[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2176]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Presolicitation Conference for Waste Acceptance and 
Transportation Services

Agency: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. 
Department of Energy.

Action: Notice of Presolicitation Conference for Waste Acceptance and 
Transportation Services.

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Summary: The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) 
announced the availability of a Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for 
Waste Acceptance and Transportation Services in the December 23, 1996 
Commerce Business Daily (Section V, page 10) and in the December 27, 
1996 Federal Register (page 68250). The draft is also available via the 
Internet on the OCRWM Home Page and the Headquarters Procurement 
Operations Current Business Opportunities Home Page. The addresses are 
http://www.rw.doe.gov/ and http://www.pr.doe.gov./solicit.html, 
respectively.
    OCRWM now plans to hold a presolicitation conference as a follow-on 
to the release of the Draft RFP to receive comment from potential 
offerors and other interested parties. The presolicitation conference 
is a preliminary step in the acquisition process that may result in an 
actual RFP at a later date.

Date and Location: The presolicitation conference will be held on 
Tuesday, February 25, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the 
auditorium of the Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230 (14th Street entrance). Individuals are 
requested to preregister by contacting Corinne Macaluso, Waste 
Acceptance and Transportation Division, at (202) 586-2837 or by fax at 
(202) 586-1207. Individuals can also preregister by contacting Michelle 
Miskinis (DOE/HR-561.21), 202-634-4413 or Beth Tomasoni (DOE/HR-
561.21), 202-634-4408, (telefax) 202-634-4419.
    This notice should not be construed (1) as a commitment by the 
Department to enter into any agreement with any entity submitting 
comments in response to this Notice or participating in the 
presolicitation conference, (2) as a commitment to issue any RFP 
concerning the subject of this Notice, or (3) as a request for 
proposals.
    A copy of the draft RFP may be obtained by submitting a written 
request to the following address: Michelle Miskinis, Contracting 
Officer, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Attention: 
HR-561.21, Draft RFP Number DE-RP01-97RW-00320, Washington, D.C. 20585.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 17, 1997.
Scott E. Sheffield,
Acting Associate Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Headquarters 
Procurement Operations.
[FR Doc. 97-2176 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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