PWS_APPLIED HEALTH PHYSICS_Redacted.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

ORAU Applied Health Physics

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide training, ORAU Applied Health Physics. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform training, ORAU Applied Health Physics as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: has an enduring history of sending command personal to an applied health physics course for professional development dating several decades. The specified training course provides consistency in our Health Physics training. The course provides detailed training in Health Physics, Radiation Safety and Protection, laboratory equipment, instrumentation, and Radiological Emergency Response that helps keep PSNS & IMF on the leading edge of Science and available Technology.

1.3 Objectives: Due to COVID restrictions

have not completed applied health physics training, which is a part of their Individual Development Plan (IDP) in over two years. There is a loss of consistency of training in the professional development of PSNS & IMF Health Physicists.

1.4 Scope: Contractor shall provide health physics personnel with intensive hands-on, laboratory based training in health physics, radiation safety, environmental monitoring, and radiological surveys.

1.4.1 Course shall provide no less than five-weeks of training consisting of lectures and laboratory exercises. Beginning with fundamental principles, each topic progresses to an advanced level.

1.4.1.1 Participants spend approximately 40% of their time performing laboratory exercises using radiation detection and measurement equipment. Laboratory exercises complement the health physics principles learned in the lectures.

1.4.1.2 Instruction is fortified with weekly examinations and problem sessions. A final examination is given at the end of the course.

1.5 Period of Performance: Applied Health Physics training for up to Period of Performance is 31 July 2023 through 30 September 2023.

1.6 Quality Control: Not Applicable

1.7 Location:

1.7.1 Place of Performance: The training to be conducted under this contract will be performed at

1.7.2 Hours of Operation: Not Applicable

1.7.3 Recognized Holidays: Not Applicable

1.8 Security Requirements: Not Applicable

1.8.1 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.8.2 Key Control: Not Applicable

1.8.3 Lock Combinations: Not Applicable

1.9 Special Qualifications: Not Applicable

1.10 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues.

These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.11 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies;

coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.12 Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government: The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 6:00 am to 2:00 pm Pacific Time, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

1.12.1 Identification of Contractor Employees: Contract Manager and Alternate

1.13 Contractor Travel: Not Applicable

1.14 Other Direct Costs: Not Applicable

1.15 Data Rights: Not Applicable

1.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such

OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.17 Phase In /Phase Out Period: Not Applicable

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AR Army Regulation CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program TE Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: The Government will provide each student a laptop or tablet.

3.2 Facilities: Not Applicable

3.3 Utilities: Not Applicable

3.4 Equipment: Not Applicable

3.5 Materials: Not Applicable

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Not Applicable

4.3. Materials: The Contractor shall furnish all materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS.

4.4. Equipment: furnish all equipment necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. SPECIFIC TASKS:

5.1. Basic Services: Contractor shall provide five health physics personnel with intensive hands-on, laboratory based training in health physics, radiation safety, environmental monitoring, and radiological surveys as follows

5.1.1 Course shall provide hands-on, laboratory based training in health physics, radiation safety, radiological surveys, and environmental monitoring beginning with fundamental physics principles that rapidly progresses to an advanced level.

