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U-bend Steam Generator Tubes Section A.5, Statement of Objectives describes the NRC’s requirements.

Proposals and Price Schedule shall be submitted via email to Claudia.Melgar@nrc.gov no later than

April 19, 2014 by 12:00 p.m. EST. (local time)

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK (MAR 1987)

(a) The title of this project is: Evaluation of Heat Treatment for U-bend Steam Generator Tubes

(b) Summary work description: The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the tasks and deliverables in the Statement of Objective (SOO).

B.2 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION--COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (AUG 2011)

ALTERNATE I (AUG 2011)

(a) The total estimated cost to the Government for full performance of this contract is TBD, of which the sum of TBD represents the estimated reimbursable costs, and of which TBD represents the fixed-fee.

(b) There shall be no adjustment in the amount of the Contractor's fixed fee.

(c) The amount currently obligated by the Government with respect to this contract is TBD, of which the sum of TBD represents the estimated reimbursable costs, and of which TBD represents the fixed-fee.

(d) It is estimated that the amount currently obligated will cover performance through TBD.

(e) This is an incrementally-funded contract and FAR 52.232-22 - "Limitation of Funds" applies.

(f) In accordance with FAR 52.216-8 - Fixed Fee, it is the policy of the NRC to withhold payment of fee after payment of 85 percent of the fee has been paid in order to protect the Government's interest. The amount of fixed-fee withheld from the contractor will not exceed 15 percent of the total fee or $100,000, whichever is less. Accordingly, the maximum amount of fixed-fee that may be held in reserve is TBD.

NRC-HQ-60-14-R-0005 Section B

SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICE

B.3 PRICE SCHEDULE

Base Year (Date to be Inserted at time of award)

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COST

FIXED FEE TOTAL CPFF

001 Senior Scientist $ $ $

002 Staff Engineer $ $ $

TOTAL Cost Plus Fixed Fee

003 Other Direct Costs $

TOTAL CEILING Cost Plus Fixed Fee and ODC’s $

NRC-HQ-60-14-R-0005 SECTION C

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECFICATION

(Performance Work Statement to replace Statement of Objective*)

*C.1 STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this contract is to provide an experimentally verified assessment of the adequacy of industry techniques and guidelines for thermal stress relief of alloy 600 and alloy 690 steam generator tubing.

I. BACKGROUND AND SCOPE:

Regulatory context: This task is a radiation safety issue. Steam generator tubes provide a boundary to contain radioactive primary reactor coolant water. The results of this research will be used to confirm industry methods to ensure steam generator tube integrity. In current operating plants, steam generator tubes are monitored by periodic inspection.

Technical context: Recirculating steam generator manufacturers bend long, straight nickel alloy tubes into a “U” shape; these are called u-bends. The bending process induces stress in the material. The materials of interest to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are thermally treated alloys 600 and 690 (600TT and 690TT). The thermal treatments are performed by manufacturers to relieve the stresses induced by bending. If not properly relieved, these stresses may contribute to defects, and possibly failure of the tubes to contain the radiation.

Steam generator tube heat treatment techniques are described in manufacturing literature and US industry documents such as the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) document: TR-016743-V2R1, “Guidelines for Pressurized Water Reactor Steam Generator Tubing Specifications and Repair, Volume 2, Revision 1: Guidelines for Procurement of Alloy 690 Steam Generator Tubing,” Final Report, April 1999. This document is available from the Electric Power Research Institute, Charlotte, NC, either directly or with assistance from the NRC point of contact."

The operating environment in the US pressurized water reactor fleet may give rise to stress corrosion or other forms of cracking in steam generator tubes. Cracking may result in releases of radiation to the outside environment. Residual stresses in tube materials are a contributing factor to cracking. If such stresses are minimized or eliminated by the manufacturer (usually by heat treatment), then the likelihood of cracking may also be minimized. Steam generator tube manufacturers have standards and guidelines to follow for stress relief heat treatment. It is these standards and guidelines which are to be evaluated herein.

II. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS:

The objective of this contract is to provide an experimentally verified assessment of the adequacy of industry techniques and guidelines for thermal stress relief of alloy 600 and alloy 690 steam generator tubing.

