RFS RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE) INITIATIVES

SEE AMENDMENT 1 FOR HIGHLIGHTED UPDATES SEE AMENDMENT 2 FOR HIGHLIGHTED UPDATES SEE AMENDMENT 3 FOR HIGHLIGHTED UPDATES TO THE RFS, THE ADDITION OF ATTACHMENT 7 AND RESPONSES TO INDUSTRY QUESTIONS SEE AMENDMENT 4 FOR THE ADDITION OF ATTACHMENT 8 SECURITY VETTING FOR CONTRACTORS AMENDMENT 5 UPDATES INDUSTRY QUESTION RESPONSES. (It was brought to the attention of ACC-O that some responses were cut -off in the PDF. An updated version is provided below dated 20230110. SEE AMENDMENT 6 FOR HIGHLIGHTED UPDATES TO THE RFS. Industry questions and responses has also been updated wiht the attention of question 41. This RFS is seeking vendors for an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement, for the Rare Earth Element (REE) Initiatives Prototype Projects. The Government will evaluate the solution with the intent to competitively award one or multiple Other Transaction (OT) agreement(s) for prototype project(s), in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 4022. This RFS describes two (2) REE Initiatives Prototype Projects intended to promote the adoption of REE recovery and separation technologies, the utilization of advanced processing capabilities by industry partners with the ability to meet the eligibility requirements of 10 U.S.C. - 4022(d)(l). The Government plans to award one or more OT agreements for each of the following: - REE Recovery Demonstration - REE Separation Technology Capabilities