Solicitation_NRC-HQ-60-15-R-0012.pdf

SECTION A - Solicitation/Contract Form SECTION B - Supplies or Services/Prices

NRCB044 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION—INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACT

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SECTION C - Description/Specifications SECTION D - Packaging and Marking

NRCD020 BRANDING

NRCD010 PACKAGING AND MARKING

SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance SECTION F - Deliveries or Performance

NRCF030A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ALTERNATE I

NRCF010 PLACE OF DELIVERY-REPORTS

SECTION G - Contract Administration Data

2052.215-70 KEY PERSONNEL. (JAN 1993)

2052.215-71 PROJECT OFFICER AUTHORITY. (OCT 1999)

NRCG030 ELECTRONIC PAYMENT (SEP 2014)

SECTION H - Special Contract Requirements

2052.209-72 CONTRACTOR ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (JAN 1993)

2052.215-77 TRAVEL APPROVALS AND REIMBURSEMENT. (OCT 1999)

2052.216-71 INDIRECT COST RATES. (JAN 1993)

2052.216-72 TASK ORDER PROCEDURES. (OCT 1999)

2052.216-73 ACCELERATED TASK ORDER PROCEDURES. (JAN 1993)

2052.242-70 RESOLVING DIFFERING PROFESSIONAL VIEWS. (OCT 1999)

2052.242-71 PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING DIFFERING PROFESSIONAL VIEWS. (OCT 1999)

NRCG010 ORDERING PROCEDURES

NRCH490 AWARD NOTIFICATION AND COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

NRCH480 USE OF AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH) ELECTRONIC PAYMENT/REMITTANCE ADDRESS 31

NRCH470 GREEN PURCHASING (SEP 2013)

NRCH430 DRUG FREE WORKPLACE TESTING: UNESCORTED ACCESS TO NUCLEAR FACILITIES, ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION OR SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION, OR PERFORMING IN SPECIALLY SENSITIVE

POSITIONS (OCT 2014)

NRCH410 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR NRC CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.. 33 NRCH400 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION OF REPORT(S) OR THE PUBLICATION

OF RESULTS UNDER CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND GRANTS

NRCH390 NRC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

NRCH340 COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. IMMIGRATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS

NRCH310 ANNUAL AND FINAL CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

NRCH130 DENIAL OF FEDERAL BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING OR

POSSESSION

SECTION I - Contract Clauses

NRCI010 NRC ACQUISTION REGULATION (NRCAR) PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES (AUG 2011)

NRCI020 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED (SEP 2013) 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. (JUL 2013)

52.216-18 ORDERING. (OCT 1995)

52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS. (OCT 1995)

52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY. (OCT 1995)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES. (NOV 1999)

52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS. (JUL 2014)

52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES. (JUL 2014)

52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. (DEC 2010) 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS. (DEC 2013) ... 46

52.249-14 EXCUSABLE DELAYS. (APR 1984)

SECTION J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments SECTION K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders

52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS. (DEC 2014)

52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. (JUL 2013)

52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS. (OCT 2014)

2052.209-70 CURRENT/FORMER AGENCY EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT. (OCT 1999)

2052.209-71 CONTRACTOR ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (REPRESENTATION). (OCT 1999) .. 58 SECTION L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Bidders 52.215-22 LIMITATIONS ON PASS-THROUGH CHARGES--IDENTIFICATION OF SUBCONTRACT EFFORT. (OCT 2009)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT. (APR 1984)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST. (SEP 2006)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. (FEB 1998)

2052.215-72 TIMELY RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. (OCT 1999)

2052.215-73 AWARD NOTIFICATION AND COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS (OCT 1999)

2052.215-74 DISPOSITION OF PROPOSALS. (JAN 1993)

2052.216-70 LEVEL OF EFFORT. (JAN 1993)

2052.222-70 NONDISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF AGE. (JAN 1993)

NRCL250 GREEN PURCHASING (JUN 2011)

NRCL220A PROPOSAL PRESENTATION AND FORMAT - ALTERNATE I (FOR NEGOTIATED COST TYPE TASK

ORDER CONTRACTS AND INDIVIDUAL COST-REIMBURSEMENT TASK ORDERS)

SECTION M - Evaluation Factors for Award

2052.215-79 CONTRACT AWARD AND EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS. (OCT 1999)