Task 1:

The Contractor is review steam generator tube stress relief heat treatment standards and guidelines, such as those found in the Electric Power Research Institute document, TR-016743-V2R1, which is described in Section I BACKGROUND AND SCOPE.

Task 2:

The Contractor shall include a listing of experimental test results, supporting documents, references, and scientific reasoning to support conclusions. The documentation shall include stress measurement techniques and measured values, and also heat treatment parameters, values and descriptions of all apparatus employed. The results and descriptions of procedures and methods shall be presented in a detailed report. This report shall in the form of either a NUREG/CR or a technical letter report, as determined by the NRC Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

III. OPERATING CONSTRAINTS:

1.1 Performance Work Statement

Offerors have flexibility to propose innovative approaches. Submitted proposals to this solicitation must include a Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contents of the PWS shall address the requirements as set forth in this solicitation, which is a statement of objectives to be achieved. Offerors shall propose tasks and standards to achieve objectives. The successful offeror’s PWS will become a part of the contract.

1.2 Deliverables

The final report will either be a NUREG/CR, as determined by the NRC COR. Additionally, as described in section 1.3 below, a monthly letter status report shall be prepared and delivered each month. The contractor shall submit technical progress reports and shall contain the monthly report information in addition an updated plan and schedule to verify that the work shall be completed according to the original schedule.

1.3 Technical and Other Special Qualifications Required

Senior Scientist:

Offerors shall demonstrate that they have the technical ability to perform the tasks.

Generally, this ability would be a higher education degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

or equivalent in an engineering or science discipline such as materials science, heat transfer, metallurgy, or engineering mechanics. A demonstration of any combination of equivalent experience and/or education in the previously mentioned disciplines may be considered as meeting the technical qualifications.

Engineer/Scientist:

Offerors shall have technical ability to assist in performance of tasks, under the direction of a Senior Scientist. Generally, this ability would be demonstrated by a Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in an engineering or science discipline such as materials science, heat transfer, metallurgy, or engineering mechanics. A demonstration of any combination of equivalent experience and/or education in the previously mentioned disciplines may be considered as meeting the technical qualifications.

1.4 Publications Note

The NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) encourages the publication of the scientific results from RES sponsored programs in refereed scientific and engineering journals as appropriate. If the investigator proposes to publish in the open literature or present the information at meeting in addition to submitting the required technical reports, approval of the proposed article or presentation should be obtained from the NRC Contracting officer’s representative. The RES Contracting officer’s representative shall either approve the material as submitted, approve it subject to NRC suggested revisions, or disapprove it. In any event, the RES Contracting officer’s representative may disapprove or delay presentation or publication of papers on information that is subject to Commission approval that has not been ruled upon or which has been disapproved.

Additional information regarding the publication of NRC sponsored research is contained in NRC Management Directives 3.7, “NUREG Series Publications,” and 3.9, “NRC Staff and Contractor Speeches, Papers, and Journal Articles on Regulatory and Technical Subjects.”

If the presentation or paper is in addition to the required technical reports and the RES Contracting officer’s representative determines that it will benefit the RES project, the Contracting officer’s representative may authorize payment of travel and publishing costs, if any, from the project funds. If the Contracting officer’s representative determines that the article or presentation would not benefit the RES project, the costs associated with the preparation, presentation, or publication will be borne by the contractor. For any publication or presentations falling into this category, the NRC reserves the right to require that such presentation or publication will not identify the NRC’s sponsorship of the work.

NEW STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTORS WHO PREPARE NUREG-SERIES

MANUSCRIPTS

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) began to capture most of its official records electronically on January 1, 2000. The NRC will capture each final NUREG-series publication in its native application. Therefore, please submit your final manuscript that has been approved by your NRC Contracting officer’s representative in both electronic and camera-ready copy.

All format guidance, as specified in NUREG-0650, Revision 2, will remain the same with one exception. You will no longer be required to include the NUREG-series designator on the bottom of each page of the manuscript. The NRC will assign this designator when we send the camera-ready copy to the printer and will place the designator on the cover, title page, and spine. The designator for each report will no longer be assigned when the decision to prepare a publication is made. The NRC's Publishing Services Branch will inform the NRC contracting officer’s representative for the publication of the assigned designator when the final manuscript is sent to the printer.

For the electronic manuscript, the Contractor shall prepare the text in Microsoft Word, and use any of the following file types for charts, spreadsheets, and the like.

