SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Technical Assistance in Performing Sample Analysis, Document Reviews, Radiological Surveys, and Special Projects related to Facilities undergoing Decommissioning.
- Notice Date
- 6/2/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- #541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Administration, Division of Contracts, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-2738, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-2738
- Solicitation Number
- FSMEDECOMM2009
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Michael A. Turner, Phone: (301) 492-3632
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.turner@nrc.gov
(michael.turner@nrc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a sources sought notice issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs and Office of Administration. This is not a Request for Proposal. The NRC is conducting a market survey and analysis to determine the range of available contractors that exists and assess their capabilities to perform the work requirements described below. The purpose of this announcement is to provide potential sources the opportunity to submit information regarding their capabilities to perform work for the NRC free of conflict of interest (COI). For information on NRC COI regulations, visit the NRC Acquisition Regulation Subpart 2009.5 (www.nrc.gov/who-we-are/contracting/48cfr-ch20.hmtl). All interested parties, including large businesses and all categories of small businesses (small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) firms, women-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and HUBZone small businesses) and universities are invited to submit a response to the market research questions below and submit capability information describing their ability to perform the work requirements set forth below. Responses are due no later than June 30, 2009. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the requested information. Telephone inquiries or responses are not acceptable. Facsimile (301-492-3437) or email (michael.turner@nrc.gov) responses are acceptable or responses may be mailed to: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Turner, Division of Contracts, MS TWB-01-B10M, Washington, DC 20555. Background: As part of its mission to protect the public health and safety, and the environment, the NRC conducts routine and special inspections of sites to be decommissioned. During these inspections, samples are collected to determine the radiological status and provide an independent verification of the radiological condition of the site. In addition to routine and special inspections, the provisions of 10 CFR Part 20, Subpart E, and related criteria applicable to the decommissioning of facilities licensed under Parts 30, 40, 50, 60, 61, 70, and 72 (as well as other facilities subject to the Commissions jurisdiction) require NRC licensees to submit a License Termination Plan (LTP) or Decommissioning Plan (DP) to demonstrate compliance with the radiological criteria for license termination. In making the determination that the supporting documentation and the final radiation survey demonstrate that the site is suitable for release, NRC staff conducts: 1) technical reviews of all decommissioning-related documents; 2) in-process inspections to verify the adequacy of decommissioning activities; and 3) confirmatory surveys to validate the final radiation survey. In order to accomplish these tasks, contractor assistance is required to provide survey instrumentation and laboratory analysis capabilities that are otherwise not available in-house to NRC staff and to augment the NRC staff's technical expertise. Scientific, technical, and/or other personnel assigned to this task shall have extensive expertise in health physics and radio chemistry in the following areas: 1) design and conduct of radiological surveys in accordance with MARSSIM and NRC guidance, NRC rules, regulations, and inspection procedures; 2) sample preparation, collection methods, analysis techniques, and interpretation of sample data; 3) non-power/power nuclear reactors systems and operations, materials, fuel cycle, uranium recovery, and Site Decommissioning Management Plan sites; and 4) technical knowledge and operational use of survey (i.e., portable instruments, contamination detectors, and in-situ gamma spectroscopy) and laboratory (i.e., gas-proportional counters, liquid scintillation counters, gamma and alpha spectroscopy, and radio chemical separations) instrumentation. Capability Sought: As a contingency, the NRC is seeking to identify commercial organizations capable of providing technical assistance in performing sample analysis, document reviews, radiological surveys (i.e., scoping, characterization, remedial action support, in-process, and final status), and special projects related to non-power/power nuclear reactor, fuel facility, uranium recovery, and materials facilities undergoing decommissioning. Respondents should provide capabilities which demonstrate their ability to perform the following work requirements: Sample Analyses - perform laboratory measurements and radio chemical analysis of samples to include smears, soils, sediments, ground and surface water, vegetation, concrete, and other potentially radiologically contaminated media. The types of analysis will include but are not limited to the following: Gamma Spectroscopy, Alpha Spectroscopy, Gross Alpha/Beta, Liquid Scintillation Counting, Isotopic Radium, Isotopic Strontium, and Technetium-99. Laboratory work shall be conducted in accordance with a QA program compliant with ASME-NQA-1, “Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities.” Document Reviews - perform technical reviews of a variety of decommissioning documents to include LTPs, DPs, proposed survey and sampling methodologies, technical basis documents, survey reports, sample analysis data, draft NRC regulatory guides, and other assigned special projects. Radiological Surveys - design and conduct radiological surveys in accordance with agency guidance. Radiological surveys shall be conducted in accordance with an approved Quality Assurance (QA) program. In-Process Evaluations and Confirmatory Survey Inspections - assist with on-site evaluations and in-process inspections conducted at various stages of the licensee’s/non-licensee’s decommissioning program in support of its decommissioning survey program or specific request. Special Projects - provide technical assistance to NRC staff on special projects related to nuclear facility operations and decommissioning, development of regulatory guidance, and other projects related to radiological health and safety. These projects may include, but are not limited to, the following: Evaluation of radiological instrumentation and detection sensitivity; and Implementation issues related to the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) and NRC decommissioning guidance The NRC is seeking commercial organizations that are interested in supporting our technical assistance requirements. Please address the market research questions below and provide capability information on your staff’s qualifications and your firm’s corporate experience and qualifications as demonstrated through similar contracts or efforts. 1. How long has your business been in operation? 2. What type of business is your company (i.e. small, 8(a), large, etc.)? 3. What is the size of your company in terms of employees and consultants? (Breakdown the mix between the two categories.) 4. Which GSA FSS contracts, if any, do you possess? When do they expire? 6. Has your company effectively established teams in the past such that you could perform scopes of work outside your core competencies? (Describe the types of work and technical disciplines assembled.) 7. List any companies or government agencies your company plans to perform work for related to civilian nuclear reactors, fuel cycle, or uranium mills facilities? 8. Has your company previously faced organizational conflict of interest issues with NRC? How were they resolved? 9. Describe any other information your company deems relevant to supporting the inspections of sites to be decommissioned. 10. Describe tasks you have performed in the areas decommissioning of facilities licensed under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 50, 60, 61, 70, and 72.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Contract Management Branch No. 3, Mailstop: TWB-01-B10M, Washington, District of Columbia, 20555, United States
- Zip Code: 20555
- Zip Code: 20555
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