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STATEMENT OF WORK

SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

FOR RESPONSIBLE USE OF SMALL MODULAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY (FIRST)

INITIATIVE

C.1. Goals

The goal of this solicitation is for the Government to advance the FIRST Initiative through the procurement of a variety of services relating to raising the awareness of partner governments on how to build a nuclear energy program focused on the deployment Small Modular Reactor

(SMR) technology that is in accordance with the highest international standards for nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation. Ongoing and proposed deployment of Floating Nuclear

Power Plants (FNPPs) poses a related challenge this solicitation seeks to address. The

Government seeks to develop ten training modules to raise the awareness of government and other relevant decision-makers in at least ten partner countries in Southeast Asia, Africa, Eastern

Europe and the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Latin America on the nuclear security, safety, nonproliferation, and related considerations associated with Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology. Deployments of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) pose a related challenge this solicitation seeks to address. Additionally, the Government is seeking to deliver those modules to selected trainees in at least ten partner countries in the aforementioned regions.

C.2. Objectives

The objective of the Government is to establish a streamlined acquisition method that would enable the expeditious purchase of a variety of services necessary to raise awareness by U.S.

partner governments of the stated risks with regard to certain nuclear reactors, particularly SMRs and FNPPs, and educate them on best practices for establishing a nuclear program that meets the highest global standards and does not make them vulnerable to malign influence. To fulfill this objective, the Government’s goal is to put in place an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity

(IDIQ) type contract against which Task Orders may be placed as the need arises to fulfill emerging requirements.

C.3. Scope

Pursuant to the terms of the IDIQ, the Contractor will provide a broad array of services to support and assist the government in achieving the goals and fulfilling its needs in the development of training modules and related engagement tools and the delivery of those training modules and related engagement tools to countries selected by the Government. The services, will include, but are not necessarily limited to, performance of work within the scope of the task descriptions and activities set forth below:

C.3.1. Task 1 – FIRST Project Management

The Government contemplates that the work performed under this Task shall serve to provide the

Contractor with project management support, oversight, and strategic direction for the work performed under the remaining three Tasks contemplated under this IDIQ Contract. The

Government contemplates issuing a Task Order for this Task at time of award. This Task shall be performed on a Time-and-Materials basis. The Government contemplates that work performed under this Task shall be performed almost entirely by the IDIQ’s Key Personnel.

Work performed under this Task shall include:

i. Organizing and undertaking a contract kickoff meeting between the COR and other COR-designated Government personnel and the Contract Key Personnel within 14 days of

Contract award to discuss the Government’s expectations and desires for work to be performed under the Contract.

ii. Providing oversight, strategic direction, and project management over all contract activities.

iii. Undertaking limited-scope research and providing short, concise, actionable analysis on discrete questions tasked by the Government relating to activities conducted under this

Contract.

iv. Undertaking regular e-mail correspondence with representatives of the Government, as directed by the COR.

v. Undertaking monthly teleconferences between the Government and the Contract Key

Personnel, to be conducted either via teleconference or via webconference;

vi. Developing quarterly narrative and financial reports relating to all activities being undertaken under this Contract.

vii. Undertaking ad hoc in-person meetings with the Government at Department of State headquarters (2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC) at the direction of the Government. (At the discretion of the Government, the monthly teleconference may be replaced by an in-person meeting); and

viii. Developing Task Order Proposals (TOPs) for work under Tasks 2, 3, and 4 of this IDIQ

Contract. This may entail doing the initial concept work for specific engagements of foreign governments and/or other FIRST projects, to include a technical approach, a management approach, and a cost proposal. The Government will consider the

Contractor’s proposal. If it is acceptable or after any needed adjustments to determine if it is acceptable or requires revision. Once it is acceptable, the Government will direct the

Contractor to undertake additional work through the issuance of a Task Order under

Tasks 3 and/or 4.

C.3.2. Task 2 - Design of FIRST Training Modules

The Contractor shall create a curriculum consisting of at least ten training modules, including where appropriate associated tabletop exercises, and interactive learning materials. (Along with traditional classroom-based training, these modules could include, among other things, study tours, consultancies, or training with US. entities such as universities, government institutions, laboratories, or industry.) Based upon annotated agendas, learning objectives and outlines submitted by the Contractor, refined and approved by the Government, the Contractor shall develop and refine at least ten training modules, associated exercises, and learning materials for

USG review and input that can be tailored to a particular country’s needs while allowing program flexibility to quickly and effectively respond to evolving strategic priorities and available resources. In developing these modules, the Contractor shall take into account risks associated with certain SMR and FNPP export programs and best ways to facilitate the establishment of a nuclear program that meets high global standards consistent with the IAEA.