File Types to be Used for NUREG-Series Publications

File Type File Extension

Microsoft®Word® .doc

Microsoft® PowerPoint® .ppt

Microsoft®Excel .xls

Microsoft®Access .mdb

Portable Document Format .pdf

This list is subject to change if new software packages come into common use at NRC or by our licensees or other stakeholders that participate in the electronic submission process. If a portion of your manuscript is from another source and you cannot obtain an acceptable electronic file type for this portion (e.g., an appendix from an old publication), the NRC can, if necessary, create a tagged image file format (file extension .tif) for that portion of your report. Note that you should continue to submit original photographs, which will be scanned, since digitized photographs do not print well.

If you choose to publish a compact disk (CD) of your publication, place on the CD copies of the manuscript in both (1) a portable document format (PDF); (2) a Microsoft Word file format, and (3) an Adobe Acrobat Reader, or, alternatively, print instructions for obtaining a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader on the back cover insert of the jewel box.

1.6 Deliverables Schedule

The contractor shall provide the following deliverables to the NRC COR and CO as appropriate for each:

DELIVERABLE DELIVERABLE TITLE REQUIRED DUE DATE

1 Technical progress report updated plan and schedule

Within 6 months after contract award to COR and CO

2 Monthly Letter Status Report

Every Month for 18 months to COR and

CO

3 Annual Technical progress report updated plan and schedule

Within 12 months after contract award to COR and CO

4 Draft final technical repot Within 16 months to COR and CO

5 Final technical report Within 19 months to COR and CO

1.7 Meetings and Travel

The contractor shall propose any necessary meetings or travel. The costs of such shall be included in the proposal.

1.8 Applicable Publications (Current Editions):

The contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures. In particular, the TLR must follow the writing style guidelines in the NRC Style Guide, NUREG 1379 Revision 2.

1.9 Data Rights

The NRC shall have unlimited rights to and ownership of all deliverables provided under this contract/order, including reports, recommendations, briefings, work plans and all other deliverables. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract/order are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written authorization from the CO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights. The definition of “unlimited rights” is contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 27.401, “Definitions.” FAR clause at FAR 52.227-14, “Rights in Data-General,” is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this contract/order.

1.10 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The Government may use a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) to monitor the quality of the Contractor’s performance.

The oversight provided for in the contract/order and in the QASP will help to ensure that service levels reach and maintain the required levels throughout the contract/order term. Further, the QASP provides the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) with a proactive way to deter unacceptable or deficient performance and provides verifiable input for the required Past Performance Information Assessments. A draft QASP shall accompany any proposal submitted in response to this SOO. The QASP will be finalized immediately following award and a copy provided to the Contractor after award. The QASP is a living document and may be updated by the Government as necessary.

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NRC-HQ-60-14-R-0005 Section D

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 PACKAGING AND MARKING (AUG 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall package material for shipment to the NRC in such a manner that will ensure acceptance by common carrier and safe delivery at destination. Containers and closures shall comply with the Surface Transportation Board, Uniform Freight Classification Rules, or regulations of other carriers as applicable to the mode of transportation.

(b) On the front of the package, the Contractor shall clearly identify the contract number under which the product is being provided.

(c) Additional packaging and/or marking requirements are as follows:

None identified

D.2 BRANDING (AUG 2011)

The Contractor is required to use the official NRC branding logo or seal on any publications, presentations, products, or materials funded under this contract, to the extent practical, in order to provide NRC recognition for its involvement in and contribution to the project. If the work performed is funded entirely with NRC funds, then the contractor must acknowledge that information in its documentation/presentation.

Access the following websites for branding information and specifications:

http://www.internal.nrc.gov/ADM/branding/ and Management Directive and Handbook 3.13 -

(internal NRC website): http://www.internal.nrc.gov/policy/directives/toc/md3.13.htm

(external public website): http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1122/ML112280190.pdf

NRC-HQ-60-14-R-0005 Section E

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

52.246-5 INSPECTION OF APR 1984

SERVICES--COST-REIMBURSEMENT

NRC-HQ-60-14-R-0005 Section F

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

NUMBER TITLE

DATE

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER AUG 1989

ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION NOV 1991

F.2 2052.211-70 PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL REPORTS (JAN 1993)

All technical reports required by Section C and all Technical Progress Reports required by Section F are to be prepared in accordance with the attached Management Directive 3.8, "Unclassified Contractor and Grantee Publications in the NUREG Series." Management Directive 3.8 is not applicable to any Contractor Spending Plan (CSP) and any Financial Status Report that may be included in this contract. (See List of Attachments).

