Explosives Decomposition Chamber Facility at HSAAP, TN   7

09/28/2021: Amendment 0001 is hereby issued to provide the following: 1. Revise Section 2.5.5 Proposal Submission Requirements; 2. Revise Section 5.3.1 Submission Requirements for Factor 2; 3. Extend the Proposal Due Date; 4. Distribute the site Visit Attendance Sheet; 5. Incorporate the ProjNet inquiries and answers into the solicitation. Refer to the SF30 provided for details.

Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP) is a Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GOCO) explosives materials manufacturing facility located in Kingsport, Tennessee. The facility generates explosives waste which has historically been open burned since the 1940s, and is currently open burned in pans operating under the existing HSAAP Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit and Area B Clean Air Act Title V Air permit.

HSAAP embarked on a four-phase approach beginning in 2014 to evaluate alternatives to open burning. The Phase 1 and 2 studies completed in 2019 identified the waste streams and alternative technologies for the disposal of explosive waste. The Phase 2 Study Final Report titled Thermal/Non-Thermal Solutions to Open Burning Holston Army Ammunition Plant' was sent to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) in March 2019. This report detailed the specific technologies available for disposing of explosive waste. The design and construction will utilize the Dynasafe - Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) and Air Pollution Control System (APC). This technology was chosen by the Government as documented and approved under Justification and Approval Document (J&A) # CENAO-CT-20-013 on 1 September 2020. The J&A is provided as Attachment 8. The new EDC Facility, utilizing Dynasafe's SDC and APC, will satisfy the Government's requirements to safely and effectively treat the bulk explosive waste at HSAAP and meet the Army's mission for Government installations to move away from the current open burning explosive waste treatment process and begin utilizing proven environmental treatment technology alternatives.

The EDC Facility resulting from this solicitation will be able to process the explosive waste generated at HSAAP in an efficient, emissions controlled thermal treatment system, that is compliant with plant operating permits and Army policy and will ultimately reduce/eliminate the open burning conducted at HSAAP. The EDC Facility will be comprised of multiple Dynasafe SDCs with APC units, a central material handling building, and a central control room/building. The SDCs and other components will work together to treat the hazardous explosive waste streams from HSAAP.