MODIFICATION
U -- NEW REACTOR TRAINING- ABWR DESIGN
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Administration, Division of Contracts, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 20852-2738, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 07-716
- Response Due
- 9/10/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2007
- Description
- AMENDMENT NO. 01 INCORPORATES STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES TITLED, NEW REACTOR TRAINING - ABWR DESIGN 1.0 BACKGROUND The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates the civilian nuclear industry to ensure adequate protection of the health and safety of the public and the environment, by establishing standards and regulations, conducting safety evaluations to issue licenses for nuclear facilities, and inspecting the facilities of licensees to ensure compliance with the regulations. In support of this mission, specialized technical training programs are developed and maintained by the NRC training and development department. 2.0 OBJECTIVE The contractor shall provide a training course on ABWR technology to NRC inspectors that will be responsible for performing design review and safety evaluation for new nuclear power plant licensing related regulatory processes. The training course on ABWR technology must include: student text manuals, presentation handouts, instructor guide, and course examination. These courses are designed to give NRC staff and other trainees an understanding of design basis and operation of new reactors. 3.0 SCOPE The Contractor shall furnish qualified personnel, materials, and services to develop, present, and maintain courses for the ABWR design. Upon approval of the course material, the course shall be taught by the contractor to selected group of NRC staff as a pilot. The course material shall be updated according to the feedback provided during pilot; and an updated course shall be taught by the contractor. The Contractor will be required to: a. Provide a detailed course schedule, including a breakdown of course topics, learning objectives, and times to be spent on each topic. b. Provide appropriately bound training materials for student use during the course (course materials, handouts, examinations, etc.) unless specified otherwise in this contract. These materials shall be prepared using the Contractor's facilities and resources prior to course presentation and will be corrected for errors identified in previous courses. For courses conducted at NRC facilities, contractor use of NRC equipment (copying machine, FAX machine, etc.) is prohibited without the express permission of the NRC Site Director. c. Provide an instructor guide to support presentation of the course. As a minimum, the guide shall consist of a detailed course outline, clearly defined learning objectives for each topic, a description of each visual aid and a formal lesson plan for presenting the lecture, exercises, and demonstrations. d. Develop/furnish and utilize visual aids (viewgraphs, slides, actual components, etc.) as much as possible to assist student understanding. All materials will be developed per the NRC Training style guide (please see Amendment No. 02). e. Projection graphics for classroom use shall be produced in color computer presentation format using Microsoft PowerPoint, and black and white hard copies provided in the student manual. The course Instructor(s) will have access to Microsoft Windows based PC with LCD projector, Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 2003 software. A copy of all training material shall also be delivered in MS Office format as well as PDF format on a CD or DVD. The files in PDF format may be loaded on NRC?s internal website as reference material. All materials developed are considered works-for-hire and become NRC property. f. Provide the NRC Project Officer, sixty (60) days prior to the start of the first course (and prior to the start of subsequent courses if revised), a copy of the following material: course schedule, texts and handouts to be provided to the students. The NRC Project Officer will approve/disapprove the material within twenty-one (21) days after receipt from the contractor. The contractor shall correct any deficiencies and resubmit the material. NRC approval of the material shall be required at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the start of each course. g. Within thirty (30) days after completion of the course, the contractor shall correct all errors noted during the course and\or identified on the course evaluation sheets and update the course materials. The correction of errors that do not change the content of the course (spelling, grammar, etc.) do not require approval by the NRC Project Officer. h. Notify the NRC Project Officer within forty-five (45) days of the start of a course of any changes that need to be made to the course material due to changes in the technology, course evaluations, or due to recent events. The new material that will be added to the course shall be reviewed by the NRC Project Officer within fourteen (14) days after receipt from the Contractor. The Contractor shall correct any deficiencies and resubmit the material. NRC approval of the material shall be required at least fourteen (14) days prior to the start of each course. The minimum background of the trainees or the course prerequisites include: a. An introduction to power plant engineering fundamentals course b. A one week Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) systems description course c. Two day introduction to new reactor training for ABWR systems. 