The Contractor shall submit draft modules for the Government’s review and provide modifications based on Government feedback. The Government may require the Contractor to provide a professional translation of final, approved materials into a foreign language (as provided in the Task Order). The Government contemplates issuing a Task Order for this Task at the time of Contract award. The modules would be designed to strengthen learners’ proliferation risk awareness and expertise.

All training materials developed under Task 2 shall be the intellectual property of the

Government and shall only be used by the Contractor at the direction of the Government.

C.3.3. Task 3: Delivery of Training Modules to TBD Partner Countries

The third task involves the Contractor providing delivery of the training modules developed under Task 2 to foreign partners via workshops, consultancies, online learning and webinars, and study tours. The Contractor shall assist the Department of State in conducting outreach and engage foreign government officials and technical experts including nuclear agencies, regulatory authorities, energy, environmental and scientific agencies, foreign ministries, parliamentary staff, regional and local government stakeholders, technical universities, industry associations, and research institutes, as appropriate. In doing so, the Contractor shall be responsible for all logistical organization and costs involved in the delivery of the modules that are not explicitly exempted by the Government in writing in advance. This includes, but is not limited to, identification and procurement of a venue as approved in advance by the Government, travel, lodging, visa processing and issuance, travel and per diem of course participants, IT support, duplication of materials, event catering, and interpretation and translation costs.

The goal is to use the modules developed under Task 2 to train foreign partners on the acute proliferation and nuclear security risks posed by civil nuclear cooperation with proliferator states, as well as best practices, procedures, and policies to support the prioritization from the outset of civil nuclear energy programs that meet the highest international standards of nuclear security, safety, and nonproliferation, including the prioritization of these factors in the partner country’s future decisions on nuclear supplier country and reactor design. The Government contemplates that this task will be accomplished on a Time-and-Materials basis with travel costs as a reimbursable element on the basis of actual travel and logistical costs incurred. The

Contractor shall be prepared for U.S. Government personnel to participate in training sessions and deliver individual modules on a case-by-case basis. Generally, the Government shall undertake such direction in the Task Order authorizing the training delivery.

For every individual training/engagement conducted under Task 3, the Contractor shall develop a short assessment survey for training/engagement participants evaluating knowledge retention, the participants’ reaction to the training, and recommendations for future refinements and additional needs. The Contractor will receive the Government’s approval on the survey at least 30 business days in advance of the training. The Contractor shall assess and analyze the results of the survey, and report on the results in the after-action survey. The Contractor shall provide copies of the assessments to the Government upon request.

Within 10 business days after the delivery of individual engagements/trainings, the Contractor shall deliver to the Government a report describing the engagement. The report shall, at a minimum include,

i. The Contractor’s assessment of the relative success or failure of the project.

ii. Complete list of attendees and their contact information.

iii. Photos of the engagement.

iv. Key outcomes of the engagement, including successes, challenges, and lessons learned.

v. Any comments or questions received by foreign government officials;

vi. The results of the participant’s assessment survey; and

vii. Recommendations for proposed follow-on work.

C.3.4. Task 4: Implementation of Miscellaneous FIRST Projects.

As part of its Global Threat Reduction program, ISN/CTR retains a suite of Cooperative

Agreements with a variety of Implementing Partners to undertake proliferation threat reduction work around the world. (These Implementing Partners include private firms, non-governmental organizations, academic institutes, and U.S. national laboratories). From time-to-time, ISN/CTR solicits from its Implementing Partners funding proposals to advance various proliferation threat reduction objectives, including proposals relating to and designed to support the FIRST

Initiative. However, ISN/CTR occasionally receives proposals that the Government assesses to be desirable and meritorious for funding, but the resources to fund said proposals are not available. These proposals will typically involve curriculum development and delivery, either remotely or in-person, for capacity-building workshops, symposia, tabletop exercises, asynchronous learning, consultancies, or study tours designed to advance FIRST program priorities, either bilaterally or on a regional basis. At its discretion, the Government proposes to fund these proposals through the issuance of a Task Order under Task 4 of this IDIQ Contract.

When the Government identifies a proposal from an ISN/CTR Implementing Partner that it wishes to fund under this IDIQ Contract, the Government shall issue direct the Contractor to prepare a TOP under Task 1. When the TOP proves satisfactory, the Government shall issue a

Task Order under Task 4. Task 4 Task Orders involve the Contractor providing funding to the

ISN/CTR Implementing Partner to fund the Implementing Partner’s proposal. Under this arrangement, the ISN/CTR Implementing Partner will serve as a Government-directed

Subcontractor to the Contractor. Over the duration of the Task Order’s period-of-performance, the Contractor shall provide high-level management and oversight over the Subcontractor’s activities. The Government contemplates that this Task shall be performed on a Firm-Fixed

Price basis.