SECTION A - Solicitation/Contract Form

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED

ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

RATING PAGE OF PAGES

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2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

NRC-HQ-60-15-R-0012

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

5. DATE ISSUED 6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

RES-15-0337

7. ISSUED BY CODE NRCHQ 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

US NRC - HQ

ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

MAIL STOP TWFN-5E03

WASHINGTON DC 20555-0001

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and 1 copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if hand carried, in the depository located in until 1200 ET local time

(Hour)

08/11/2015 (Date)

CAUTION: LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME

LISA A. KAUFFMAN

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS) C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

Lisa.Kauffman@nrc.gov AREA CODE

NUMBER

415-8199

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11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 1 X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 1

X B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 2 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 9 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 1

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 1 PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 1 X K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 3

X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 1 X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 1

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 1 X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 1

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

AWARD (To be completed by government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) ( )

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

SHARLENE M. MCCUBBIN

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

28. AWARD DATE

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232.8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS (%)

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

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ADDRESS

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IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER

SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

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SECTION B - Supplies or Services/Prices

NRCB044 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION—INDEFINITE-QUANTITY

CONTRACT

(a) The estimated total quantity of this contract for the products/services under this contract is TBD.

(b) The Contracting Officer will obligate funds on each task order issued.

(c) The minimum guarantee under this contract is $150,000.00

(d) The obligated amount for this contract is $150,000.00.

(e) A total estimated cost and fee, if any, will be negotiated for each task order and will be incorporated as a ceiling in the resultant task order. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of FAR 52.232-20 - Limitation of Cost for fully-funded task orders and FAR 52.232-22 - Limitation of Funds for incrementally-funded task orders, issued hereunder.

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NRCB010A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK ALTERNATE I

(a) The title of this project is: Technical Assistance for Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Tasks

(b) Summary work description: The objective of this contract is to expand and update Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) methods used in nuclear regulatory activities, in compliance with the 1995 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) policy statement for implementing risk-informed regulation.

(c) Orders will be issued for work in accordance with FAR 52.216-18 – Ordering.

(End of Clause)

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Date of award through five (5) years.

Base Year One

CLIN DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

ESTIMATED

COST

FIXED

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FIXED FEE

0001 Contractor to provide Technical Assistance in accordance with section C:

STATEMENT OF WORK

Total

Base Year Two

ESTIMATED

COST

FIXED

FEE

TOTAL

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FIXED FEE

0002 Contractor to provide Technical Assistance in accordance with section C:

Base Year Three

ESTIMATED

COST

FIXED

FEE

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FIXED FEE

0003 Contractor to provide Technical Assistance in accordance with section C:

Base Year Four

ESTIMATED

COST

FIXED

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TOTAL

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0004 Contractor to provide Technical Assistance in accordance with section C:

Base Year Five

ESTIMATED

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0005 Contractor to provide Technical Assistance in accordance with section C:

Total dollar amount for five years: $__________________

* Note: Depending on type of award, this Price/Cost Schedule may change.

SECTION C - Description/Specifications

1. TITLE

Technical Assistance for Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Tasks

2. OBJECTIVE

The objective of this contract is to expand and update Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) methods used in nuclear regulatory activities, in compliance with the 1995 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) policy statement for implementing risk-informed regulation.

3. BACKGROUND

In 1995 the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a policy statement for implementing risk-informed regulation. The statement said that Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) methods were to be used in nuclear regulatory activities.

Since then, the NRC has been using PRA to estimate risk by addressing three questions: what can go wrong, how likely is it, and what are its consequences? Thus, PRA provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the design and operation of a nuclear power plant (NPP). Risk-informed decision-making uses these PRA insights, combined with other data sources, including deterministic assessments and engineering judgment, to support an integrated decision making process.

The purpose of this contract is to obtain technical assistance for addressing a number of current challenges in the development of PRA models and tools to support risk-informed decision-making. It is envisioned that this assistance would involve support in the areas of severe accident induced steam generator tube rupture modeling, severe accident PRA modeling (including accidents involving more than one major site radiological source), consequence modeling, external hazard modeling, low power and shutdown modeling, and PRA data analysis.

4. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND STANDARDS

PRA Policy Statement (60 FR 42622, August 16, 1995): The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) policy for implementing risk-informed regulation was expressed in the 1995 policy statement on the use of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) methods in nuclear regulatory activities. The policy statement states:

The use of PRA technology should be increased in all regulatory matters to the extent supported by the state-of-the-art in PRA methods and data and in a manner that complements the NRC's deterministic approach and supports the NRC's traditional defense-in-depth philosophy.

PRA and associated analyses (e.g., sensitivity studies, uncertainty analyses, and importance measures) should be used in regulatory matters, where practical within the bounds of the state-of-the-art, to reduce unnecessary conservatism associated with current regulatory requirements, regulatory guides, license commitments, and staff practices. Where appropriate, PRA should be used to support the proposal of additional regulatory requirements in accordance with 10 CFR 50.109 (Backfit Rule).

Appropriate procedures for including PRA in the process for changing regulatory requirements should be developed and followed. It is, of course, understood that the intent of this policy is that existing rules and regulations shall be complied with unless these rules and regulations are revised.

PRA evaluations in support of regulatory decisions should be as realistic as practicable and appropriate supporting data should be publicly available for review.

The Commission's safety goals for nuclear power plants and subsidiary numerical objectives are to be used with appropriate consideration of uncertainties in making regulatory judgments on the need for proposing and backfitting new generic requirements on nuclear power plants licensees.

The risk-informed regulatory-decision making process used at the NRC also utilizes several key regulatory guidance documents and consensus standards. These include (but are not limited to):

Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.174, “An Approach for Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis”

RG 1.175, “An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Inservice Testing”

RG 1.177, “An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking:

Technical Specifications”

RG 1.178, “An Approach for Plant-Specific Risk-Informed Decisionmaking for Inservice Inspection of Piping”

RG 1.200, “An Approach for Determining the Technical Adequacy of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Results for Risk-Informed Activities”

NUREG-0800, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of the Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,” Section 19, “Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: General Guidance,”

Consensus standards documents such as ASME/ANS RA-Sa-2009, “Standard for Level 1/Large Early Release Frequency Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Plant Applications”

5. REQUIRED TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

This contract requires personnel who have experience in actually doing Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) analyses rather than reviewing NPP PRA analyses. Doing a NPP PRA analysis is a judgmental art that requires an experienced practitioner to apply knowledge of engineering, mathematics, systems, components, and the interaction of systems and/or components with their operating environment.

Doing NPP PRA analyses involves the following activities: (1) Identifying system dependencies; (2) Performing plant and system walk downs; (3) Reviewing and evaluating plant data, and then estimating parameters; (4) Conducting expert elicitation to determine event probabilities for which data are unavailable; (5) Developing event trees (graphical representations showing systemic risk resulting from an initiating event) and fault trees (graphical representations showing the chain of events leading to a specific fault or failure); (6) Formulating key modeling assumptions for success criteria, common cause failures, and human actions; and (7) Estimating radionuclide release and transport with consequential health, environmental, and economic effects. For personnel to qualify as having done NPP PRA analyses, documentation must be provided that they performed these activities. Reviewing NPP PRA analyses may or may not capture one or more of these elements, depending on the depth of review.

Additionally, contractor personnel shall be technically credible, based on their in-depth knowledge of NPP PRA analysis resulting from their education and work experience, to respond to technical questions during presentations to the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) and other NRC entities.

The contractor labor categories required for this project are listed below; including their descriptions. For these labor categories, the contractor shall prepare a technical and project management quality assurance plan that:

Contains names and biographical information of the key personnel who would be doing the needed high quality work, including the alternate(s).

Describes how the alternate(s) will quickly assume the contractual responsibilities of key personnel in the event of their extended or permanent absence.

Senior Engineer/Analyst (or equivalent) Individuals that are proposed to work under this labor category shall possess a minimum of 10 years of technical experience and 5 years of project management experience. The minimum educational requirements are a Ph.D. or Master's degree in a recognized engineering or scientific field from an accredited program of study. Equivalent experience in a science or engineering field may be considered. These individuals shall also have multiple scientific publications and have extensive peer recognition as an authority in their field of study.

Technical experience shall consist largely of the in-depth knowledge and expertise discussed in this section, and should also include technical experience with applied research, technical analysis, technical support activities, and independent problem solving. Project management experience shall include experience with directing work under technical projects and with multiple personnel. Experience with directing PRA projects is required.

