SPECIAL NOTICE
44 -- Opportunity for Industry Collaboration: Detailed Design and Long Lead Procurement of Fueled Reactor Experiments
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2024 6:58:30 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 221113
— Nuclear Electric Power Generation
- Contracting Office
- BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE�DOE CNTR Idaho Falls ID 83415 USA
- ZIP Code
- 83415
- Solicitation Number
- NRIC_DOME_Phase_2
- Response Due
- 6/26/2024 3:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 06/26/2024
- Point of Contact
- Troy Burnett, Marvin Fielding
- E-Mail Address
-
troy.burnett@inl.gov, marvin.fielding@inl.gov
(troy.burnett@inl.gov, marvin.fielding@inl.gov)
- Description
- INTRODUCTION Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), as the Management & Operating Contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) owned Idaho National Laboratory (INL), invites industry partners to collaborate with the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) and INL to begin the Detailed Design and Long Lead Procurement processes in preparation for a potential �test of their advanced reactor in NRIC�s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed at the Material and Fuels Complex located at INL. This opportunity aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced reactors through expert consultation and access to a nuclear reactor test bed. BACKGROUND Advanced reactor concepts are being developed by multiple commercial entities. First-of-a-kind nuclear technology needs a safe, reliable, and affordable location for testing. It is difficult to find these facilities outside of the national laboratory system and it is cost prohibitive for individual reactor developers to build test facilities themselves. NRIC was established to �enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts to be proposed and funded, in whole or in part, by the private sector.� Sec. 958 of NEICA. NRIC is developing facilities and processes to allow advanced reactor developers to expedite commercialization by providing the infrastructure for hosting fueled reactor experiments developed by industry. NRIC/INL is seeking industry partners who would like to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with INL to complete Detailed Design and Long Lead Procurement of fueled reactor experiments to be tested in NRIC�s DOME test bed. At the successful completion of Final Design, the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) will be submitted for DOE review. Approval of the PDSA allows the developer to proceed with procurement, fabrication, and delivery of the reactor experiment. This work includes the following major deliverables and key activities: Preliminary design of experiment (60% design completion) Preliminary design reviews with NRIC/INL Environmental documentation updates Nuclear Safety documentation and support Final Design of experiment (90% design completion)[1] Final design reviews with NRIC/INL PDSA submitted for DOE review NEPA documentation review and approval Design of user-specific modifications to DOME At-risk Long Lead Procurement Requests Documentation to request early procurement of systems and components (if required) At-risk fabrication or assembly of components (based on approval and procurement plan) Eligibility Requirements To be eligible for this opportunity, industry partners must meet the following criteria: Partners must have a DOE-ID approved Safety Design Strategy (SDS) for their advanced reactor and must have submitted a Conceptual Safety Design Report (CSDR) or equivalent to INL and DOE-ID for approval. Partners must be: a. United States-owned companies, or b. Companies incorporated or organized under the laws of any state with a parent company that: i. Affords opportunities to United States-owned companies comparable to those afforded to any other company in joint ventures authorized under applicable law ii. Affords local investment opportunities comparable to those afforded to any other company iii. Affords adequate and effective protection for intellectual property rights of United States-owned companies. Detailed Design award recipients must be willing and able to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with INL. PROCESS Responses to this opportunity will be considered as applications and will be evaluated by NRIC. The decision to enter a CRADA for Detailed Design and Long Lead Procurement will rely on the assessments of qualified applications. Only applicants that propose to test a fueled reactor experiment that meets the limitations/specifications of NRIC�s DOME facility will be considered. Opportunity evaluation criteria include, but are not limited to the following areas: Thoroughness of proposed project plan Soundness of �project schedule Quality Program (developers need to be on INL�s QSL as NQA-1 suppliers for engineering services) Documentation of an approved Safety Design Strategy (SDS) Documentation of having submitted a Conceptual Safety Design Report (CSDR) or equivalent Fueled reactor experiment test plan outline for testing in DOME Cost estimate to complete the Detailed Design and Long Lead Procurement Phase with a breakdown of anticipated NRIC/INL costs Project alignment with key national objectives (Look up NE-5 objectives) This opportunity does not guarantee selection for a CRADA. Rather, selection of qualified respondents for a Detailed Design CRADA will be at the discretion of NRIC. � Depending on available funding, the program may enter into agreements with up to three industry partners. This funding will cover a portion of NRIC/INL costs incurred during Detailed Design. �Estimated funding allocations may fall between $1M and $2.5M. �Additional NRIC/INL costs associated with Detailed Design and Long Lead Procurement will be the responsibility of the industry partner. Initial CRADAs are anticipated following receipt and evaluation of applications and qualification of industry partners. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Interested industry partners are requested to apply via email to the undersigned by close-of business on June 26, 2024. Applications must include sufficient written information confirming the responder�s qualifications that addresses each of the opportunity evaluation criteria listed under Section 4 above. Applications must be no more than ten (10) pages in length in PDF format. Cost estimates and schedule attachments are not included in the application page count. If you have questions, or need additional information, please contact Troy Burnett at Troy.Burnett@inl.gov or Marvin Fielding at Marvin.Fielding@inl.gov. Technical questions must be submitted in writing via email a minimum of three days prior to the close of the opportunity. PROPRIETARY Information If information provided in response to this opportunity is business sensitive or proprietary to the responding party, respondents must mark information in their application accordingly, and ensure there is an executed Non-Disclosure Agreement or similar in place with the INL prior to submittal. [1] Consistent with DOE-STD-1189, the expectation of 90% design completion at the end of final design accounts for a nominal remaining 10% of the design to account for as-built documentation of changes that occur during installation that do not impact cost estimates or the PDSA.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
- Zip Code: 83415
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 83415
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