SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking Testing of Alloys and Welds
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Acquisition Management Division, Acquisition Management Division, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-2738, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-2738
- Solicitation Number
- NRC-AMD-RES-708
- Archive Date
- 8/13/2015
- Point of Contact
- Matthew J. Bucher, Phone: 3014156640
- E-Mail Address
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Matthew.Bucher@nrc.gov
(Matthew.Bucher@nrc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research or as a market survey to determine the availability of potential qualified vendors with the technical capability to provide all management, supervision, administration, and labor for the primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) testing of nickel-base alloys and welds. Specific activities include: (1) procurement or fabrication of welds, (2) fabrication of test specimens, (3) measurements of crack growth rates (CGRs) in simulated primary water conditions, and (4) pre- and post-test materials characterization. Services are to be provided to the NRC in Rockville, Maryland. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541690. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for sources and vendor information does not constitute a request for proposal; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: The subject of this Sources Sought Synopsis is PWSCC testing of nickel-base alloys and welds. Alloys used at the time of pressurized water reactor (PWR) construction for reactor vessel head penetration nozzles and dissimilar metal piping welds, including Alloys 600, 82, and 182, showed a susceptibility for PWSCC in service. Many of these materials were replaced or repaired with a series of alloys thought to be more resistant to PWSCC, including Alloys 690, 52, and 152. The NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research sponsors testing programs to assess the PWSCC susceptibility of Alloys 690, 52, and 152, thereby supporting the development of a regulatory framework to manage the potential degradation of these materials, such as the in-service inspection requirements. The NRC is seeking to identify commercial organizations with in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in the following: 1. Providing guidance on the selection of Alloy 690, 52, and 152 materials for testing (e.g., specific heats, compositional variants, and thermo-mechanical treatments) based on knowledge of factors affecting PWSCC susceptibility. 2. Fabricating and/or procuring materials for testing with a particular focus on weldments. The respondent should demonstrate knowledge of: a. Techniques used for welding Alloys 52 and 152, including gas tungsten arc welding and shielded metal arc welding. b. Consensus codes and standards applicable to fabrication of primary system pressure boundary plant components, including Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. c. Configurations of weldments used in plant components, including those for reactor vessel head penetration nozzles and dissimilar metal piping welds, as well as weld overlays, inlays, and onlays. 3. Testing of Alloys 52 and 152 with various dimensions (e.g., 1/4 T, 1/2 T, 1 T) for the measurements of CGR. Test fixtures and specimens are expected to be in accordance with ASTM standards E399 and E1681. 4. Performing measurements of the CGR in simulated PWR. A total of at least three existing testing machines are required, each of which must meet the following criteria: a. Maintain system temperature and pressure in accordance PWR conditions (up to 360 oC), with monitoring and controls to ensure stability of these parameters. b. Control system chemistry in accordance with PWR conditions, including the concentrations of lithium, boron, and dissolved gasses, with monitoring and controls to ensure the stability of these parameters. c. Apply loads onto test specimens, including cyclic loads with varied waveforms and constant load or constant K conditions of at least 40 MPa√m, with monitoring and controls to ensure the stability of the load. d. Actively measure the CGR for Alloys 52 and 152with a verified resolution on the order of 10-9 mm/second. 5. Performing pre-test and post-test characterization of Alloys 52 and 152, with existing facilities and equipment, using methodologies that include the following: a. Tensile testing b. Microhardness testing c. Optical, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopy d. Electron backscatter diffraction e. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and/or wavelength dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The purpose of this announcement is to provide potential sources the opportunity to submit information regarding their capabilities to perform work for the NRC free of conflict of interest (COI). For information on NRC COI regulations, visit NRC Acquisition Regulation Subpart 2009.5 (http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/contracting/48cfr-ch20.html). All interested parties, including all categories of small businesses (small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) firms, women-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and HUBZone small businesses) are invited to submit a response. The capabilities package submitted by a vendor should demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to perform the principal components of work listed in this Sources Sought Notice. The package should also include past performance/experience regarding projects of similar scope listing the project title, general description, the dollar value of the contract, and name of the company, agency, or government entity for which the work was performed. Organizations responding to this market survey should keep in mind that only focused and pertinent information is requested. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Submission of additional materials such as glossy brochures or videos is discouraged. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE If your organization has the capability and capacity to perform, as a prime contractor, one or more of the services described in this notice, then please respond to this notice and provide written responses to the following information. In your response, please limit the number of pages to 10, do not include any proprietary or otherwise sensitive information in the response, and do not submit a proposal. Proposals submitted in response to this notice will not be considered. 1. Organization name, address, emails address, Web site address and telephone number. 2. What size is your organization with respect to NAICS code identified in this notice (i.e., "small" or "other than small")? If your organization is a small business under the aforementioned NAICS code, what type of small business (i.e., small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 8(a), or HUBZone small business)? Specify all that apply. 3. Although no geographic restriction is anticipated, if responding organizations are located outside the Washington Metropolitan area (Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia), indicate how the organization would coordinate with the NRC program office located in Rockville, Maryland to provide the support services. 4. Separately and distinctly describe which of the required capabilities listed above that your organization possesses and indicate your organization's role (prime contractor, first tier subcontractor, and/or supplier) in related contracts. Please also provide the contract number, contract type, customer name, address and point of contact phone number and email address, contract value, thorough description of supplies and services included in the scope of that contract, indication of how they differ from the required capabilities described in this notice, period of performance (for services) or delivery date (for products), and any other relevant information. 5. For any federal customers that your agency has for the required capabilities, indicate how your company complies with applicable environmental laws and Federal regulations (See NRC's Green Purchasing Plan at: http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1219/ML12191A130.pdf). 6. Indicate whether your organization offers any of the required capabilities described in this notice on one or more of your company's own Federal Government contracts (i.e., GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract or Government wide Acquisition Contracts) that the NRC could order from and, if so, which services are offered. Also, provide the contract number(s) and indicate what is currently available for ordering from each of those contract(s). 7. Provide a standard, non-proprietary commercial price list or similar standard non-proprietary commercial pricing information for how your company sells, as a prime contractor, required capabilities described in this notice that your organization has experience providing. Also, indicate what is included in that pricing. 8. Is your organization currently performing or have in the past performed same or similar services as those listed above for any of the licensees regulated by the NRC? If so, which licensees? See http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/licensing.html for more information on NRC licensing. 9. Has your organization previously faced organizational conflict of interest issues with NRC? If so, what were they and how were they mitigated or resolved? Interested organizations responding to this Sources Sought Synopsis are encouraged to structure capability statements in the order of the area of consideration noted above. All capability statements sent in response to this notice must be submitted electronically, via e-mail to Jennifer Ford at jennifer.ford@nrc.gov, either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), within 21 calendar days from the date of publication of this notice. DISCLAIMER AND NOTES: Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's potential capability and capacity to perform the subject work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
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