Engineer/Analyst (or equivalent) Individuals that are proposed to work under this labor category shall possess a minimum of 3 years of technical experience and a Master's degree or a minimum of 5 years of technical experience and a Bachelor's degree. The academic degree shall be for a recognized engineering or scientific field from an accredited program of study. An Engineer/Analyst is expected to perform detailed PRA analyses with some direction from the Senior Engineer/Analyst, but should possess enough understanding of the development of PRAs to make independent technical decisions.

Extensive technical knowledge and experience is required in developing models and performing analyses for a PRA. Specifically, the contractor personnel shall have extensive and demonstrated experience in doing work in the following PRA related areas:

Level-1 PRA:

Core damage risk - Quantifies the frequency of accidents that result in core damage.

Specific skills include:

o Event tree analysis (ETA) o Fault tree analysis (FTA) o Internal event and fire analysis and modeling o External hazard analysis and modeling (including, but not limited to, seismic, wind, and flooding) o Data analysis in support of parameter estimation o Uncertainty quantification o Common cause failure modeling o Low power and shutdown modeling o Human reliability analysis

Familiarity with the SPAR-H Human Reliability Analysis Method, Cause Based Decision Trees (CBDT), and the Human Cognitive Reliability (HCR)/Operator Reliability Experiments (ORE) methods is required.

o Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture (C-SGTR) Calculator Performance: (1) As outlined in the diagram below, and (2) Contained in publicly available slides that were presented at the ACRS Meeting of the Subcommittees on Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels and PRA on April 07, 2015.

Additionally, contractor personnel shall have demonstrated experience in the following PRA areas:

Level-2 PRA:

Radioactive material release risk - Core damage frequency combined with the conditional probability that the containment structure fails to prevent the release.

Specific skills include:

o Severe accident modeling, including familiarity with developing models and running severe accident computer codes

Working knowledge of MELCOR, a computer code developed by Sandia National Laboratories, is required o Uncertainty quantification o Application of Severe Accident Mitigation Guidelines (SAMGs) and other mitigating strategies to Level-2 PRA modeling o Human reliability modeling for severe accident analysis o Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) event analysis and modeling o Dry Cask Storage (DCS) event analysis and modeling o C-SGTR Calculator Performance as discussed above under Level-1 PRA.

Level-3 PRA:

Health consequence risk - Combines radioactive material release frequency with the health consequences associated with each release.

Specific skills include:

o Working knowledge of emergency plans and emergency declarations within a

PRA context o Working knowledge of evacuation modeling o Working knowledge of MELCOR o Working knowledge of MACCS2 (MELCOR Accident Consequence Code

Systems, Version 2) o Working knowledge of MELMACCS, which is used to automate and improve the connection between source-term analyses from MELCOR with the MACCS2 consequence analysis.

MELMACCS facilitates a high-fidelity representation of timing, buoyancy and other characteristics of the release from an accident.

The convenience of automatically coupling MELCOR and MACCS2 enables users to include more detail in their analyses, which allows for more accurate results.

PRA software tools used for quantification of event tree/fault tree models o Working knowledge of the NRC’s Systems Analysis Programs for Hands-on

Integrated Reliability Evaluations (SAPHIRE) computer code is required.

NPP operating experience data analysis and parameter estimation in support of PRA

6. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

At the start of work under each task of this Task Order Contract, the NRC Technical Monitor (TM) for the task shall provide the contractor with needed government-furnished property as approved by the NRC Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). This government- furnished property shall be provided in electronic or hard copy format as needed and can include, but not be limited to, the following Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) related information.

NPP operating documentation o Technical Specifications o FSAR (Final Safety Analysis Report) o EOPs (Emergency Operating Procedures) o LPSD (Low Power and Shutdown) plant evolutions

Refueling outage

Unplanned operating mode change o POS (Plant Operational State)

Internal hazards External hazards o SFP (Spent Fuel Pool) procedures o DCS (Dry Cask Storage) procedures

NPP PRA (Probabilistic Risk Assessment) codes Note: Instructions for obtaining the following PRA codes are available on the NRC’s public website. When there, just follow the path Home > About NRC > How We Regulate > Research Activities > Obtaining the Codes o SAPHIRE Systems Analysis Programs for Hands-on Integrated Reliability Evaluations o MELCOR/MACCS MELCOR; and MACCS (MELCOR Accident Consequence Code Systems) which has been superseded by Version 2, MACCS2

