SciTech has been performing technical services for the client since 1990. SciTech's client has included the Department of Defense (DoD), other federal government organizations and private industry. The technical services have encompassed a focused yet broad venue in chemical and biological defense (CBD) research and technology. SciTech has provided research, development and technical management, as well as administrative support for the execution of the client's programs in basic and applied research and exploratory development. These services have been in the form of requirements definition, peer reviews, independent assessments, training programs, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, programming and budgeting support, and cost and economic analysis. Examples of technical services that SciTech has performed are presented below:

Maintain a Data Acquisition System and Provide Technical Labor in Support of the U.S. Army Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System

Under this 5-year contract (2000-2005), SciTech is supporting a data acquisition system and providing technical support to the U.S. Army Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System (CAMDS) during testing and pilot plan development of demilitarization processes for disposal of chemical munitions. A wide variety of Government-furnished equipment (GFE) is handled as part of this contract. All personnel operate at the Government installation. CAMDS tests prototype chemical demilitarization and disposal equipment and methods, destroying stockpile and non-stockpile material. A major part of the CAMDS mission is the compilation of technical data. Another part is compliance with regulatory and Army requirements for an environmentally safe operation. SciTech's team of engineers, technical writers, technicians, statisticians, data engineers, computer specialists, and safety specialists perform the following technical functions:

Environmental Compliance - Provide regulatory and permit guidance; Maintain expertise and knowledge of plant systems, and support environmental missions, prepare permit applications and modifications, conduct environmental audits, and support compliance to the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), and the Clean Water Act (CWA)

Data Engineering and Statistical Support - Provide data collection, data processing, statistical controls; Design experiments and analyze test and operational data; create computer models to statistically describe chemical demilitarization plant processes.

Computer Support - Support program management and systems analysis tasks, computer programming, network support, automation and database support, hardware and software troubleshooting.

Safety Engineering - Develop and review hazard analysis; Perform safety reviews, risk analysis, trend and root cause analysis; Evaluate process engineering and incorporate risk mitigating provisions.

Technical Reporting and Documentation - Develop test plans, and reports; Summarize raw test data, evaluate and analyze; Provide engineering and statistical inputs and controls.

Chemical Agent Storage Container Pressurization and Plug/Valve Integrity Assessment

As part of the Stockpile Agent Neutralization Demilitarization and Inspection (SANDI) program in support of the Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization (PMCD), SciTech conducted an historical survey of chemical agent storage container integrity (past accidents/incidents involving container leakages), and identified suitable non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technologies to test chemical agent storage ton container integrity at storage sites at Deseret Chemical Depot, Umatilla Chemical Activity, Pine Bluff Chemical Activity, Edgewood Chemical Activity, and Anniston Chemical Activity. SciTech performed an evaluation of available NDE technologies, adapted ultrasonic technology and tested the ton container plugs at the aforementioned storage sites to assess the container integrity to continue to store corrosive chemical agents (HD, HT). Sampling was conducted using statistical models. A report was prepared summarizing the test results and recommendations.

Stockpile Agent Neutralization Demilitarization and Inspection (SANDI) Support Services

SciTech provided staffing and support for continued implementation of the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Treaty laboratory to meet Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) treaty inspection, sampling and analysis compliance requirements at chemical destruction, storage and development sites. SciTech also developed and implemented Mass Spectrometry (MS), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analytical methods to evaluate the feedstock analysis and effectiveness of various rapid response system (RRS) process chemistries for the destruction of sulfur mustard (HD), nitrogen mustard (HN1), Lewisite (L), and nerve agents (GB, GD, GS, and VX) individually and in combination with other WWI and WWII chemical warfare agents.

Requirements and Constraints Assessments for Demolition of the Newport Army Ammunition Plant Chemical Weapons Production Facility

In a landmark assignment, SciTech conducted an extensive assessment of the requirements and constraints mandated by the Bilateral Disarmament Agreement and Chemical Weapons Convention for the demolition of the Newport Army Ammunition Plan Chemical Weapons Production Facility in Indiana. An extensive and comprehensive demolition plan was developed for decontamination and total, verifiable destruction of the existing facility which maintaining full compliance with all applicable health and safety, environmental, chemical surety, and treaty requirements.

This contract required extensive coordination with regulatory agencies, document researching, engineering assessment, and preparation of a comprehensive decommissioning plan. SciTech's environmental scientists, administrative support personnel, and publications staff worked in excellent coordination with each other.