5.1.2 Laboratory exercises and demonstrations shall complement the health physics principles taught in the lectures.

5.2. Course work to cover:

5.2.1 Introduction to Radioactivity and Radiation

5.2.1.1 Laboratory and Radiation Safety

5.2.1.2 Gamma Rays, Conversion Electrons, X-Rays, and Auger Electrons

5.2.1.3 Decay Rates

5.2.1.4 Interactions of Charged Particle with Matter

5.2.1.5 Counting Statistics

5.2.1.6 Lab: Counting Statistics

5.2.1.7 Interactions of Photons with Matter

5.2.1.8 Gas-Filled Radiation Detectors

5.2.1.9 Geiger-Mueller Detectors

5.2.1.10 Lab: GM Counting I

5.2.1.11 Ionization Chambers

5.2.1.12 Proportional Counters

5.2.1.13 Solid Scintillator Detectors

5.2.1.14 Lab: GM Counting II

5.2.1.15 Dosimetric Quantities and Units

5.2.1.16 Measurement Geometry: Point, Line, Plane

5.2.1.17 Lab: Proportional Counting

5.2.1.18 Exam 1

5.2.2 Survey Instruments

5.2.2.1 Calibration of Survey Meters

5.2.2.2 Lab: Survey Instruments I

5.2.2.3 Lab: Survey Instruments II

5.2.2.4 Radiation Surveys

5.2.2.5 External Dosimetry Part 1

5.2.2.6 Lab: Alpha and Beta Instrument Calibration

5.2.2.7 Lab: Gamma Instrument Calibration

5.2.2.8 Critical Levels, Detection Limits, and MDAs

5.2.2.9 Gamma Spectroscopy Overview - Features

5.2.2.10 Lab: Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy I

5.2.2.11 Lab: Low Energy Spectral Features

5.2.2.12 Semiconductor Detectors

5.2.2.13 Lab: Electronic Calibration

5.2.2.14 Lab: Floor Monitoring

5.2.2.15 Lab: High Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

5.2.2.16 Lab: Walkover Survey

5.2.2.17 Lab: High Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectrometry

5.2.2.18 Demo: Well Detector Spectral Features

5.2.2.19 Radiation Instrument Quality Control

5.2.2.20 Lab: Instrument Quality Assurance

5.2.2.21 Exam II

5.2.3 Sealed Sources

5.2.3.1 X-Ray Production

5.2.3.2 Accelerators

5.2.3.3 Shielding Radiation

5.2.3.4 Lab: Practical Shielding Demonstration

5.2.3.5 Lab: Leak Testing, Package Receipt

5.2.3.6 Natural Background and Man-made Radioactivity

5.2.3.7 Industrial Uses of Radiation

5.2.3.8 Lab: Alpha Spectroscopy

5.2.3.9 Lab: Half-Life of Long-Lived Radionuclide

5.2.3.10 Transportation of Radioactive Materials

5.2.3.11 Liquid Scintillation Counting

5.2.3.12 Lab: Radon Charcoal Canisters and Electrets

5.2.3.13 Lab: Techniques and Sample Preparation

5.2.3.14 Lab: Radiation Shielding

5.2.3.15 X-Ray Fluorescence

5.2.3.16 Lab - X-Ray Fluorescence

5.2.3.17 Radiation Safety Regulations and Standards

5.2.3.18 Lab: Contamination Surveys

5.2.3.19 Lab: Hand-Held Identifiers

5.2.3.20 Biological Effects of Radiation

5.2.3.21 Radiation Dose and Risk

5.2.3.22 Preparing for Radiation Emergencies/Radiation Accidents

5.2.4 Thermoluminescent, Film, and OSL Dosimetry

5.2.4.1 External Dosimetry Part 2

5.2.4.2 Lab: TLD Systems

5.2.4.3 Lab: Dosimetry Report Interpretation

5.2.4.4 Air Sampling Introduction

5.2.4.5 Air Sampling Equations

5.2.4.6 Problem Session 5: Air Sampling

5.2.4.7 Lab: Air Sampling

5.2.4.8 Radionuclide Equilibrium

5.2.4.9 Fume Hood and Design Testing

5.2.4.10 Stack Sampling

5.2.4.11 Atmospheric Dispersion

5.2.4.12 Lab: Ventilation System Testing

5.2.4.13 Introduction to Nuclear Power and Reactor Health Physics

5.2.4.14 Radon and its Decay Products

5.2.4.15 Respiratory Protection

5.2.4.16 Lab: Radon Charcoal Canisters and Electrets

5.2.4.17 Introduction to Internal Dosimetry

5.2.4.18 Bioassay Data Interpretation

5.2.4.19 Problem Session 6: Internal Dosimetry

5.2.4.20 Exam III

5.2.5 Neutron Sources

5.2.5.1 Interactions of Neutrons with Matter

5.2.5.2 Neutron Detectors

5.2.5.3 Lab: He-3 Detectors

5.2.5.4 Lab: Air Sampling (Radon Daughters)

5.2.5.5 Neutron Activation

5.2.5.6 Lab: Neutron Survey Meter Calibration

5.2.5.7 Lab: Bonner Spheres

5.2.5.8 Lab: Neutron Activation Analysis

5.2.5.9 Lab: Neutron Fluence Rate Measurements

5.2.5.10 Review of Course Exams/Lab Exercises

5.2.5.11 Radioactive Waste Management

5.2.5.12 Radionuclide Pathways

5.2.5.13 Medical Uses of Radiation

5.2.5.14 Decommissioning

5.2.5.15 Lab: Comprehensive Lab Practical

5.2.5.16 Environmental Monitoring Programs

5.2.5.17 Environmental Sample Collection

5.2.5.18 Sample Process

5.2.5.19 Comprehensive Final Exam

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS):

6.1. The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LIST:

7.1 Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2. Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Deliverables Schedule: Not Applicable

7.3 Attachment 3/Technical Exhibit 3 – Estimated Workload Data: Not Applicable