Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH Technical Support for Integrated Management of Licensed Activities

The Maritime Administration (MARAD), holds a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 10 CFR Part 50 license to "possess but not operate" a mothballed, defueled, 80MWth pressurized water nuclear reactor and power plant located onboard the N.S. SAVANNAH (NSS). The NSS, the world's first nuclear-powered merchant ship, is a legacy retention asset assigned to MARAD's National Defense Reserve Fleet.
The NSS is maintained in mothballed protective storage. This phase of operations is characterized by active surveillance, monitoring and maintenance of the nuclear facilities housed onboard the ship, and custody, crewing and maintenance (husbandry) of the ship as the primary physical boundary and protective barrier of the licensed site. Collectively, these are referred to as MARAD's licensed activities. MARAD maintains a licensee organization, known as the SAVANNAH Technical Staff (STS), to administer these activities. The STS includes direct employees, contractors and government consultants, who together provide the comprehensive nuclear competencies required by the NRC. Separate contracts are maintained in three major activity areas; radiological protection; ship husbandry (through a General Agent); and license technical support.
Until recently, the surveillance, maintenance and monitoring (including radiological protection) of the nuclear facilities have been managed independently and separately, with limited overlaps to ship husbandry. MARAD desires to more fully integrate the ship husbandry tasks into its nuclear surveillance and monitoring activities by combining all three major activities under one contractor organization
The NRC license is bounded by the outer perimeter of the vessel, such that all operations and retention activities onboard the NSS are subject to inspection and oversight by the NRC. The license remains in effect until facility decommissioning is completed, and confirmatory surveys permit it to be terminated. The license termination deadline is December 3, 2031. MARAD intends that the contractor organization resulting from this solicitation will be scaled up or down through a defined series of "phases of operation" to accommodate a wide range of decommissioning activities, including those that lead to license termination. Special considerations apply throughout the Statement of Work based on the ship's status as a National Historic Landmark.
Prep-Proposal Conference:
If potential bidders are interested in attending a pre-proposal conference to address questions regarding the solicitation, they must register to attend. Questions regarding the solicitation are invited and requested in advance in writing.
Conference Location:
Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH
Pier 13, Canton Marine Terminal
4601 Newgate Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224-6408
Date and Time (Tentative):
Intro and General Ship Tours: Tuesday, June 5, 2010 from 09:00 AM through 12:00 PM EDT
Radiological Controlled Areas: Tuesday, June 5, 2010 from 1:00 PM
(Dosimetry forms to be provided after registration close)
Formal Conference with Q&A: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 9:00 AM EDT
Lunch break (if req'd) from 12:00 PM to 1:00PM.
Lunch will NOT be provided.
Questions in Writing are due: COB Tuesday, May 29, 2012
All Interested bidders must:
1. Identify Name of Company Represented -
a. Company Name
b. Point of Contact (POC) - Name, Phone, and e-Mail
c. List of Conference Attendees {Limit of three (3) per company} (including)
i. Provide, First name, Middle Initial, Last name (suffix i.e. Jr, Sr. II, etc.)
d. Attendee Interest (Check all that apply)
i. ___ Intro and General Ship Tours: Tuesday, June 5, 2010
ii. ___ Radiological Controlled Areas: Tuesday, June 5
iii. ___ Formal Conference with Q&A: Wednesday, June 6,
2. All attendees must be able to show a valid government issued ID (i.e. Driver's License, U.S. passport, etc.), issued here in the United States.
3. Submit Registration and Written Questions via email to gene.simmons@dot.gov
4. Registration to be received NLT 3:00 P.M (Eastern Time) Friday May 25,, 2012.