# RFI Lithium Processing Capabilities

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/89233125nna000136

- Solicitation number: 89233125NNA000136
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was January 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: NNSA NON-MO Cntrctng Ops Div (892331)
- NAICS: 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6810 Chemicals
- First posted: December 3, 2024
- Last posted: December 17, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0b73e2df16594f2dba2cc87d52c6c149/view

## Description

NNSA requires LiH material (provided by NNSA) to be purified and reprocessed. NNSA targets recycling approximately 1,500 – 5,000 kg/yr of LiH. The current mission follows cleaning, purification, metal production and hydriding process as described below. • Cleaning prepares the LiH feedstock for purification or direct re-use.

Material cleaned for direct re-use would be returned to NNSA after cleaning. • Purification uses a chemical process to purify and reform 6Li feedstock into lithium chloride (LiCl) (an intermediate). • Metal production converts LiCl to purified lithium metal • Hydriding reacts lithium metal with hydrogen to create LiH. • Salvage will occur throughout all process steps to recover the lithium caught in waste streams for purification to weapons grade material.

## Publications

- December 3, 2024: Sources sought, due January 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 07b21cbb564947b79ae5d767a2c0c7d6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/07b21cbb564947b79ae5d767a2c0c7d6/view
- December 17, 2024: Sources sought, due January 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 0b73e2df16594f2dba2cc87d52c6c149. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0b73e2df16594f2dba2cc87d52c6c149/view

## Points of contact

- Soto-Perez, Fernando F., fernando.soto-perez@nnsa.doe.gov, 202-586-6681

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