F.3 MONTHLY LETTER STATUS REPORT

A Monthly Letter Status Report (MLSR) is to be submitted to the NRC Contracting officer’s representative by the 20th of the month following the month to be reported with copies provided to the following:

Resource Name: RESDEMLSR.Resource@nrc.gov

The MLSR will identify the title of the project, the job code, the Principal Investigator, the period of performance, the reporting period, summarize each month’s technical progress, list monthly spending, total spending to date, the remaining funds, and will contain information as directed in NRC Management Directive 11.1. Any administrative or technical difficulties which may affect the schedule or costs of the project shall be immediately brought to the attention of the NRC contracting officer’s representative.

F.4 2052.211-72 FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT (OCT 1999)

The contractor shall provide a monthly Financial Status Report (FSR) to the NRC COR and the contracting officer. The FSR shall include the acquisition of, or changes in the status of, contractor-held property acquired with government funds valued at the time of purchase at $50,000 or more. Whenever these types of property changes occur, the contractor shall send a copy of the report to the Chief, Property and Acquisition Oversight Branch, Office of Administration. The report by the 20th of the month following the month to be reported and must identify the title of the project, the contract number, the appropriate financial tracking code (e.g., Job Code Number or JCN) specified by the NRC COR, project manager and/or principal investigator, the contract period of performance, and the period covered by the report. Each report must include the following for each discrete task:

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(a) Total estimated contract amount.

(b) Total funds obligated to date.

(c) Total costs incurred this reporting period.

(d) Total costs incurred to date.

(e) Detail of all direct and indirect costs incurred during the reporting period for the entire contract or each task, if it is a task ordering contract.

(f) Balance of obligations remaining.

(g) Balance of funds required to complete contract/task order.

(h) Contractor Spending Plan (CSP) status: A revised CSP is required with the Financial Status Report whenever the contractor or the contracting officer has reason to believe that the total cost for performance of this contract will be either greater or substantially less than what had been previously estimated.

(1) Projected percentage of completion cumulative through the report period for the project/task order as reflected in the current CSP.

(2) Indicate significant changes in the original CSP projection in either dollars or percentage of completion. Identify the change, the reasons for the change, whether there is any projected overrun, and when additional funds would be required. If there have been no changes to the original NRC-approved CSP projections, a written statement to that effect is sufficient in lieu of submitting a detailed response to item "h".

(i) Property status:

(1) List property acquired for the project during the month with an acquisition cost between $500 and $49,999. Give the item number for the specific piece of equipment.

(2) Provide a separate list of property acquired for the project during the month with an acquisition cost of $50,000 or more. Provide the following information for each item of property:

item description or nomenclature, manufacturer, model number, serial number, acquisition cost, and receipt date. If no property was acquired during the month, include a statement to that effect. The same information must be provided for any component or peripheral equipment which is part of a "system or system unit."

(3) For multi-year projects, in the September monthly financial status report provide a cumulative listing of property with an acquisition cost of $50,000 or more showing the information specified in paragraph (i)(2) of this clause.

(4) In the final financial status report provide a closeout property report containing the same elements as described above for the monthly financial status reports, for all property purchased with NRC funds regardless of value unless title has been vested in the contractor. If no property was acquired under the contract, provide a statement to that effect. The report should note any property requiring special handling for security, health, safety, or other reasons as part of the report.

(j) Travel status: List the starting and ending dates for each trip, the starting point and destination, and the traveler(s) for each trip.

(k) If the data in this report indicates a need for additional funding beyond that already obligated, this information may only be used as support to the official request for funding required in accordance with the Limitation of Cost (LOC) Clause (FAR 52.232-20) or the Limitation of Funds (LOF) Clause FAR 52.232-22.

