Technical Support for Revision of Regulatory Guides

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has a requirement to obtain contractor support to provide technical support to incorporate existing technical information into proposed Regulatory Guide revisions, support presentations, respond to comments (from the public, Advisory Committee for Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), and the Committee to Review Generic Requirements (CRGR), and provide additional technical support as needed. Regulatory Guide revisions include the development of new Regulatory Guides. In 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) initiated a program to update selected Regulatory Guides. Because the Regulatory Guides provide industry with a means of complying with the NRC regulations, it is more efficient for both the NRC and industry to use a set of Regulatory Guides that are consistent with current regulations. The Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) coordinated with the other Program Offices (the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Office of New Reactors (NRO), Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), and Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FMSE)) to commonly prioritize and align the Regulatory Guides based on the anticipated need for an updated version. There are currently 426 active Regulatory Guides or Regulatory Guides to be developed. Of these 426 Regulatory Guides, an estimated 51 are in need of technical support for revision. The NRC anticipates awarding one single award indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery task order contract on an unrestrictive basis, and one single award indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery task order contract as a small business set-aside. The solicitation is expected to be posted on or about December 29, 2009. The solicitation package is only available through FEDBIZOPS.