U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: Linda Wise MS-T-7I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

U -- DESIGN AND PRESENTATION OF TRAINING COURSE ON SCOPING, PLANNING AND WRITING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS SOL RQ60780016 POC Elinor Cunningham, Procurement Specialist, (301)415-6580, Fax No. (301)415-8157 This is a combined synopsis/request for quotation prepared in accordance with FAR, Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only request Tfor quotation; proposal are being requested and a written request for quotation will not be issued. This synopsis/request for quotation is issued as a Request for Quotation and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-42. This procurement is under a 100 percent small business set aside. The Standard Industrial Classification code for the equipment required is 8999. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: As part of a program aimed at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff training and broadening of staff skills relevant to writing regulations, several in-house courses are to be developed and conducted. One of these courses is titled "How to Comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and Other Federal Environmental and Natural Resource Statutes, including How to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and an Environmental Assessment." An understanding of the material in this course is necessary for NRC staff members who must support their regulatory products with an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Environmental Assessment (EA). The target audience for this two part course is comprised of engineers and scientists with varied experience in writing EISs and EAs. Part I -- will be developed and conducted by NRC's Research staff in collaboration with the Office of General Counsel (OGC). Part I -- will be a two-day course providing an introduction and review of the following topics: Provisions and requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 -- 1508; NRC's regulations (10 CFR Part 51) implementing NEPA; Sections of other parts of Title 10 of the CFR which have implications for compliance with NEPA; Environmental and natural resource laws and Executive Orders that may be involved in writing an EIS or EA; Environmental case law and the role of the Office of General Counsel in reviewing an EIA or EA; The role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the CEQ in assuring federal agency compliance with NEPA. Part II -- will be a two-day training session on scoping, planning and writing EISs and EAs. Part II -- will be developed and conducted by a contractor. In designing the Part II session, the contractor is to assume that all participants will have taken Part I and have become familiar with the topics listed above. The two sessions are to be conducted during September 1997. The contractor will develop a student manual, an instructor's manual, course presentation vu-graphs, and questions to be used for an end of course examination. These course materials shall meet the standards of the NRC Technical Training Center. REQUIREMENT: A detailed course outline is due to the NRC Project Manager 30 days from the start of the purchase order. This outline will reflect an understanding of NRC regulation functions and subject matter. The NRC Project Manager will review and provide comments, changes/approval of the course outline to the contractor within five (5) to seven (7) working days after receipt. If changes are to be made by the contractor, the changes shall be furnished to the NRC Project Manger within one (1) week after receipt from NRC. A draft set of course materials (student manual, instructor manual, vu-graphs, and examination questions) is due to the NRC Project Manager 30 working days after the contractor has received comments and approval of the course outline. The vu-graphs in reduced size are to be included in the student manual. These materials will be reviewed by the NRC Project Manager and the Technical Training Center staff. A review and approval meeting with the contractor will be scheduled for 12 to 15 working days after receipt of the draft course materials. The revised, final set of course materials incorporating NRC recommendations is due to the NRC Project Manager within 15 working days after the review meeting on the draft. NRC will be responsible for duplicating the necessary number of student manuals. The contractor shall conduct the first session of the course at NRC Headquarters approximately eight (8) weeks after NRC receives the course package. This initial session will be reviewed and critiqued for effectiveness of both materials and presentation to identify changes that may be warranted. The contractor shall make any changes that are identified and deliver the revised course materials to the NRC Project Manager within 12 working days after the changes are identified. NRC will be responsible for duplicating the necessary number of student manual for the second session. The contractor shall conduct the second session of the course at NRC Headquarters approximately six (6) working days after NRC receives the revised course materials. Within 30 days after conducting the second session of the course, the contractor shall submit a report critiquing the course and recommend any changes that may be desirable for future sessions of the course. MEETING AND TRAVEL: The contractor shall meet (1 person, 3 days) with the NRC staff within two weeks after the start date of the purchase order. Again, (1 person, 2 days) within five to seven days after NRC receive the draft course materials. The contractor shall conduct two separate two-day sessions of the course. All meetings and course sessions will be at NRC Headquarters, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. The period of performance: five (5) months after award of the purchase order. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The NRC shall evaluate a proposal from the perspective of technical merit, qualification or proposed key personnel, and demonstrated evidence of satisfactory past performance on similar types of projects provided to other government agencies. The proposal must provide sufficient information about each criterion so that a complete evaluation can be accomplished. FACTOR "A" -- PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE: Extent to which the proposed personnel are experience in developing and conducting training in scoping, planning, and writing EISs and EAs. Extent to which the proposed personnel are experienced in writing EISs and EAs. FACTOR "B" CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES: Extent to which the contractor has experience in developing and conducting training programs, including short courses. Extent to which the contractor has specific experience with federal agencies in developing and conducting courses on the scoping, planning, and writing of EISs and EAs. Contractor shall include the name(s) of a designated instructor(s) and substitute(s) in the proposal for the designated instructor in the event that the instructor is unable to led a training session for unavoidable reasons. The Offeror shall clearly demonstrate to the NRC that they have the corporate experienceand capabilities necessary to perform this work. The Offeror shall also demonstrate that their company has successfully performed on other contracts or purchase orders, currently or in the past, of similar size and scope. This shall be done by describing current and past work of a similar or identical nature in such a manner that an evaluation can be made of the performance history and the relevance of this experience to the requirements of the request for quotation. The following clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. Far 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representation and Offerors Representations and Certifications shall be submitted with cost proposal. Offers are due July 30, 1997, 5:00 p.m. eastern time and should be sent to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Elinor Cunningham, Procurement Specialist, M/S T-7I2, Washington, DC 20555. A purchase order will be awarded for a firm fixed price for the training session and meetings. Travel cost shall be paid in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. Award of a purchase order will be made on or about August 8, 1997. (0196)

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