U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: BPC, Mail Stop T-7I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

B -- REVISION OF ANCHORAGE CRITERIA SOL RS-RES-96-059 DUE 081496 POC Mary H. Mace, Contracting Officer, 301/415-7314 /Amy Siller, Contract Specialist, 301/415-6747 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intends to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis with the University of Texas at Austin (UT) to review current anchorage guidelines such as 1) ACI 349, App. B, 2) ACI 355, 3) ACI 318 (anchorage proposal), and 4) USI A-46, SQUG Reports; to review and evaluate available sources of test data to establish trends in test results and identify areas where data is determined to be needed; and to prepare a comprehensive report which covers all aspects of anchorage design. The work performed will lead directly to a modification or establishment of regulatory guidance for anchorage to concrete. The proposed period of performance is 15 months. This action is being pursued on a sole source basis to UT due to their employment of Dr. R. A. Klingner. Dr. Klingner is a world-renowned expert in the area of anchorage to concrete and whose unique capabilities have been developed over the past 18 years through involvement with the National Science Foundation and the Texas State Highway Department, where he has participated in the testing and evaluation of anchorages to concrete. It is Dr. Klingner's expertise and knowledge of NRC's issues on anchorage criteria that make him uniquely qualified for this work. Interested respondents must submit written capability statements and resumes demonstrating as a minimum: (1) Thorough knowledge of, and extensive experience with, relevant industry codes and standards (e.g., American Concrete Institute (ACI) 349, Appendix B; ACI 318; ACI 355). Minimum experience should be with the U.S. codes and standards. International code experience will be considered a plus. (2) An extensive background in anchorage testing, evaluation, and design, with nuclear industry experience preferable. (3) Thorough understanding of past and current issues in anchorage design, testing, theories, and guidelines. (4) Absence of organizational conflict of interest. Telephonic responses and responses providing insufficient information for evaluation will not be considered. See numbered Note 22. (0178)

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