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HR-10-702

10/22/2009

RS-38-10-702

11-16-2009 Monique B. Williams

(301) 492-3640 12-16-2009 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Div. of Contracts Attn: Monique B. Williams Mail Stop: TWB-01-B10M Washington, DC 20555 X N/A X U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Technical Training Center Osborne Office Center 5746 Marlin Road Chattanooga TN 37411-5677 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Div. of Contracts Mail Stop: TWB-01-B10M Washington, DC 20555 Department of Interior / NBC NRCPayments@nbc.gov Attn: Fiscal Services Branch - D2770 7301 W. Mansfield Avenue Denver CO 80235-2230 The contractor shall improve the computer technology used in the General Electric Simulator; improve the reactor core and reactor thermal-hydraulic system models; and provide a digital control Room for the simulator that is similar to the distributed control Systems (DCS) to be used in the new reactor plants.

The period of performance : Twelve-Months from Date of Award with Four One-Year Option Periods.

Not Applicable X X Monique B. Williams Contracting Officer

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RS-38-10-702

SECTION B - CONTINUATION BLOCK

B.1 PROJECT TITLE

The title of this project is as follows:

“New Reactor Control Room Simulator and Improving the General Electric Simulator”

B.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK (MAR 1987)

The contractor shall improve the computer technology used in the GE simulator; improve the maintainability of the GE simulator; improve the reactor core and reactor thermal-hydraulic system models; and provide a digital control room for the simulator that is similar to the distributed control systems (DCS) anticipated to be used in new reactor plants.

B.3 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION--FIRM FIXED PRICE (JUN 1988)

The firm fixed price of this contract is $_____.

B.4 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION--COST REIMBURSEMENT (JUN 1988)

The total estimated cost to the Government for full performance under this contract is $25,000.

(b) The amount obligated by the Government with respect to this contract is $25,000.

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B.5 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

BASE YEAR: (Period of Performance: Twelve months from Date of Award)

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001 TASK 1 - Establish a Simulator Baseline 1 LOT $ $

002 Task 2 - Provide New Computer Systems 1 LOT $ $

003 Task 3 - Provide Simulator Executive and Development System Software 1 LOT $ $

004 Task 4 - Convert/Recompile Existing Model Software & Initial Conditions 1 LOT $ $

005 Task 5 - Provide Replacement Instructor Station 1 LOT $ $

006 Task 6 - Install Hardware and Software to Interface w/Control Benchboards 1 LOT $ $

007 Task 7 - Training 1 LOT $ $

008 Task 8 - Software Licensing, Hardware and Software (12-months) 1 LOT $ $

009 Task 9 - Distributed Control System (DCS Software) 1 LOT $ $

010 Task 10 - Replacement Thermal Hydraulic Model 1 LOT $ $

011 Task 11 - Replacement Reactor Core Model 1 LOT $ $

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012 Travel Costs - The government will pay up to the 1 LOT $ 20,000 $ 20,000 rates specified in the Government Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) for travel destinations. Hotel reservations will be made by the contractor and will be reimbursed for actual costs only, with back up documentation/receipts attached to the invoice.

013 Other Direct Costs 1 LOT $ 5,000 $ 5,000

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OPTION YEAR 1: (Period of Performance: Twelve months from Date of Award)

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015 Software Maintenance and Offsite Archival Storage 100 hours $ $

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016 Software Maintenance and Offsite Archival Storage 100 hours $ $

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017 Software Maintenance and Offsite Archival Storage 1000 hours $ $

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018 Software Maintenance and Offsite Archival Storage 1000 hours $ $

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B.6 STATEMENT OF WORK

New Reactor Control Room Simulator and General Electric Upgrade

PURPOSE

The Office of Human Resources, Associate Directorate for Human Resources Training and Development requires the development of digital control rooms like those anticipated to be used in new reactor plants and the re-host of the General Electric (GE) full-scope control room simulator from its current computer systems to computer systems utilizing current, industry-standard processor technology.