3.1 Course Description The course materials must include the following: i. Detailed design description, with emphasis on major differences from existing US plants in technical specifications and operation. ii. Description of design basis such as codes and standards (for example see 10 CFR Part 50, 52 etc.), and regulatory guides used in system design and safety analysis including basis for technical specifications. iii. Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 2* information, and Acceptance Criteria per design control documentation as described in 10 CFR part 52. iv. Any significant unresolved technical items and expected supplemental information such as topical reports, and technical action items expected to be addressed in combine license application. v. Anticipated response of the plant to hypothetical transients vi. Design basis accidents and associated system response 3.1.1 The information for the course should be taken from existing similar courses and design control documentation being developed or submitted to NRC for certification. This reference material can be accessed via the following websites: http://www.ntis.gov, the NRC Electronics Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html, Agency wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html, and the Public Document Room currently located at the NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD. 3.1.2 Course goals can be accomplished through a combination of following i. Classroom presentations; ii. Demonstrations, video clips, or films ; iii. Online contents; iv. Engineered PC based simulations; and v. Other training aids as appropriate. 3.1.3 Total duration of training is expected to be about two weeks. An example of course outline is enclosed as attachment (please see Amendment No. 3), which can be used as a guideline for the technical proposal. The contractor may propose alternate outline and duration options. The final proposed outline of topics will be reviewed and approved by the Project Officer. 3.3 Key Personnel a. The course shall be conducted by a minimum of Two (2) Course Instructors with expertise in the areas of nuclear power generating facilities design and operations. b. The instructors shall have good command of information included in design control documents normally submitted to the NRC as application for a license or design approval. c. The instructor shall be capable of instructing a class with wide background, type and level of experience of the trainees. The minimum prerequisite of the course is described in a previous sub-section titles ?Scope?. d. Key Personnel shall have significant commercial nuclear industry experience and no less than 5 years of nuclear power industry related training experience. 3.4 General Information a. Typical class size shall be established based upon the availability facility and is expected to be about 25-35 students. b. Classes shall start typically at 8:00 AM and end at 4:00 PM, except on the last course day, generally Friday, the classes shall start at 8:00 AM and end at 12:00 noon to allow for students travel. During instruction, the instructors should allow for 10 minute breaks about every hour and one hour for lunch. Approximately 6 hours of instruction time shall be available per day, and 3.5 hours of instruction time available on the last day of the course. Student learning shall be confirmed by giving written test or exams related to the course learning objectives. c. The Contractor shall arrive in sufficient time prior to the start of each class to check/setup the training rooms, layout course materials, prepare equipment, etc. as necessary. d. On the first day of each class, the Contractor shall ensure required student registration forms are completed and shall inform participants of the requirements for satisfactorily completing the objectives of the course. e. The NRC Project Officer shall be responsible for the review and approval of contractor developed course materials. 3.5 Number of Courses, Course Scheduling, and Location a. Upon approval of the course material, the course shall be taught by the contractor to selected group of NRC staff as a pilot. The course material shall be updated according to the feedback provided during pilot; and an updated course shall be taught by the contractor. b. Exact course dates will be arranged with the Contractor at least thirty (30) days before each course. Courses will be formally scheduled via a delivery order form. During the option years it is expected that the course may be offered four (4) times a year. If the requirement changes and NRC determine that the course is not required, the contractor will be notified no later than two (2) weeks prior to the course start date. NRC has the right to reschedule the session without additional obligation to the government. A revised delivery order form will be completed by the parties with the new dates. c. The courses shall normally be taught near the NRC Headquarters, greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area (approximately 50 miles from D.C.) or at NRC?s Professional Development center in Bethesda, Maryland. The NRC may also require the contractor to conduct this course at one of the four NRC regional offices located in King of Prussia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Lisle, IL; Arlington, TX; or at the Technical Training Center in Chattanooga, TN. In the event such a requirement occurs, the Contracting Officer will notify the contractor and the contract will be modified to cover any changes in the travel expenses. 