SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Radiation Safety Services
- Notice Date
- 6/4/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-OH-03-00086
- Response Due
- 6/20/2003
- Archive Date
- 7/20/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Kathleen Roe, Purchasing Agent, Phone (513) 487-2144
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(roe.kathleen@epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 562211 U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory requires the services of a qualified Health Physicist(s) to provide radiation safety support at EPA facilities in Cincinnati, OH. The Health Physicist(s) shall be properly certified by the American Board of Health Physics or else meets the criteria established by the board. The Contractor may expect to provide an average of approximately 32 hours per month in health physics support services for a period of twelve months . The contractor shall perform the following tasks: (A) Conduct wipe tests and inspections in the Radiation Safety lab areas and other areas where radioisotopes are used or stored and in areas and on equipment, provide report. (B) Conduct routine program audits/inspections. (C) Maintain and provide quarterly updates for the inventory of all radioactive material including sealed and unsealed sources. (D) Wipe test all sealed radiation sources (approximately 40) semi-annually. (E) Conduct decommissioning/decontamination activities, contamination and radiation exposure control, monitoring and surveying. (F) Conduct the annual calibration of laboratory radiation monitoring instrumentation. (G) Conduct approved on-site radioactive waste disposal (i.e., sewer, incineration, decay-in-storage, etc.) and any calculations or monitoring (analyses) necessary for disposal, radiation exposure control and determination of compliance with federal, state and local regulations, and documentation of these, as appropriate. (H) Rremove radioactive waste products/materials from each laboratory or waste generation area using Department of Transportation (DOT) approved containers. (I) Transport all packaged radioactive waste to the designated radiation storage areas and prepare radioactive waste for shipment to approved radioactive disposal site. (J) Perform wipe tests of the individual laboratory storage areas after radioactive wastes are picked up or packaged. (K) Use EPA-owned materials to conduct wipe tests, decontamination, radioactive contamination and radiation exposure control, packaging of waste, and other monitoring tests/surveys, etc. as required. Provide any special survey instrument that may be needed on an occasional basis. (L) Maintain a sanitary condition and conduct inspections on a monthly basis in the radiation storage areas. (M) Distribute and collect, and ship for evaluation (to the dosimetry processing center) the dosimeters (TLDs or rings) for approximately 40 persons and areas on a quarterly basis. (N) Survey and inspect all radiation producing devices, annually, including appropriate documentationm such as x-ray units, electron micrscopes, etc. (O) Maintain radiation safety files. (P) Provide bioassay monitoring for specific radionuclides on an incidental basis. (Q) Interpret existing and new regulations that apply specifically to the EPA-Cincinnati Radiation Protection Program and prepare license renewal, amendments, modifications, revisions. This acquisition is designated as a small business set aside under NAICS code 562211. The acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. It is anticipated that a Request For Quotation (RFQ) will be issued on or about 6/20/03. To receive a copy of the RFQ, interested firms must submit a written request to POC. Requests must include a complete mailing address and fax number. Requests submitted via fax or e-mail are acceptable. The fax number is 513-487-2109. See Numbered Note 26.
- Record
- SN00339852-W 20030606/030604213738 (fbodaily.com)
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