F.4 PLACE OF DELIVERY--REPORTS (AUG 2011)

The items to be furnished hereunder shall be electronically delivered, with all charges paid by the Contractor, to:

COR TBD: (1 electronic copy) at TBD Claudia Melgar: (1 electronic copy) at Claudia.Melgar@nrc.gov

F.5 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The base period of performance is for 18 months from contract award.

F.6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The work may be performed at any facility or facilities possessing the necessary personnel and equipment to achieve the objective.

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NRC-HQ-60-14-R-0005 Section G

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 2052.215-71 PROJECT OFFICER AUTHORITY (NOVEMBER 2006)

(a) The contracting officer's authorized representative (hereinafter referred to as the project officer) for this contract is:

Name: To be determined at the time of award.

Address: To be determined at the time of award.

Telephone Number: To be determined at the time of award.

(b) Performance of the work under this contract is subject to the technical direction of the NRC project officer. The term "technical direction" is defined to include the following:

(1) Technical direction to the contractor which shifts work emphasis between areas of work or tasks, authorizes travel which was unanticipated in the Schedule (i.e., travel not contemplated in the Statement of Work (SOW) or changes to specific travel identified in the SOW), fills in details, or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual SOW.

(2) Provide advice and guidance to the contractor in the preparation of drawings, specifications, or technical portions of the work description.

(3) Review and, where required by the contract, approval of technical reports, drawings, specifications, and technical information to be delivered by the contractor to the Government under the contract.

(c) Technical direction must be within the general statement of work stated in the contract.

The project officer does not have the authority to and may not issue any technical direction which:

(1) Constitutes an assignment of work outside the general scope of the contract.

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the "Changes" clause of this contract.

(3) In any way causes an increase or decrease in the total estimated contract cost, the fixed fee, if any, or the time required for contract performance.

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract.

(5) Terminates the contract, settles any claim or dispute arising under the contract, or issues any unilateral directive whatever.

(d) All technical directions must be issued in writing by the project officer or must be confirmed by the project officer in writing within ten (10) working days after verbal issuance. A copy of the written direction must be furnished to the contracting officer. A copy of NRC Form 445, Request for Approval of Official Foreign Travel, which has received final approval from the NRC must be furnished to the contracting officer.

(e) The contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical directions duly issued by the project officer in the manner prescribed by this clause and within the project officer's authority under the provisions of this clause.

(f) If, in the opinion of the contractor, any instruction or direction issued by the project officer is within one of the categories as defined in paragraph (c) of this section, the contractor may not proceed but shall notify the contracting officer in writing within five (5) working days after the receipt of any instruction or direction and shall request the contracting officer to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving the notification from the contractor, the contracting officer shall issue an appropriate contract modification or advise the contractor in writing that, in the contracting officer's opinion, the technical direction is within the scope of this article and does not constitute a change under the "Changes" clause.

(g) Any unauthorized commitment or direction issued by the project officer may result in an unnecessary delay in the contractor's performance and may even result in the contractor expending funds for unallowable costs under the contract.

(h) A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of the instruction or direction or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto is subject to 52.233-1 -Disputes.

(i) In addition to providing technical direction as defined in paragraph (b) of the section, the project officer shall:

(1) Monitor the contractor's technical progress, including surveillance and assessment of performance, and recommend to the contracting officer changes in requirements.

(2) Assist the contractor in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance.

(3) Review all costs requested for reimbursement by the contractor and submit to the contracting officer recommendations for approval, disapproval, or suspension of payment for supplies and services required under this contract.

(4) Assist the contractor in obtaining the badges for the contractor personnel.

(5) Immediately notify the Security Branch, Division of Facilities and Security (SB/DFS) (via e-mail) when a contractor employee no longer requires access authorization and return of any NRC issued badge to SB/DFS within three days after their termination.

(6) Ensure that all contractor employees that require access to classified Restricted Data or National Security Information or matter, access to sensitive unclassified information (Safeguards, Official Use Only, and Proprietary information) access to sensitive IT systems or data, unescorted access to NRC controlled buildings/space, or unescorted access to protected and vital areas of nuclear power plants receive approval of SB/DFS prior to access in accordance with Management Directive and Handbook 12.3.

(7) For contracts for the design, development, maintenance or operation of Privacy Act Systems of Records, obtain from the contractor as part of closeout procedures, written certification that the contractor has returned to NRC, transferred to the successor contractor, or destroyed at the end of the contract in accordance with instructions provided by the NRC

Systems Manager for Privacy Act Systems of Records, all records (electronic or paper) which were created, compiled, obtained or maintained under the contract.

