBA). MEBA requires a DOE ownership or lease-hold interest in a storage facility, and the technical, management, and administrative services of a Contractor to perform all tasks necessary to ensure the safe and compliant long-term management and storage of elemental mercury waste as contemplated by MEBA.

This website will be periodically updated to include various types of relevant information concerning this acquisition. Interested parties are encouraged to monitor the ‘News and Announcements’ page of this website for updates and relevant information concerning this acquisition.
Contact
mercurystorage@emcbc.doe.gov
Contracting Officer
Jose Ortiz
Page Last Updated
10/13/2023
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News and Announcements

5/11/2022

Amendment 0002 to the Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage Final Request for Proposal has been posted to the “Final RFP” tab. The due date for proposals has been extended to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 1, 2022. DOE does not anticipate issuing any further amendments at this time.

SAM.gov Posting
4/26/2022

Amendment 0001 to the Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage Final Request for Proposal has been posted to the "Final RFP" tab. The due date for proposals has been extended to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 20, 2022. DOE does not anticipate issuing any further amendments at this time.

SAM.gov Posting

DOE's answers to questions submitted in response to the Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage Final RFP have been posted to the "Questions and Answers" Tab. DOE does not anticipate posting any further responses.
4/21/2022 The U.S. Department of Energy expects to post all questions and answers as well as a corresponding amendment to the Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage Request for Proposal by approximately April 25, 2022. Additionally, the proposal due date will be extended to approximately May 20, 2022, with the extension to be finalized via the forthcoming amendment.
3/24/2022

The Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage Final Request for Proposal has been posted to the Final RFP tab. Questions are due by April 1, 2022. As of the date of this announcement, proposals are due by May 6, 2022.

SAM.gov Posting
12/27/2021

A Special Notice was posted on beta.sam.gov that the U.S. Department of Energy is providing updated procurement schedule information regarding near-term Final RFPs. Any questions and/or comments related to this announcement should be submitted to Aaron Deckard, Procurement Director, EMCBC, at the following email address:

EMProcurementNews@emcbc.doe.gov

EM Procurement Special Notice
9/21/2021 A synopsis was posted on SAM.gov to provide notice that within 15 to 60 days the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) anticipates the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP), 89303320REM000072, for the Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage procurement. Interested parties should continue to monitor these News and Announcements.

beta.SAM.gov Posting
10/14/2020 A Request for Information (RFI) is issued to solicit input via capability statements from interested parties with the specialized capabilities necessary to meet the major elements of scope for the upcoming competitive procurement for the EM Elemental Mercury Long-Term Management and Storage.

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Request for Information

Questions and Answers