MODIFICATION
H -- RADIATION DOSIMETRY SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, Rm 538, Rockville, MD, 20892-7663
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7663
- Solicitation Number
- 263-2005-P(BD)-0008
- Response Due
- 2/7/2005
- Point of Contact
- Marcia Goldman, Sr. Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-2302, Fax 301-402-0887,
- E-Mail Address
-
goldmanm@od.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SERVICES CLASSCODE: H - Radiation Dosimetry Services - Potential Sources Sought OFFADD: National Institutes of Health, Office of Procurement Management, 6011 Executive Blvd., Rockville, Maryland 20892-7260 SOL: 263-2005-P-(BD)-0008 DUE: 020705 POC: Marcia Goldman, Contract Specialist (301) 496-2302 DESC: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical and customer service capabilities of small businesses interested in providing dosimetry services to NIH. NIH possesses a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license authorizing its use of radioactive materials that includes requirements for performing routine monitoring for external occupational exposure, notification of individuals and their supervisors when exposures approach maximum permissible limits, and making recommendations for remedial action whenever appropriate. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government (the Customer), the Contractor shall furnish the personnel, labor, facilities, equipment, parts, materials, and supplies necessary to provide a comprehensive external exposure monitoring program, including associated services, in accordance with the requirements of the NIH license. Through the Division of Radiation Safety (DRS), the Office of Research Services (ORS) provides radiation exposure monitoring services to NIH employees who utilize radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment in the course of their research. The ORS is seeking organizations that can provide state of the art dosimetry equipment, timely reading and reporting of the monitoring results, and a comprehensive, interactive database from which historical and regulatory data may be readily obtained. The intended procurement will be classified under NAICS Code 541380 size standard 10.0 million. The ORS intends to award a new contract to the dosimetry provider whose services most adequately support the programs and the needs of the NIH. Services that will be required by this procurement will include, but are not limited to, the furnishing of all personnel, labor, facilities, equipment, parts, materials, and supplies considered essential for providing all specified types of personal and environmental dosimeters, including dosimeter calibration, monitoring, and necessary associated services in accordance with NIH requirements. These requirements shall include maintaining a Certificate of Accreditation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through its National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for all test categories applicable to whole-body, extremity, and environmental dosimeters. Additional requirements include the ability to utilize existing NIH methodology for record keeping and identification of employees and lab groups, permitting direct computer access to personnel monitoring database(s) by DRS personnel, participation in a joint QA/QC program as directed by the DRS, and providing dosimetry equipment that is hermetically sealed such that it permits gas and/or liquid wash sterilization while guarding against damage from water and laboratory chemicals. Additionally, qualified businesses should demonstrate a propensity for the development and incorporation of innovative and efficiency-improving systems, products, and customer service into their proposed dosimetry service. An example would be the availability of operational or electronic dosimeter systems that allow for on-site management of personnel exposures. Experience in managing similar dosimetry service contracts must be demonstrated. This market survey is being conducted through the CBD to reach the widest possible audience and to gather current market information. Responding firms should provide two (2) copies of their capability statement to the Office of Procurement Management at the address provided not later than February 7, 2005. Please send to the attention of Marcia Goldman, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 539A, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7663 Basic Services: 1. Whole Body Dosimeters: Whole body monitoring systems will preferably use optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) or an equivalent technology. The ideal system involves the use of a single monitor capable of detecting beta, gamma, and neutron radiations. The monitor must be designed for "clip-on" attachment to a worker's clothing for use under normal conditions, but should also be versatile enough to be adaptable to other monitoring situations such as extremity-wrist, lens of eye, or area monitoring if required. The system should possess a minimum reporting precision of 1 mrem with complete re-analysis capability to allow for dose measurement confirmation, it should incorporate a filtering mechanism that allows for differentiation between the various types and energies of radiation encountered, and it must be capable of qualitatively detecting and quantitatively measuring dose equivalents from low- and high-energy beta; low-, medium- and high-energy photon radiations; and neutrons in the thermal, intermediate, and fast ranges. Accreditation must be in NVLAP categories I through VI as defined in ANSI/HPS N13.11 - 2001, Personnel Dosimetry Performance - Criteria for Testing. A. Minimum Reportable Doses: (1) gamma, x ray - 1 mrem (2) energetic beta - 10 mrem (3) neutron - 10 mrem thermal; 20 mrem fast B. 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- Place of Performance
- Address: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF PROCUREMNET MANAGEMENT, 6011 EXECUTIVE BLVD; ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20892-7260
- Zip Code: 20892-7260
- Zip Code: 20892-7260
- Record
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