Technical Assistance In Support Of The Office Of New Reactor, Nuclear Regulation, And Nuclear Secirity And Incident Response Reactor Programs

(Synopsis for NRO-13-148 TECH ASSISTANCE 100% SB SET-ASIDE) The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the licensing, construction and operation of commercial nuclear power and non-power facilities. The Office of New Reactors (NRO) and Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) with support from the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR) serves the public interest by enabling the safe, secure, and environmentally responsible use of nuclear power in meeting the nation's energy and research needs. The activities for reactors include reviews of applications for reactor design certifications (DCs), early site permits (ESP), combined license (COL) applications, environmental reviews, reactor pre-application activities, limited work authorizations (LWA), construction permits (CP), operating licenses (OL), license actions (i.e. amendments, relief requests, and exemptions), oversight, and staff infrastructure development. NRC anticipates the continued review of COL applications and operating and renewal reactor licensing actions over the next several years as well as a variety of applications for small modular reactors (SMRs). Due to the volume of new and advanced reactor applications as well as licensing actions for operating reactors commercial contractor resources are needed to augment staff resources. Similarly, NSIR seeks support in security including, but not limited to: physical security, cyber security, access authorization, fitness for duty, materials control and accounting security, transportation security, independent spent fuel storage installation security and support in emergency preparedness. NRC has a requirement for contractor support to provide technical assistance to NRO, NRR, and NSIR. The Contractor shall provide support in a wide range of technical and scientific disciplines, in accomplishing work related activities aimed at ensuring the overall safety, security and adequacy of nuclear power plant design, construction, operations and environmental protection. The contractor is not involved in the determination of NRC policy. The technical assistance will include: (1) The review of design-specific and other documentation reports, (e.g., technical reports, "white papers," preliminary system designs or features, programmatic plans) in support of DC, ESP, COL, CP, OL and environmental review activities for new and advanced reactors. These assistance requirements may include topical report review; acceptance review; COL application template development, Construction Inspection Procedure program interface and support; NUREG 0800, 10 CFR Parts 50 and/or 52 rulemaking and other rulemaking, as necessary; and interactions with stakeholders through communication plans and public meetings; (2) The review of numerous interrelated licensing activities supporting operating reactors, new large light water reactors, and advanced reactors; (3) The review of numerous interrelated oversight activities supporting operating reactors, new large light water reactors, and advanced reactors during all phases of the lifecycle from construction through operation. The activities associated with oversight include: quality assurance, vendor inspections, plant inspections, assessment and enforcement, operator licensing, preoperational/start-up testing, nondestructive examination and inspections, tests, analyses and acceptance criteria (ITAAC); (4) Developing and reviewing the required infrastructure to support the DC, COL, ESP, and operating reactor applications. This may require assisting the staff in updating office instructions, NUREG-0800, NUREG-1555, 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 52, communication plans, reviewing industry documentation, developing templates and licensing procedures, and supporting public meetings; (5) Litigation support at hearings and other similar processes. This includes, but is not limited to: providing written documentation of work performed during technical reviews; providing expert testimony and reports; reviewing and analyzing expert testimony/reports of other parties in the litigation. The anticipated period of performance is 60 months from date of award. An indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract is anticipated. The Request for proposal (RFP) will be available on or about July 22, 2013, and the closing date for proposal will be on or about August 23, 2013. The solicitation will be available solely through the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. The solicitation document and its related documents, as appropriate, will be posted at this website; therefore, interested parties shall not send letters, e-mails or faxes requesting copies of the RFP. Accordingly, telephoned, mailed, e-mailed or faxed requests will not be honored. Interested parties shall be responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure that they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. The Government shall not reimburse interested parties for any costs associated with responding to this solicitation. This RFP is 100% set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting. The size standard is $14 Million.