2.0 BACKGROUND

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) currently has four full-scope control room simulators replicating the Babcock & Wilcox, GE, Combustion Engineering and Westinghouse reactor designs installed at the Technical Training Center (TTC) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The GE simulator was designed and constructed by GSE Systems and was delivered to the Long Island Lighting Company in 1985. It simulates the now-shutdown Shoreham nuclear power plant. The simulator was delivered to the NRC in 1994 with two Compro 32/8780 computer systems, a VP3300 vector processor, and an Aydin Controls video graphic system. In the ensuing years, the NRC simulator engineers have replaced several of the systems originally supplied with newer technology.

The GE simulator currently utilizes one Compro Legacy Computer Replacement System (LCRS), a Linux-based PC that emulates RSX computer hardware to the extent that it is capable of running the Compro MPX-3.6 operating system, as the main simulation computer. The instructor station software currently runs on the LCRS computer, displaying on a PC that emulates an Intecolor workstation. The original simulated process computer software and hardware have been replaced with a system designed by the NRC simulator engineers that is PC-based and that receives simulation data via a network link with the LCRS computer.

Although the above-referenced computer hardware is technologically up to date, the simulator software currently runs on a system (LCRS) that emulates an obsolete computer system (RSX, running the MPX operating system). The pool of qualified engineers with detailed knowledge of the operation and maintenance of RSX systems and MPX software has become very limited.

3.0 OBJECTIVE

The contractor shall provide the necessary management, supervision, qualified staff, administrative and technical equipment to accomplish the tasks outlined in the statement of work.

The contractor shall improve the computer technology used in the GE simulator; improve the maintainability of the GE simulator; improve the reactor core and reactor thermal-hydraulic system models; and provide a digital control room for the simulator that is similar to the distributed control systems (DCS) anticipated to be used in new reactor plants.

The specific outcomes of this project are the following:

1. Improve simulator maintainability and operation by:

Re-hosting the simulator from its present mix of computer platforms to current-technology, Intel-compatible equipment;

Replacing the existing instructor station; and

Replacing the simulator executive and development system software.

2. Prepare the simulator for use in new-reactor training by:

Improving the fidelity and making possible the reconfiguration of the reactor core simulation by replacing the reactor core model;

Improving the fidelity and making possible the reconfiguration of the reactor pressure vessel and key elements of the reactor recirculation system simulation by replacing the reactor thermal-hydraulic model; and

Developing and installing an additional, digital control room anticipated to be used in new reactor plants based on a large overview display and multiple computer workstations that can simulate or emulate the functions of a DCS.

Upon completion of this project, the GE simulator will be operable using the standard control room benchboards, based on the Shoreham generating station, executing on standard computer equipment. The obsolete equipment and software removed from service. The simulator will also be operable using a digital control room based on a simulated DCS similar to the DCS systems anticipated to be used in new reactor plants.

Achievement of the first objective is necessitated by the age and obsolescence of several elements of the current simulator and forms the base requirement of this acquisition.

The second objective reflects work that is required to enable training in new reactors in advance of the final design of new reactor generating stations.

Refer to Attachment I for an illustration of the objectives of this procurement.

4.0 STATEMENT OF WORK

4.1 GENERAL APPROACH AND REQUIREMENTS

The following are summary statements of the tasks and requirements of this project. Detailed descriptions of each individual task are delineated in section 4.2, Base Project Tasks, and section 4.3, Optional Project Tasks.

The contractor shall re-host the main simulation software such that it will run on industry-standard computers based on Intel or Intel-compatible processors. The software shall run under either the Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.

The contractor shall replace the GSE-provided, MPX-based executive system software with executive system software that is more compatible with current operating systems and software development utilities.

The contractor shall provide a suite of software tools that are used to develop and update the simulator mathematical models.

The contractor shall supply a replacement instructor station that is compatible with the new computer system and executive system and that has, as a minimum, the same capabilities as the existing instructor station.

The contractor shall supply the necessary hardware and software to interface with the present control benchboard input/output (I/O) system.

When complete, the simulator shall be able to run all of the scenarios, plant evolutions, and simulated failures which can currently be run. The objective is to improve long-term simulator maintainability and remove obsolete computer systems.

The contractor shall provide and integrate into the simulator a replacement reactor core model.

The contractor shall provide and integrate into the simulator a replacement reactor primary thermal-hydraulic system model.

