Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery Expression of Interest

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management is seeking industry input on potential collaboration to recover, reprocess, and reuse surplus critical minerals and materials from DOE inventories, including metals and radiologically controlled materials at multiple federal sites.

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DOECriticalMineralResource2026
Nov 02, 2026 10:00 PM
Sep 18, 2026 05:24 PM
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robert.seifert@em.doe.gov
+13012505239
550 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Response must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) of no more than five pages., Use black, Times New Roman, 12-point font and 1-inch margins.
Description

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management is seeking expressions of interest from organizations interested in reusing surplus critical minerals and materials from DOE inventories. Respondents should describe their material needs, technical capabilities and experience with handling, processing, mining, or extraction; proposed quantities and scalability; anticipated applications and domestic market demand; benefits to U.S. energy and manufacturing supply chains; potential collaboration with DOE; technical, logistical, and regulatory challenges; waste and byproduct management; and possible interest in leasing land or developing processing facilities. The attached inventory materials include processed metals and other materials at secure DOE sites, including aluminum, copper, tungsten, silver, platinum, selenium, lithium hydride, cesium-137 chloride, fluorine, lead, and vanadium-bearing uranium mill tailings. Potential activities may involve extraction, reprocessing, decontamination, radiological controls, characterization, transportation, and recycling. DOE will not provide funding or compensation for responses, and this notice is not a funding opportunity or binding procurement. Responses are limited to five pages and must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document no larger than 2 MB, using black 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins.

Classification Codes
NAICS331492Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
PSCAV70R&D-MINING-METALLURGICAL
Smart Codes
critical mineral recoverymetal recyclingradiological material processing
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Timeline
Sep 30, 2026-Virtual Industry Day (optional)
A link to attend must be requested by emailing Rob Seifert at robert.seifert@em.doe.gov.
Nov 02, 2026 10:00 PM-Response Due Date
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Compiled EOI and Appendices_09182026.docxSep 18, 2026 12:00 PM
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