MELMACCS, which is used to automate and improve the connection between a source-term analyses from MELCOR with the MACCS2 consequence analysis

NPP PRA models o SPAR (Standardized Plant Analysis Risk) models

PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) C-SGTR (Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture) documentation o Instructions for accessing publicly available documentation o Non-publicly available documentation if permitted by an NRC licensee

NPP T-H (Thermal- Hydraulics) codes Note: Instructions for obtaining the following PRA codes are available on the NRC’s public website. When there, just follow the path Home > About NRC > How We Regulate > Research Activities > Obtaining the Codes o TRACE/RELAP5

NPP operating experience data analysis and parameter estimation in support of

PRA.

o IDCCS (Integrated Data Collection and Coding System) database which runs on a server using Microsoft (MS) “.NET” software technology at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

IDCCS includes data from:

LERs (Licensee Event Reports)

NRC Inspection Reports

INPO (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations) ICES (INPO Consolidated Event System)

IDCCS data can be accessed using MS Access o NRC will provide:

Contractor access to IDCCS Coding manual used by INL to input data into IDCCS

Current IDCCS data Past INL reports evaluating IDCCS data quality o NRC will determine the best way to update IDCCS data periodically, via a direct link to INL or some other electronic means.

NPP design documentation (The contractor may need to sign a non-disclosure agreement with the NRC licensee to use this information.)

o System descriptions o P&ID (Piping and instrumentation diagrams/drawings) o AC and DC one-line diagrams o Control wiring diagrams o Design drawings o PRA supporting calculations o Maintenance rule scoping documentation

The contractor is required have suitable computer equipment to:

Use the NRC supplied software and PRA models.

Use the following contractor supplied commercially available software for Windows.

o Microsoft Office Suite

Word Excel PowerPoint Access o Portable Document Format (PDF) o Secure ZIP

Communicate via email with the NRC.

7. SPECIFIC TASKS

The contractor shall provide technical assistance for the following commercial nuclear power plant (NPP) probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) tasks. Additional tasks may be added later as required.

Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture (C-SGTR) Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) o The NRC conducted research to develop additional products to facilitate development and review of future risk assessments involving consequential steam generator tube rupture (C-SGTR) in operating pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plants with subsequent radioactive release to the environment.

The results of this research currently reside in a draft NUREG report that includes additional thermal-hydraulic and structural analyses, characterization of steam generator (SG) flaw distributions, and improved probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) modeling.

o Task 1 of this contract is being issued so that technical assistance is provided to ensure that:

The draft NUREG report is finalized as a NUREG report and issued in a timely manner.

NRC offices are instructed on how to use the C-SGTR PRA methodology.

Multi-source Integrated Site PRA o The NRC is presently performing a full-scope integrated Level-3 PRA at a commercial nuclear power plant (NPP) site.

This can provide valuable insights into the relative importance of various contributors to radioactive release by assessing risks involving one or more major site radiological sources, including:

reactor units, spent fuel pools (SFPs), and dry cask storage (DCS).

o Task 2 of this contract is being issued so that technical assistance is provided to support the NRC in development of a multi-source integrated site PRA model.

This model shall encompass all major site radiological sources for a specified commercial nuclear power plant site, including all operating reactor units, SFPs, and DCS.

Development of Integrated Level-1 and Level-2 PRA Models Within the NRC’s SAPHIRE Computer Code Environment o The NRC uses PRA to estimate risk by computing real numbers to determine what can go wrong, how likely it is, and what are its consequences. Thus, PRA provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the design and operation of a NPP. Within the NRC, most NPP PRA analysis is done using the SAPHIRE (Systems Analysis Programs for Hands-on Integrated Reliability Evaluations) computer code in conjunction with the agency’s SPAR (Standardized Plant Analysis Risk) models.

o A future task of this contract may be issued so that technical assistance is provided to support the integration of Level-1 and Level-2 PRA models within SAPHIRE.

Development of PRA Models and Assessment of Radioactivity Release Mitigating Measures, Including Use of Filtered Containment Venting, for Nuclear Power Plants o Assessments following the Fukushima Dia-ichi accident have indicated that containment release mitigation strategies may have potential to reduce public health and safety impacts following a severe accident (e.g., NRC Near Term Task Force Recommendation 5.2).

o A future task of this contract may be issued so that technical assistance is provided to support the assessment of containment radioactivity release mitigation measures.

