U -- Digital I and C Training

The object of this procurement is for a contractor to furnish the qualified personnel, facilities, instructional materials, and services necessary to prepare and teach a course in Digital and Microprocessor Control Systems as ordered by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for NRC Regional Reactor Inspectors and NRC Headquarters personnel. The course will provide NRC personnel with an understanding of the technical and regulatory fundamentals of digital system design, installation, licensing and operations digital circuit configurations used in the nuclear power industry and important to the safe operation of nuclear facilities. This course will be presented two times a year. The period of performance for this contract is one (1) year with four one-year options. All development work shall be accomplished at the contractor's facility. The course may be presented at any of the following locations to be designated by the project officer: at NRC Headquarters Professional Development Center-Bethesda MD, NRC Region I, King of Prussia, PA, NRC Region II Atlanta, GA, NRC Region III, Lisle, IL, NRC Region IV, Arlington, TX or the NRC Technical Training Center, Chattanooga, TN. Specific delivery orders will be defined through the issuance of individual delivery orders for this procurement. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or about August 31, 2006. The solicitation will be available solely through the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov and any future solicitation amendments will also be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. The FedBizOpps website provides downloading instructions. Hard copies of the solicitation document and its related documents, as appropriate, will be posted at this website, therefore, telephonic and written requests for hard copies of the RFP should not be sent and will not be honored. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedbizOpps website to assure that they have the most-up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. The government will not reimburse interested parties for any costs associated with responding to this solicitation. The size standard for this procurement is an average $4 million over the past three years, as set forth under NAICS code 541330. Proposals for this requirement may be submitted by all concerns (i.e., large business, small business, and small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals). Notice to large businesses: The subcontracting plan requirement of P.L. 95-507 are applicable to this effort. Thus, all large businesses must be prepared to submit a detailed subcontracting plan. All businesses, large and small, interested in teaming arrangements, should send their business information (i.e., organization name, address, size of business, contact name and phone number) to the NRC contract specialist listed at the end of this notice. The NRC will post this information in a Teaming Opportunities list and post it at the same time the solicitation is posted, all business information shall be receive no later than August 25, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. All parties are advised that this list is not representative of all sources that may have an interest in the solicitation, which is available on the FedBizOpps website. Point of Contract: Sharlene McCubbin, Phone (301) 15-6565, Fax (301) 415-8157, Email: smm3nrc.gov