SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Consultative Services - Reactor Analysis in Support of the NIST Research Reactor
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Brookhaven, PO Box 5000 Bldg. No. 355, Upton, NY, 11973, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFP122944
- Response Due
- 8/24/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/8/2007
- Description
- The Brookhaven National Laboratory, (herein known as "Brookhaven") operated by Brookhaven Science Associates, Inc., under Contract DE-AC02-76CH00016, with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the operation of Brookhaven National Laboratory, herewith solicits your competitive technical and price proposals to provide the services as delineated below: 1. INTRODUCTION A Memorandum of Understanding pursuant to the Economy Act through which the National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Department of Commerce is purchasing services from the Department of Energy (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is in effect for the services required herein. Brookhaven, is seeking a Contractor to provide professional consultative assistance and support services on issues related to the operation, licensing, and improvement of the National Institute of Standard Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research. Specifically, the Contractor shall perform the following tasks: a) Support the license renewal of the NIST research reactor (NBSR) b) Support the development of a new cold neutron source at the NBSR. c) Support the conversion of the NBSR from Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) to low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel. d) Support the design of neutron scattering equipment. It is Brookhaven's intent to award one consultant contract. A firm may respond to this RFP by submitting a technical proposal showing experience, past performance/competency and capability for all of the aforementioned areas and a price proposal. As stated in Paragraph 5.0, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria, Proposals that do not sufficiently address all evaluation criteria will not be evaluated. It is anticipated that the resultant contracts will be effective on or about September 1, 2007 for a one year term with an option to extend for up to four (4) additional years. If all options are exercised, the total term of the resultant contract will be 5 years. 2. SCOPE OF WORK The successful offeror will need to be familiar and competent with the requirements to perform all consultative services tasks stated herein. The successful offeror(s) must be capable of providing high quality, multidisciplinary talent and staff experienced with operation and use of research or test nuclear reactors. Specific experience and expertise is required in Physics and Nuclear/Mechanical Engineering disciplines. The successful offeror shall provide consultative support in all of the tasks/technical areas described below. 2.1 Task 1: Support for the license renewal of the NIST research reactor (NBSR): This requires familiarity with heavy water reactor safety and operational issues, detailed knowledge of the regulatory process for licensing, and familiarity with neutronic, thermal-hydraulic, and radiological analysis. 2.2 Task 2: Support for the development of a new cold neutron source (CNS) at the NBSR. The contractor must have knowledge, skills and abilities sufficient to design and then help supervise the installation and testing of a liquid hydrogen CNS for one of the beam tubes. The contractor must be able to develop a safety basis for the cold source which is adequate for all regulatory approvals and must be able to specify and supervise any prototype testing. Demonstrated experience in the design, construction and operation of liquid hydrogen cold sources in research reactors operating at above 10 MW is a prerequisite. In addition, the contractor must have knowledge of the physical principles of cold source performance, adequate to evaluate and propose future cold sources, e.g. a large deuterium source to replace the existing source. 2.3 Task 3: Support for the conversion of the NBSR from HEU to LEU fuel. This includes reviewing neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analysis of the proposed core (requires familiarity with the MCNP/MONTEBURNS and RELAP5 computer codes), designing of transition cores, and designing of flow tests that may be needed. 2.4 Task 4: Support for the design of neutron scattering equipment. This requires demonstrated experience in the design of neutron scattering instruments, in the design of associated shielding, and in the design of neutron guide systems. The Request For Proposal package is attached to this synopsis. The RFP contains the proposal content, date/time established for receipt of proposals, and submittal requirments as well as the terms and conditions for the resultant contract.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
- Zip Code: 11973
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 11973
- Record
- SN01374659-W 20070818/070816220603 (fbodaily.com)
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