G.2 2052.216-71 INDIRECT COST RATES (JAN 1993)

(a) Pending the establishment of final indirect rates which must be negotiated based on audit of actual costs, the contractor shall be reimbursed for allowable indirect costs as follows:

INDIRECT COST POOL RATE BASE PERIOD

**To be provided by the contractor

(b) The contracting officer may adjust these rates as appropriate during the term of the contract upon acceptance of any revisions proposed by the contractor. It is the contractor's responsibility to notify the contracting officer in accordance with FAR 52.232-20, Limitation of Cost, or FAR 52.232-22, Limitation of Funds, as applicable, if these changes affect performance of work within the established cost or funding limitations.

G.3 ELECTRONIC PAYMENT (SEP 2013)

The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires that all payments except IRS tax refunds be made by Electronic Funds Transfer. Payment shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.232-33, entitled "Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management".

To receive payment, the contractor shall prepare invoices in accordance with NRC's Billing Instructions. Claims shall be submitted on the payee's letterhead, invoice, or on the Government's Standard Form 1034, "Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other than Personal," and Standard Form 1035, "Public Voucher for Purchases Other than Personal - Continuation Sheet." The preferred method of submitting invoices is electronically to NRCPayments@nrc.gov. If the contractor submits a hard copy of the invoice, it shall be submitted to the following address:

NRC Payments U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North Mailstop O3-E17A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738

NRC-HQ-60-14-R-0005 Section H

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 2052.209-72 CONTRACTOR ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (JAN

1993)

(a) Purpose. The primary purpose of this clause is to aid in ensuring that the contractor:

(1) Is not placed in a conflicting role because of current or planned interests (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) which relate to the work under this contract; and

(2) Does not obtain an unfair competitive advantage over other parties by virtue of its performance of this contract.

(b) Scope. The restrictions described apply to performance or participation by the contractor, as defined in 48 CFR 2009.570-2 in the activities covered by this clause.

(c) Work for others.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, during the term of this contract, the contractor agrees to forego entering into consulting or other contractual arrangements with any firm or organization the result of which may give rise to a conflict of interest with respect to the work being performed under this contract. The contractor shall ensure that all employees under this contract abide by the provision of this clause. If the contractor has reason to believe, with respect to itself or any employee, that any proposed consultant or other contractual arrangement with any firm or organization may involve a potential conflict of interest, the contractor shall obtain the written approval of the contracting officer before the execution of such contractual arrangement.

(2) The contractor may not represent, assist, or otherwise support an NRC licensee or applicant undergoing an NRC audit, inspection, or review where the activities that are the subject of the audit, inspection, or review are the same as or substantially similar to the services within the scope of this contract (or task order as appropriate) except where the NRC licensee or applicant requires the contractor's support to explain or defend the contractor's prior work for the utility or other entity which NRC questions.

(3) When the contractor performs work for the NRC under this contract at any NRC licensee or applicant site, the contractor shall neither solicit nor perform work in the same or similar technical area for that licensee or applicant organization for a period commencing with the award of the task order or beginning of work on the site (if not a task order contract) and ending one year after completion of all work under the associated task order, or last time at the site (if not a task order contract).

(4) When the contractor performs work for the NRC under this contract at any NRC licensee or applicant site,

(i) The contractor may not solicit work at that site for that licensee or applicant during the period of performance of the task order or the contract, as appropriate.

(ii) The contractor may not perform work at that site for that licensee or applicant during the period of performance of the task order or the contract, as appropriate, and for one year thereafter.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contracting officer may authorize the contractor to solicit or perform this type of work (except work in the same or similar technical area) if the contracting officer determines that the situation will not pose a potential for technical bias or unfair competitive advantage.

(d) Disclosure after award.

(1) The contractor warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief, and except as otherwise set forth in this contract, that it does not have any organizational conflicts of interest as defined in 48 CFR 2009.570-2.

(2) The contractor agrees that if, after award, it discovers organizational conflicts of interest with respect to this contract, it shall make an immediate and full disclosure in writing to the contracting officer. This statement must include a description of the action which the contractor has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mitigate such conflicts. The NRC may, however, terminate the contract if termination is in the best interest of the Government.

