U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, M/S T-7I2, Washington, DC 20555

A -- ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IMPROVEMENTS SOL RS-04-97-047 DUE 020297 POC Contact (301)415-7427 with any concerns regarding distribution of the solicitation and any amendments. Sharon Mearse, Contract Specialist, (301) 415-6591 A standard investigation process, the Human Performance Investigation Process (HPIP), was developed for use by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) personnel when investigating human performance related events at nuclear power plants. The objective of this contract is to enhance the HPIP Communications module and to establish a procedure and basis for future enhancements of other modules. The enhanced module will be used by NRC inspection staff in their investigation of the root cause(s) of human performance problems contributing to events. The period of performance is eight months. Interested firms should submit written requests to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the address as shown above. Telephone requests will not be honored. Closing date for proposals is 30 days after issue date of solicitation. (0010)

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