U -- Boiling Water Maintenance Overview Training Course

This presolicitation notice is for a requirement that is 100% full and open competition. The SIC Code is U004 and the North American Industry Classification System Code is 611519. Proposals for this requirement may be submitted by all concerns, i.e., large businesses, small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, woman-owned businesses and HUB-Zone businesses. The NRC intends to issue a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Ordering contract. The period of performance is one (1) year base period with four (4) one-year option periods. BACKGROUND: The NRC inspects the facilities of licensees to determine whether the facility operations are conducted in compliance with license provisions and to identify conditions that might adversely affect the health and safety of the public and the environment. In support of this mission, specialized technical training programs have been designed to give NRC inspectors and others an understanding of regulatory and operational basis for refueling operations, core loading and subsequent equipment maintenance and testing. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this contract is to provide a five-day course that will provide NRC inspectors with the technical training necessary to satisfy program requirements in the areas of equipment operation and fuel movement during refueling operations, recirculation pump maintenance, main steam insolation valve maintenance, control rod drive mechanism and surveillance testing, that will help facilitate inspection effort at boiling water reactor licensees during outage periods. The contractor shall provide the necessary qualified personnel, materials, services and the training facility to conduct a five-day course entitled, - Boiling Water Reactor Maintenance Overview Training Course to meet the NRC's requirements and specifications outlined in the statement of work. This is a new procurement and there is no incumbent contractor currently performing the work. This notice is not the Request for Proposal for this procurement and no responses are required at this time. The solicitation document, statement of work and incorporated provisions and clauses will be posted in their entirety in FedBizOpps on or about July 31, 2006.