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Argon Piping Supply, Installation and Testing
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The contract, solicitation number LBNF-73573-JK, is for the supply, installation, and testing of a stainless-steel argon gas pipeline as part of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota. Approximately 40,000 metric tons of liquid argon will be transported to the surface receiving station, converted to gas, and delivered underground through a pipeline system with varying diameters: 8-inch Schedule 10 from the Argon Receiving Facility to the Ross Shaft, 6-inch Schedule 10 from the Ross shaft collar to the 4850 Level, and back to 8-inch Schedule 10 from the Ross Shaft to the Central Utility Cavern. The work includes surface trenching, shaft installation, underground suspension and anchoring, and full leak and weld testing, with all welding required to meet ASME or AWS standards. The project requires strict adherence to Procore software for documentation, daily reporting, a site-specific Environment, Safety, and Health plan, and a QA/QC program aligned with ISO 9001 or ASME standards. The pipeline must be installed within 250 calendar days from award, with concurrent operations permitted across surface, shaft, and underground zones, though surface and shaft activities must be minimized due to the shaft’s critical role as the primary access point for other LBNF/DUNE operations. Weather delays up to seven days per year are not billable, and delivery to the Ross Headframe, 100 Ross Rd., Lead, SD 57754, along with prior notification to FFDG Logistics two weeks in advance, is mandatory. The contract is a firm-fixed-price solicitation with no government-furnished property, and all work is governed by the General Terms and Conditions for Construction at SURF (08.2025), incorporating numerous FAR and DEA clauses including FAR 52.222-55 with Executive Order 14026 minimum wage requirements, FAR 52.222-21 prohibiting segregated facilities, FAR 52.236-2 and -5 addressing differing site conditions and materials/workmanship, and FAR 52.242-15 allowing stop-work orders. Subcontractors must submit comprehensive proposals in two PDF volumes—one technical and one
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Lead, SD, 57754, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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July 17, 2026 - Amendment 2 is issued to proviide additional questions and answers to this RFP. Documents are attached. The Proposal due date is unchanged, proposals are due on 27 July 26.
July 8, 2026 - Amendment 1 is issued to provide questions and answers to the RFP. Documents are contented in the attached link.
As part of the DUNE experiment, approximately 40,000 metric tons of Argon is required to be transported from the surface to the Central Utility Cavern (CUC) at the 4850 Level. This Argon will arrive at the Ross Shaft Argon Receiving station in liquid form where it will be stored in tanks. It will then be converted to the gaseous phase, where it will be transported underground through a stainless-steel pipeline. This pipeline will be 8” diameter Schedule 10 between the Argon Receiving Facility and the Ross shaft, 6” diameter schedule 10 from Ross shaft collar to the 4850 Level, then return to 8” diameter schedule 10 from the Ross shaft to the CUC.
This SOW defined as “Argon Gas Piping Supply and Installation for LBNF” outlines the requirements for the supply, installation and testing of a stainless-steel pipeline at LBNF as described above.
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