RFQ - AS-NEEDED URANIUM RESIN REPLACEMENT SERVICES

The County of San Diego is seeking quotes from firms interested in providing As-Needed Uranium Resin Replacement Services (“Offerors”).

This request includes all labor, materials, equipment, and services required for the uranium resin removal, replacement, and disposal services for the Campo Water Maintenance District. The work includes, but is not limited to, what is identified in the Statement of Work.

The County anticipates a contract term of an initial (base) period of one (1) year(s), with four (4) one-year option periods.

The Contractor shall be contracted based on “as-needed” services. The work shall be performed under one prime contract.

Contractor shall be responsible for the ion exchange resin system services including removing, sampling, testing, reporting, packaging, transporting and properly disposing of all spent resin, drain and rinse of emptied vessels, and procuring, pre-rinsing and loading the new resin inside the system. Transportation and disposal of spent/used filter resin shall be in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws.

Anion Exchange Resin shall be DOWEX I or approved as equal. The resin shall be NSF approved media that safely reduces the uranium and gross alpha levels of the filtered water. Each anion exchange resin exchange shall include approximately 60-75ft3 of new resin depending on the system being serviced.

When contacted by the County for the services, the Contractor shall schedule the resin replacement services within ten (10) working days from the request and submit the timeline of an approximation of the process.

Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring waste samples are analyzed prior to disposal by a California Certified Hazardous Waste Testing Laboratory. [...] Contractor shall be responsible for transporting the spent resin within ten (10) working days after completion of the waste analysis.

The Rancho del Campo Water Service Area Uranium Treatment Facility is located at 3215 White Sage Point, Campo, CA 91906 and the Campo Hills Water Service Area Uranium Treatment facility is located at 957 Forrest Gate Road, Campo, CA 91906.

**Submission method:** Offeror must submit a complete original quote in accordance with the format provided in this solicitation to the County of San Diego, Department of Purchasing and Contracting, through electronic upload to BuyNet before the Date and Time listed in Schedule.

Submit electronic quotes as files in .pdf format, except where specified otherwise. All quotes shall be signed with a handwritten signature by an authorized officer or employee of Offeror.

Evaluations may consider factors such as technical merit, experience, capacity, history of Offeror compliance, availability, price, and more to determine the quote(s) that provide the best value to the County.

The successful contractor will provide to the County a Payment Bond in a sum of one hundred percent for Task Order that exceeds **$25,000.00**.

The County anticipates a contract term of an initial (base) period of one (1) year(s), with four (4) one-year option periods.