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R -- CONSULTATION AND ASSISTANCE -- NATIONAL ANALYTICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SOL DE-AF07-98ID00139 DUE 031198 POC Wendy L. Huggins, Contract Specialist, (208) 526-2808; Brad Bauer, Contracting Officer, (208) 526-0090 E-MAIL: Wendy L. Huggins, U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, Procurement Services Division, hugginwl@inel.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) intends to negotiate with Duke Engineering and Service for Dr. David E. McCurdy to provide consulting services for the development of new Environmental Management (EM) directed activities and to assist in the review of technical documents. A working knowledge of ANSI N42.23 upon which the criteria for traceability will be based is essential. The scope of work includes: (1) draft a report defining criteria of traceability for analytical laboratories to a national standard; (2) draft a report drafting the acceptance criteria for accreditation of analytical laboratories to a national standard; (3) assist in the establishment of an analytical performance evaluation program for radionuclides by mass spectrometry; (4) review various reports and manuals for technical correctness dealing with various aspects of radiochemistry and quality assurance and quality control; (5) assist in the development of a topical workshop sponsored by the National Analytical Management Program (NAMP) on the preparation of performance evaluation materials by analytical laboratories; and (6) draft guidance document on data validation for radiochemistry data. DOE-ID anticipates to negotiate on a sole source basis with Dr. McCurdy as he has a long history in the radioanalytical field. He is associated with a number of performance-evaluation programs, standard committees, and writing groups that uniquely qualify him for this work. Dr. McCurdy's experience as a laboratory director and as the quality control officer uniquely qualifies him as the resource to draft the necessary acceptance criteria with traceability and accreditation. DOE-ID requires an individual who possesses a working knowledge of the concepts and theory associated with the statistical philosophy that will form the basis of the criteria of this work. An individual with a working knowledge of radiochemistry and who understands the interaction of the various isotopes that will be used in the traceability program; an individual with a working knowledge of applicable consensus standards required for drafting the criteria of accreditation for an analytical laboratory handling radioactivity. A working knowledge of an analytical facility and the requirements for quality control that will provide the best measure of accountability; an individual with extensive knowledge of the needs and requirements of sample preparation, shipping, analysis and data evaluation; an individual with an outstanding reputation in the field of radioanalytical chemistry. The requested review of reports and documents will be used by NAMP to form opinion and policy. It is essential that expert advise be used in the formation of policy; an individual with an understanding of the requirements for the preparation of a performance-evaluation material and the evaluation of laboratory performance. The ability to communicate the knowledge to professional chemists and physicists; and an individual with a working knowledge of the criteria necessary to assess proper validation of data associated with radiochemical techniques. Travel is anticipated and approximately 6 trips will be required to support this work. The period of performance is from the date of award through February 27, 1999. The budget shall not exceed $100,000. If any responsible source other than Dr. David McCurdy of Duke Engineering and Service can fulfill the above requirements and wishes to submit a proposal, it will be considered. Contact Wendy L. Huggins, DOE-ID, at (208) 526-2808 or by facsimile at (208) 526-5548. (0049)

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