(3) It is recognized that the scope of work of a task-order-type contract necessarily encompasses a broad spectrum of activities. Consequently, if this is a task-order-type contract, the contractor agrees that it will disclose all proposed new work involving NRC licensees or applicants which comes within the scope of work of the underlying contract. Further, if this contract involves work at a licensee or applicant site, the contractor agrees to exercise diligence to discover and disclose any new work at that licensee or applicant site. This disclosure must be made before the submission of a bid or proposal to the utility or other regulated entity and must be received by the NRC at least 15 days before the proposed award date in any event, unless a written justification demonstrating urgency and due diligence to discover and disclose is provided by the contractor and approved by the contracting officer. The disclosure must include the statement of work, the dollar value of the proposed contract, and any other documents that are needed to fully describe the proposed work for the regulated utility or other regulated entity. NRC may deny approval of the disclosed work only when the NRC has issued a task order which includes the technical area and, if site-specific, the site, or has plans to issue a task order which includes the technical area and, if site-specific, the site, or when the work violates paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) or (c)(4) of this section.

(e) Access to and use of information.

(1) If in the performance of this contract, the contractor obtains access to information, such as NRC plans, policies, reports, studies, financial plans, internal data protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a (1988)), or the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

Section 552 (1986)), the contractor agrees not to:

(i) Use this information for any private purpose until the information has been released to the public;

(ii) Compete for work for the Commission based on the information for a period of six months after either the completion of this contract or the release of the information to the public, whichever is first;

(iii) Submit an unsolicited proposal to the Government based on the information until one year after the release of the information to the public; or

(iv) Release the information without prior written approval by the contracting officer unless the information has previously been released to the public by the NRC.

(2) In addition, the contractor agrees that, to the extent it receives or is given access to proprietary data, data protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a (1988)), or the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552 (1986)), or other confidential or privileged technical, business, or financial information under this contract, the contractor shall treat the information in accordance with restrictions placed on use of the information.

(3) Subject to patent and security provisions of this contract, the contractor shall have the right to use technical data it produces under this contract for private purposes provided that all requirements of this contract have been met.

(f) Subcontracts. Except as provided in 48 CFR 2009.570-2, the contractor shall include this clause, including this paragraph, in subcontracts of any tier. The terms contract, contractor, and contracting officer, must be appropriately modified to preserve the Government's rights.

(g) Remedies. For breach of any of the above restrictions, or for intentional nondisclosure or misrepresentation of any relevant interest required to be disclosed concerning this contract or for such erroneous representations that necessarily imply bad faith, the Government may terminate the contract for default, disqualify the contractor from subsequent contractual efforts, and pursue other remedies permitted by law or this contract.

(h) Waiver. A request for waiver under this clause must be directed in writing to the contracting officer in accordance with the procedures outlined in 48 CFR 2009.570-9.

(i) Follow-on effort. The contractor shall be ineligible to participate in NRC contracts, subcontracts, or proposals therefor (solicited or unsolicited), which stem directly from the contractor's performance of work under this contract. Furthermore, unless so directed in writing by the contracting officer, the contractor may not perform any technical consulting or management support services work or evaluation activities under this contract on any of its products or services or the products or services of another firm if the contractor has been substantially involved in the development or marketing of the products or services.

(1) If the contractor, under this contract, prepares a complete or essentially complete statement of work or specifications, the contractor is not eligible to perform or participate in the initial contractual effort which is based on the statement of work or specifications. The contractor may not incorporate its products or services in the statement of work or specifications unless so directed in writing by the contracting officer, in which case the restrictions in this paragraph do not apply.

(2) Nothing in this paragraph precludes the contractor from offering or selling its standard commercial items to the Government.

H.2 2052.215-70 KEY PERSONNEL (JAN 1993)

(a) The following individuals are considered to be essential to the successful performance of the work hereunder:

Senior Scientist - (See SOO under Section 1.3 Technical and Other Special Qualifications Required)

Engineering Staff - (See SOO under Section 1.3 Technical and Other Special Qualifications Required)

The contractor agrees that personnel may not be removed from the contract work or replaced without compliance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) If one or more of the key personnel, for whatever reason, becomes, or is expected to become, unavailable for work under this contract for a continuous period exceeding 30 work days, or is expected to devote substantially less effort to the work than indicated in the proposal or initially anticipated, the contractor shall immediately notify the contracting officer and shall, subject to the concurrence of the contracting officer, promptly replace the personnel with personnel of at least substantially equal ability and qualifications.