Development of PRA Models for Hazards Such as Wind, Seismic, Fire, and Flooding o Continued development of SPAR models for these hazards became extremely important after the Japan Fukushima Dia-ichi accident of March 11, 2011, when the NRC implemented a three-tiered prioritization of actions to enhance U.S. nuclear reactor safety.

o A future task of this contract may be issued so that technical assistance is provided to support future development of these SPAR models.

Development of PRA Models for Low Power and Shutdown Plant Operating States o Human error plays a more significant role in NPP accidents during low power and shutdown operating states than in other NPP accidents.

o A future task of this contract may be issued so that technical assistance is provided to support development of PRA models that better define the risk associated with NPP accidents during low power and shutdown operating states.

Operating Experience Data Analysis and Parameter Estimation in Support of PRA and Risk-informed Decision-making o Supports NRC Management Directive, 8.7, “Reactor Operating Experience Program,” which requires that the NRC collect and assess operational data from U.S. nuclear power plants.

o A future task of this contract may be issued so that technical assistance is provided to support:

Special studies that incorporate data currently contained in the NRC’s Integrated Data Collection and Coding System (IDCCS), maintained at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), in support of current risk-informed regulatory functions.

Recommendations on what new operational data or metrics may be collected and developed to improve PRA accuracy and agency risk-informed initiatives.

Recommendations on what to add or improve in the data provided to NRC via the INPO (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations) ICES (INPO Consolidated Events System) of component failure events.

On-going staff efforts directed towards improving common cause failure estimation methods.

8. DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE

A Monthly Letter Status Report (MLSR) shall be provided by the contractor by the 20th of each month. This report will be used by the Government to assess the adequacy of the resources proposed by the contractor to accomplish the work contained in this contract and provide status of contractor progress in achieving tasks and producing deliverables. The report shall include contract/order summary information, work completed during the specified period, milestone schedule information, problem resolution, travel plans, and staff hour summary. The MLSR shall be delivered via email in PDF format.

9. LEVEL OF EFFORT

The estimated Level of Effort for this IDIQ contract is 3360 Hours.

10. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Period of Performance of this Task Order Contract shall be 5 years after contract award.

11. SECURITY

The work to be done under this contract is UNCLASSIFIED.

SECTION D - Packaging and Marking

NRCD020 BRANDING

The Contractor is required to use the statement below in any publications, presentations, articles, products, or materials funded under this contract/order, to the extent practical, in order to provide NRC with 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.

Work Supported by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, under Contract/order number TBD.

(End of Clause)

NRCD010 PACKAGING AND MARKING

(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: N/A.

SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance

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.

52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - COST-REIMBURSEMENT. (APR 1984)

NRCE010 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE NRC (SEP 2013)

Inspection and acceptance of the deliverable items to be furnished hereunder shall be made by the NRC Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the destination, accordance with FAR 52.247-34 - F.o.b. Destination.

SECTION F - Deliveries or Performance

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.

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER. (AUG 1989)

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

52.247-48 F.O.B. DESTINATION - EVIDENCE OF SHIPMENT. (FEB 1999)

NRCF030A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ALTERNATE I

The ordering period for this contract shall commence on TBD and will expire on TBD.

Any orders issued during this period shall be completed within the time specified in the order, unless otherwise specified herein. (See FAR 52.216-18 - Ordering).

(End of Clause)

NRCF010 PLACE OF DELIVERY-REPORTS

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

a. Name: TBD (1 hard copy)

b. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

c. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

d. Address:

TBD

e. Electronic copies to:

f. (List names and email addresses)

g. Name: TBD (1 hard copy)

h. Contracting Officer (CO)

i. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

j. Address:

TBD

SECTION G - Contract Administration Data

2052.215-70 KEY PERSONNEL. (JAN 1993)

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

*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.

(End of Clause)

* To be incorporated into any resultant contract

2052.215-71 PROJECT OFFICER AUTHORITY. (OCT 1999)

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

Name: TBD Address:

Telephone Number:

(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 or changes to specific travel identified in the Statement of Work), fills in details, or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual statement of work.

(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, approve 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 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 that 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 to the instruction or direction 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.

NRCG030 ELECTRONIC PAYMENT (SEP 2014)

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-Central Contractor Registration”.

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.

SECTION H - Special Contract Requirements

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…