The contractor shall provide additional software to enable the simulator to be operated from a digital control room based on a simulation or emulation of a DCS.

The contractor is expected to perform the work provided in this contract at its own facilities unless there is intermediate testing or data gathering that may need to be performed at the TTC. Final testing, integration, and hardware activities will be performed at the NRC Technical Training Center utilizing the GE simulator.

The contractor shall approach this project as a turn-key project, meaning that the NRC simulator engineers are not expected to provide assistance. The NRC simulator engineers will be available to answer questions as necessary but will not be available for software coding or graphic display design and implementation.

The contractor shall identify a Project Manager to serve as the point of contact for the NRC Project Officer.

This contract is not authorized to process Safeguards or Classified Information.

4.2 BASE PROJECT TASKS

TASK 4.2.1 ESTABLISH A SIMULATOR BASELINE

The contractor shall, with the NRC assistance, perform baseline data gathering of steady state, 100 percent operation; cold shutdown operation; and up to 10 transients for comparison with the replacement system.

The contractor is expected to use the data collected from baseline data gathering to verify the operation of the replacement system as it is being implemented.

At the conclusion of this project, the contractor shall provide a report comparing the baseline data to data collected during similar operation on the converted system. The comparison shall be made using data collected after the system is converted and prior to installation of any replacement models. Successful comparison and acceptance by the NRC shall constitute acceptance of the replacement computer system and software conversion.

To aid in comparison, the NRC shall create and preserve a set of backup media containing all files and software as it exists at the beginning of the contract.

TASK 4.2.2 PROVIDE NEW COMPUTER SYSTEMS

The contractor shall provide computer system(s), based on Intel or Intel-compatible processors, to replace the existing Compro RSX computer systems.

In the present architecture, the simulator models run on an Intel-compatible computer that emulates a Compro RSX computer system. The computer is equipped with Compro’s Reflective Memory system, two Compro GPIO-HSDs, and a Compro Real Time Option Module. A second Intel-compatible computer is also equipped with Compro Reflective Memory and two HSD cards from Applied Data Sciences. This system runs Windows XP and is used for software development, but plays no active role in simulation. There are no cross-connected interrupts.

The replacement computer system(s) shall run either the Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (or later version) or Linux operating system(s). The contractor shall clearly identify any additions or modifications to the standard operating system that may be required and shall provide full source code for any such additions or modifications.

The contractor shall provide an additional computer system for use in software development that is capable of and configured for running the simulation software without connection to the control benchboards.

All replaced computer equipment will remain the property of the NRC.

TASK 4.2.3 PROVIDE SIMULATOR EXECUTIVE AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE

The contractor shall replace the original GSE S3 executive system and development software.

The executive system software provides the software framework which controls the execution of the simulator models, performs simulator I/O, provides for creating and using initial condition snapshots, and performs other functions.

The replacement executive system shall allow the models to be executed whether or not they are connected to the control benchboards. When not connected to the control benchboards, the replacement executive system shall assume that the control benchboard inputs are static as established by the selected initial condition.

The development system software provides the software framework for developing, loading, and testing simulator modules and typically consists of language compilers, variable database(s), a mechanism for loading software modules, and other functions. The software development system shall ensure that consistency is maintained between the simulator variable database and the models. Consistency checks shall ensure that software modules that utilize changed variables are required to be recompiled prior to loading into a simulator software load.

TASK 4.2.4 CONVERT OR RECOMPILE EXISTING MODEL SOFTWARE AND INITIAL CONDITIONS

The contractor shall take the existing software modules that model the reactor plant systems and convert or recompile them to run on the new computer systems.

As part of a different project, the NRC simulator engineers have converted most of the existing simulator models to run under a Windows-based version of the GSE executive system. The NRC will make those conversions available to the contractor for reference purposes only. The NRC makes no representation as to the validity or completeness of the conversion. The contractor is solely responsible for converting and recompiling the existing models as they are configured for utilization on the current LCRS system.

The existing models were developed by GSE and make extensive use of an MPX-based version of GSE’s S3 executive system and the DBM database facility. The contractor shall convert the database and lookup routines to use a database-driven facility centered around a Structured Query Language database.