3.6 Future Course Revisions The NRC reserves the right to notify the contractor in writing for following additional work, in case it becomes necessary in future. Any such additional work shall be within the scope of the contract and shall be completed during the term of this contract. a. The Contractor may be required to modify all or part of the training materials developed for the course at the direction of the NRC Project Officer. A specific contract modification will be issued for any required course modifications. b. The NRC may request the Contractor to develop additional specialized lectures or training courses on topics related to those in this statement of work during the period of contract performance. A specific contract modification would be issued for any additional work requested. 4.0 LEVEL OF EFFORT The level of effort including hours necessary to develop the content including administrative support, and delivery of content should be clearly identified. 5.0 MEETINGS AND TRAVEL a. Within 30 days of contract award, a meeting will be held at the Contractor's facility with the NRC Project Officer and technical representatives to discuss the course outline, lesson objectives, material preparation, facility for presentation and any other information required for course presentation. b. Prior to this meeting a detail schedule shall be submitted identifying delivery dates for each chapter or module and delivery date of complete course. c. Further meetings or telephone conference calls are expected during the development phase at reasonable period (e.g. monthly). A progress report shall also be provided to the NRC Project Officer, at least monthly or prior to meetings/conference calls. A weekly update against the project schedule shall be provided to Project Officer via email or secured web page. 6.0 NRC FURNISHED MATERIAL a. The NRC will provide facilities for conducting the course and provide necessary audio-visual equipment. b. The NRC will furnish, at the time of each course presentation, student registration forms and course evaluation sheets for each student. c. The NRC shall be responsible for preparing course announcements, student registration, and preparing course completion certificates. d. The NRC will provide a style guide for material development (see Exhibit II) 7.0 SUBCONTRACTS No subcontracts are anticipated for this contract. However, any subcontract would require prior written permission of the NRC Contracting Officer. 8.0 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES 8.1 Milestones a. Within thirty (30) days of contract award ? Kick-Off Meeting between the contractor and program officer to discuss the schedule, meet developers and instructors, work out details as to how information will be exchanged for review and comments. b. Within forty-five (45) days of contract award ? a detailed draft of course outline submitted to the NRC Project Officer for review. c. Within ninety (90) days of contract award - draft course materials (student manuals, etc.) submitted to the NRC Project Officer for review. d. Within one hundred twenty (120) days of contract award - ready for presentation of the first course. 8.2 Course Presentation Reports Within thirty (30) days of the completion of a course presentation, the Contractor shall submit a Course Presentation Report to the NRC Project Officer. The report shall contain: a. A cover letter report discussing accomplishments, problems, recommendations for improvement, and status of correcting errors found during the course presentation. b. Original student attendance, evaluations, and comment sheets shall be left for the Project Officer at the end of the course. A copy of evaluations and comments sheet can be taken by the instructors and a summary of student comments and response shall be included in the report. 8.3 Final Report The Contractor shall furnish a final report in accordance with NRC Manual Chapter 3202 by the end date of the contract. Five copies shall be sent to the Project Officer and one copy to the Contracting Officer. The report shall contain as a minimum: a. A technical report of the work completed. b. Any problems or delays encountered and their solutions. c. Recommendations for improvement. The final report and transfer of all government furnished materials, all contractor developed materials, and all material used in delivery of course to the Project Officer shall be done prior to the contract expiration date. The training related material shall be provided in both original electronics and paper format. 9.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance is one-year period of performance with four one-year option periods. The contract shall become effective on the effective date of the contract. 10.0 TECHNICAL DIRECTION The Project Officer for this contract shall be Mr. Salman Haq.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, , , , , ,
- Zip Code: 20852-2738
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20852-2738
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