Request for Information_NTPR Support.pdf

Notice: Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) Program Support

Notice Type: Request For Information

RFI Reference #: ACRRDNTS212097

NAICS Code: 5416, Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

NOTICE INFORMATION

Agency/Office: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Description(s): This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; there is no solicitation available at this time. No response will be provided to requests for solicitation. THIS REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION NOTICE IS PUBLISHED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.

DTRA has a requirement as follows:

DTRA’s Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) Program serves 500,000 atomic veterans and Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees (and/or their dependents) who participated in U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing (1945-1962), with the occupation forces of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, or were prisoners of war in Japan at the conclusion of World War II. The program similarly supports an analogous 50,000 DoD personnel associated with U.S.

underground nuclear weapon testing (1951-1992), and 6,000 DoD personnel associated with the radiological clean-up of the Pacific Proving Ground. It interacts directly with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Labor (DOL) to provide DoD’s input for veteran radiogenic disease medical assistance and financial compensation. It awards Atomic Veterans Service Certificates for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). Additional information is available at:

https://www.dtra.mil/DTRA-Mission/Reference-Documents/NTPR-Info/

NTPR also serves as DoD's subject matter expert for personnel radiation dose assessment, and provides this support at the request of the OSD, Combatant Commanders, and the military services. Recent examples include dose assessment requests for service member's exposure to x-rays emanating from Long Range Navigation (LORAN) high voltage vacuum tube transmitter units, service member's exposure to radiological releases from the McMurdo Station, Antarctica nuclear power plant, and DoD-affiliated individuals' exposure to radiological releases from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

The scope of this work requires the contractor to perform veteran participation verification, dose assessment, information management, veteran assistance/outreach, and program management tasks. This effort includes six (6) major task areas:

1. Perform veteran participation verification for radiogenic disease compensation claims/medical assistance and Atomic Veterans Service Certificates;

https://www.dtra.mil/DTRA-Mission/Reference-Documents/NTPR-Info/

2. Develop and perform credible radiation dose assessments using state-of-the-art standard methods and procedures, with an associated independent quality assurance program;

3. Update and maintain DTRA’s atomic veteran computer network and software applications (e.g. NuTRIS-Web; Ref: DTRA-TR-19-039, “Design Aspects of DTRA’s NuTRIS-Web Software Application”: DTIC Accession No. AD1093055);

4. Provide records research and information management;

5. Perform process improvement and scientific studies; and

6. Provide program management of government furnished equipment, security of Personally Identifiable Information records, and a staff holding national security clearances.

See attached Statement of Work for additional details on the requirement. The period of performance is anticipated to be 60 months.

As part of your capability submittal, please provide responses to the following:

1. Provide your general experience in responding to VA and DOJ compensation claim inquiries, and your specific experience working with atomic veterans;

2. Describe your radiation dose assessment expertise, and how you handle associated quality assurance; and

3. Explain your experience in supporting DoD IT systems, and your expertise in supporting software applications, such as NuTRIS-Web.

Sources having the capability and/or concept to meet these requirements are invited to respond to this notice. Responses should be limited to a ten (10) page white paper in 12 point Times New Roman font for any given capabilities and/or concept, not including cover page, cover letter and table of contents. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as such. Submitted data and information will not be returned. Any information submitted in response to this Request for Information is strictly voluntary. This notice is for information planning purposes and the Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted.

Electronic responses are required and shall be submitted to Mark Thompson, Contract Specialist, at mark.a.thompson66.civ@mail.mil and copy Daisy Chang, Contracting Officer, at daisy.m.chang.civ@mail.mil no later than June 22, 2021 at 4:00PM ET. All emails should include in the subject line the RFI number and the submitting organization’s name. All documentation shall become the property of the Government.

Unless otherwise stated herein, no additional information is available. Requests for the same will be disregarded. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, to make award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of any effort in response to this Request for Information. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract/task order.

Contracting Office Address:

DTRA AL-ACR

8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6201

Primary Point of Contact:

Mark Thompson mark.a.thompson66.civ@mail.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:

Daisy Chang daisy.m.chang.civ@mail.mil mailto:mark.a.thompson66.civ@mail.mil mailto:daisy.m.chang.civ@mail.mil