Some elements of the model software (primarily minor subroutines) were written in Compro Assembly language. The contractor shall re-write such elements in either the C or FORTRAN programming language. A conversion that emulates the Compro computer instruction set is not acceptable and shall not be used.

The contractor shall use and provide current versions of the appropriate software development tools used for recompiling and converting the software models. If the contractor elects to provide the Microsoft Windows operating system on the replacement computers, the contractor shall utilize and provide the latest released version of Microsoft Visual Studio and compatible FORTRAN compilers.

The contractor shall convert the existing simulator initial conditions for use on the replacement computer system(s).

The simulator shall be capable of running the converted initial conditions in a stable manner. It is recognized that the present and replacement computer systems utilize different binary representations for floating point values and that rounding errors in the conversion may result in short-term minor transients when the simulator is placed in a run state following a reset.

The contractor is not required to replace the existing simulated process computer. NRC simulator engineers will adapt the associated software as necessary to run on the replacement simulator computer system and executive software.

TASK 4.2.5 PROVIDE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTOR STATION

The contractor shall provide a replacement instructor station. The instructor station shall be capable of customary simulator functions such as:

resetting the simulator to an initial condition;

providing a visual cue on the control benchboard during simulator reset that indicates switches and controls that are out of position for the initial condition;

providing a list at the instructor station during simulator reset that indicates switches and controls that are out of position for the initial condition;

generating a snapshot of existing simulator conditions, thereby creating a new initial condition;

creating automatic, periodic snapshots of simulator conditions to which the simulator may be reset (i.e., backtrack initial conditions);

recording operator control benchboard actions in a time-tagged log;

recovering from inadvertent or improper operator actions at the control benchboards by replaying simulator operation and operator actions up to the point of inappropriate action and then resuming normal simulator operation;

inserting and deleting malfunctions as selected by the instructor;

inserting and removing global common failures as selected by the instructor;

performing local operator actions as selected by the instructor;

generating trend line plots for display at the instructor station;

monitoring simulation variables in real time; and providing global annunciator control.

The contractor shall separate the instructor station software from the executive system software and provide a single, integrated human-machine interface (HMI) for controlling the simulator.

The instructor station shall be customized to reflect the specific capabilities of the GE simulator as it currently exists. The NRC shall provide the contractor with listings and descriptions of features such as malfunctions, remote functions, local operator actions, and global common failures.

The contractor shall provide dynamic process and instrumentation diagram displays, logic diagrams, and electrical distribution displays that can be used to control the simulator by, for example, clicking on a valve icon to perform a local operator action. The current simulator has no such displays.

The replacement instructor station shall include the following features, as well as those described above as typical for an instructor station:

a scriptable “expert” mode that allows the simulation to be controlled by means of a pre-prepared script or text file;

a mechanism to monitor and alter simulator variable values in tabular form, and to monitor simulator variables in trend line form;

for debugging purposes, a mechanism for taking specified software modules into and out of execution and to “call” specified software modules on-demand;

a mechanism for collecting real-time simulator data that shall, as a minimum, be capable of being exported to files in a format readable by Microsoft Excel; and a mechanism for allowing the addition of features by appropriately trained simulator engineers. The contractor may implement this requirement through configuration files or through the use of an alterable database.

TASK 4.2.6 INSTALL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO INTERFACE WITH CONTROL BENCHBOARDS

The contractor shall provide and install the necessary hardware and software to interface the control benchboards with the replacement computer systems. The existing I/O system utilizes two GPIO-HSD cards in one emulated RSX computer that connect to two strings of DigiLink I/O equipment that were manufactured by GSE. The DigiLink master controllers are actually DIGI-3 master controllers. The contractor shall, to the maximum extent possible, utilize the existing I/O system. It is not the NRC’s intention or desire that the GSE I/O equipment be replaced.

The GE simulator is heavily utilized for training. It is recognized that during the transition from the present system to the replacement system, there will be periods when the simulator benchboards must be shifted from the present to the replacement computer systems and back. The contractor shall be able to accomplish such a shift in 1-hour or less.