(c) Each request for approval of substitutions must be in writing and contain a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions. The request must also contain a complete resume for the proposed substitute and other information requested or needed by the contracting officer to evaluate the proposed substitution. The contracting officer and the project officer shall evaluate the contractor's request and the contracting officer shall promptly notify the contractor of his or her decision in writing.

(d) If the contracting officer determines that suitable and timely replacement of key personnel who have been reassigned, terminated, or have otherwise become unavailable for the contract work is not reasonably forthcoming, or that the resultant reduction of productive effort would be so substantial as to impair the successful completion of the contract or the service order, the contract may be terminated by the contracting officer for default or for the convenience of the Government, as appropriate. If the contracting officer finds the contractor at fault for the condition, the contract price or fixed fee may be equitably adjusted downward to compensate the Government for any resultant delay, loss, or damage.

H.3 2052.235-70 PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS (OCT 1999)

(a) The principal investigator(s)/contractor shall comply with the provisions of NRC Management Directive 3.8 (Vol. 3, Part 1) and NRC Handbook 3.8 (Parts I-IV) regarding publication in refereed scientific and engineering journals or dissemination to the public of any information, oral or written, concerning the work performed under this contract. Failure to comply with this clause shall be grounds for termination of this contract.

(b) The principal investigator(s)/contractor may publish the results of this work in refereed scientific and engineering journals or in open literature and present papers at public or association meetings at interim stages of work, in addition to submitting to NRC the final reports and other deliverables required under this contract. However, such publication and papers shall focus on advances in science and technology and minimize conclusions and/or recommendations which may have regulatory implications.

(c) The principal investigator(s) shall coordinate all such publications with, and transmit a copy of the proposed article or paper to, the NRC Contracting Officer or Project Officer, prior to publication. The NRC agrees to review and provide comments within thirty (30) days after receipt of a proposed publication. However, in those cases where the information to be published is (1) subject to Commission approval, (2) has not been ruled upon, or (3) disapproved by the Commission, the NRC reserves the right to disapprove or delay the publication. Further, if the NRC disagrees with the proposed publication for any reason, it reserves the right to require that any publication not identify the NRC's sponsorship of the work and that any associated publication costs shall be borne by the contractor.

H.4 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT/PROPERTY (AUG 2011)

(a) The NRC will provide the contractor with the following items for use under this contract:

The NRC shall not furnish property or materials. However, the contractor shall use publicly available NRC documents, or request non-public documents, subject to the NRC approval. The contractor may access NRC furnished materials publically available documents. Documents are available from the Electric Power Research Institute, Charlotte, NC, either directly or with assistance from the NRC point of contact

Include an asterisk (*) if the item also applies to paragraph (b) below.

(b) The equipment/property listed below is hereby transferred from contract/ agreement number: [TBD], to contract/agreement number:

(c) Only the equipment/property listed above in the quantities shown will be provided by the Government. The contractor shall be responsible and accountable for all Government property provided under this contract and shall comply with the provisions of the FAR Government Property Clause under this contract and FAR Subpart 45.5, as in effect on the date of this contract. The contractor shall investigate and provide written notification to the NRC Contracting Officer (CO) and the NRC Division of Facilities and Security, Physical Security Branch of all cases of loss, damage, or destruction of Government property in its possession or control not later than 24 hours after discovery. The contractor must report stolen Government property to the local police and a copy of the police report must be provided to the CO and to the Division of Facilities and Security, Office of Administration.

(d) All other equipment/property required in performance of the contract shall be furnished by the Contractor.

H.5 2052.235-71 SAFETY, HEALTH, AND FIRE PROTECTION (JAN 1993)

The contractor shall take all reasonable precautions in the performance of the work under this contract to protect the health and safety of its employees and of members of the public, including NRC employees and contractor personnel, and to minimize danger from all hazards to life and property. The contractor shall comply with all applicable health, safety, and fire protection regulations and requirements (including reporting requirements) of the Commission and the Department of Labor.