TASK 4.2.7 TRAINING

The contractor shall provide two weeks of hardware and software maintenance training at the TTC. The training shall be provided for up to eight (8) members of the TTC simulator support staff. The training shall be conducted by contractor personnel with a minimum of 5 years of hardware and software maintenance experience.

The training shall cover the methods used to perform such tasks as:

performing routine preventive maintenance on the supplied computer systems and associated hardware;

creating software backups and restoring the simulation software from the backups;

troubleshooting hardware problems;

modifying simulator models;

changing model execution sequence;

adding and deleting simulation variables;

determining which software modules make use of a given variable;

compiling and loading simulator models;

executing simulator models without being connected to the control benchboards;

adding or modifying instructor station features, including adding of additional process and instrumentation diagram displays;

collecting simulator data;

adding or modifying simulator I/O points; and adding or modifying DCS displays.

The contractor must provide eight (8) printed copies of any presentation materials developed for the training and eight (8) printed copies of any reference materials used to conduct the training shall be provided to the NRC. In addition, the presentation and reference materials shall also be provided in electronic format (Microsoft Office or PDF files).

TASK 4.2.8 SOFTWARE LICENSING, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WARRANTY

The contractor shall be solely responsible for acquiring the appropriate proprietary or copyright licenses from the original software providers for NRCs use. Further, any software enhancements or modifications and/or new models developed by the contractor under this contract shall be provided to the NRC for perpetual use without restriction.

The contractor shall provide NRC a license to utilize all contractor-provided simulator software on any appropriately configured computer system that the NRC may separately acquire at any NRC location. Such utilization shall be confined to training or human factors purposes and is limited to software developed, converted, or recompiled by the contractor. (A site license for commercial, off-the-shelf software is not required). The license shall allow the NRC to modify contractor-provided software for any purpose that the NRC may have. The NRC shall not be required to disclose to the contractor any modifications made to contractor-provided software.

The contractor shall provide NRC with full source code for all software delivered under this contract, except for software development tools such as compilers that are the products of third parties. This requirement includes but is not limited to source code for all converted models, the executive system, instructor station, and software development tools developed by the contractor. This source code will be maintained and controlled at the Technical Training Center.

The NRC will execute appropriate proprietary information agreements that the contractor may require of non-governmental customers and agrees not to violate contractor’s intellectual property rights.

The contractor shall warrant all software and hardware provided under this contract to be free from defect for a minimum period of one year following final installation of all systems and acceptance by the NRC.

TASK 4.2.9 DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM (DCS) SOFTWARE

The contractor shall provide an emulation of a DCS that is linked to the simulation software models so that major control room systems may be operated using the NRC-supplied DCS hardware.

The NRC shall provide the DCS hardware for the simulated DCS system. It is the NRC’s intention to use the same simulated DCS hardware in other applications. For example, a separate simulated DCS may be run on the hardware provided for use with a simulator other than the NRC’s GE simulator. The contractor shall not provide software that precludes such use.

The DCS system and the instructor station shall provide sufficient controls to operate the simulated power plant without the use of the simulator control benchboards.

At a minimum, the DCS shall provide controls for:

Manipulating control rod positions manually;

Manipulating controls in the reactor recirculation system to change reactor recirculation pump status;

Reactor pressure vessel level control;

Condensate and feedwater components;

Steam line safety relief valve control;

Main steam system controls, including the ability to bypass the main turbine and direct steam flow to the main condenser;

Main turbine control, to enable rolling the main turbine, bringing it to speed, and synchronizing to the grid;

Emergency diesel generator start and stop;

Emergency core cooling system(s) actuation and control;

Reactor protection system actuation and control;

Engineered safety features actuation and control; and

Neutron monitor displays for all ranges of neutron monitoring instrumentation

The controlled systems will allow for plant startup from hot shutdown through reactor criticality and power ascension to full power, plant shutdown from full power to a stable hot shutdown condition, and a subset of plant transients as mutually agreed upon.

It is the NRC’s intent to use the contractor-provided DCS system with the simulator to provide a training environment for near-term future reactor simulation, with a control system that provides an operator experience similar to what is anticipated for such reactors. Therefore, the contractor should use an actual DCS design to inform the design of the DCS provided under this contract. For example, the contractor may infer a probable U.S. commercial nuclear power plant DCS design from one that was provided with a non-U.S. reactor.

The contractor shall provide software that enables the NRC simulator engineers to generate and integrate additional displays as needed. The contractor shall deliver to the NRC all software that is used in the generation and integration of the final delivered DCS software such that the NRC engineers could, from source code and hard copy drawings, regenerate and integrate the displays with the simulator and the instructor station.

Additional back information regarding this task can be found in section 5.0, Advanced HMI Background Information.

TASK 4.2.10 REPLACEMENT THERMAL-HYDRAULIC MODEL

The contractor shall provide a replacement model for the existing primary thermal-hydraulic model. The replacement model shall be based on first principles, and shall provide a solution that:

conserves energy, mass, and momentum in both gas and liquid states allows for a non-homogeneous mix of liquid and mass in all nodes considers the effects of different velocities of mass and liquid allows for non-homogenous fluid flow from simulated breaks in the reactor recirculation system of variable sizes;

is capable of reproducing the power and flow oscillations that occur in operating regions of low reactor recirculation flow and relatively high reactor power; and is reconfigurable.

The contractor shall integrate the replacement primary thermal-hydraulic model with the rest of the simulator models and shall demonstrate stable operation at simulated cold-shutdown, startup, and power conditions. Additionally, the model shall compare favorably to plant data, where applicable and available, for a variety of plant transients such as scram, primary system loss of coolant accidents of varying sizes, and plant heatup and cooldown. Plant data may be actual data from the Shoreham nuclear power plant, data obtained from similar GE BWR/4 plants, or analytical data produced from properly configured computer codes such as RELAP/5.

To support new reactor training, it is the NRC’s intention to utilize an alternative reactor recirculation system configuration that closely resembles that of Advanced Boiling Water Reactor and Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor designs in conjunction with the current simulator models to create a new reactor simulator. The replacement reactor recirculation system model provided under this contract shall not preclude such a reconfiguration.

The contractor shall provide NRC with full source code and all applicable licenses and rights to use the source code for all software delivered under this task.

TASK 4.2.11 REPLACEMENT REACTOR CORE MODEL

The contractor shall provide a replacement model for the existing reactor core model.

The replacement model shall be based on first principles, and shall provide a solution that:

has sufficient nodalization that the effects of moving a single control rod may be observed;

does not rely on an assumption of radial or axial symmetry of control rod positions;

accounts for different points in a given core load’s life;

provides a mechanism for altering the core configuration, simulating different core loads;

is tightly integrated with the primary thermal-hydraulic model such that the effects of voiding within the moderator are locally modeled;

in conjunction with the primary thermal-hydraulic model, accurately predicts local fuel cladding temperatures; and is capable of reproducing the power and flow oscillations that occur in operating regions of low reactor coolant flow and relatively high reactor power.

The contractor shall integrate the replacement core model with the rest of the simulator models and shall demonstrate stable operation during all reasonable simulated plant conditions and transients.

The contractor shall provide full source code for all software delivered.

4.3 OPTIONAL PROJECT TASKS

TASK 4.3.1 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND OFFSITE ARCHIVAL STORAGE

The contractor shall provide an option for offsite software maintenance and offsite archiving of the GE simulator software configuration for the base year of the contract and for each of four option years. Each year shall be priced separately.

The software maintenance services provided under this option shall include routine updates to the instructor station, development system, models, DCS, modeling tools, and other software that are developed by the contractor during the base year or option years. The software maintenance services shall include 100 hours per year for Option Years 1 and 2; and 1,000 hours per year for option years 3 and 4 to cover on-call consultation with the NRC simulator engineers to resolve discrepancies or perform desired software modifications. This option is exclusive of contractor’s warranty obligations.

The contractor shall provide full source code for all software delivered under this option.

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 NOTICE LISTING CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following clauses 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" contained in this document. FAR 52.252-2 contains the internet address for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

C.2 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2008)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show --

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m.

one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (http://assist.daps.dla.mil).

(ii) Quick Search (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by?

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile

(215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS +4" followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://www.fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) Central Contractor Registration. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

C.3 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2009)

(a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract.