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

U -- TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS COURSE SOL AED-98-265 POC Contact Point: Sharlene McCubbin, Contract Specialist, 301-415-6565 (phone) 301-415-8157(fax) 17. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. AED-98-265 herein is a Request for Proposal (RFP).This RFP is for full and open competition and the SIC code is 8299. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intends to issue a Commercial Item, Firm Fixed Price, Delivery Order Contract for providing instruction for a training course entitled, "Transportation of Radioactive Materials. "The period of performance will be one (1) year with four (4) one year optional periods. The contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, instructional materials, services and facilities (when at the contractor's location) to present a one (1) week course on, "Transportation of Radioactive Materials," as ordered by the NRC. The course is to provide NRCinspectors and Agreement State personnel with specialized technical training in the field of transportation of radioactive materials to enable them to become qualified in conducting inspections of licensee activities associated with the transportation of radioactive materials in accordance with applicable regulations (NRC-10 CFR Part 71 and DOT-49 CFR Parts 171-177) pertaining to the shipment of radioactive materials. ORDERING INFORMATION -- The exact dates of course presentations and geographic location will be mutually agreed upon by the contractor and NRC Project Officer at least sixty (60) days before each course. Confirmation of time, date, place and cost will be by delivery order placed by the NRC project officer. The NRC will notify the contractor no later than twenty (20) work days prior the time a course session is to begin, that the need is insufficient to conduct the training at the mutually agreed upon time and may reschedule the session without obligation to the Government. KEY PERSONNEL—Course instructors must have expertise in current NRC and DOT transportation requirements pertaining to transportation of radioactive materials. As a minimum, the instructors having the following areas of diverse experience and expertise are required: a.) Packaging and Labeling of radioactive materials for transport, b.) Shipping papers and manifests for transport and disposal of radioactive materials, c.) Requirements for low level radioactive waste disposal, and e.) Surveying of vehicles. The project manager must have broad experience in the field of transportation of radioactive materials from both a technical and regulatory standpoint and have related training experience. The project manager and the instructors shall be considered key personnel under this contract and will need the NRC project officer approval to replace. The NRC Key Personnel Clause 2052.215-70 shall be added to the resultant contract. COURSE: The course is to include instruction on: familiarization of material transportation regulations; packaging; communications; transportation classifications; emergency response; common shipment problems; and guidance documents. Acceptable instructional techniques include lecture, problem workshops, field exercises, films, slides, videos, computer based training (CBT) and discussion sessions. At least one problem solving workshop exercise applying the classroom taught concepts of labeling, placarding and shipping papers shall be conducted sometime during the course. Simulated inspection exercises involving the inspection and survey of closed and open transport vehicle shipments of radioactive materials are desirable but not mandatory. If such field exercises are conducted, appropriate survey instrument shall be made available to the students to encourage realism. The use of simulated as opposed to actual shipments and materials is acceptable provided that the scenarios are realistic. These exercises must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20 including dosimetry if applicable. The NRC will provide the contractor with the most recent version of Regulatory Guides 8.13 and 8.29. The NRC reserves the right to supplement course presentations with NRC or other technical experts if available. Approximately two hours sometime during the week shall be set aside for NRC provided guest speaker's presentations. If NRC guest speakers are not available, the contractor shall fill the reserved time with instructional activities. The project officer will notify the contractor seven (7) days prior to the start date of the course if a guest speaker is attending to allow the contractor time to adjust the course presentation schedule. MATERIALS -- The NRC has a student manual which has been developed for the "Transportation of Radioactive Materials" course. The contractor may utilize the NRC's manual which meets the minimum requirements for the "Transportation of Radioactive Materials Course." This manual is available for all offerors by request to Sharlene McCubbin, Contract Specialist, (301)415-6565. Offerors may utilize an alternate course manual, after review and approval by the NRC project officer. If not already included in the manual, the additional materials to be provided to each student by the contractor include a copy of the most recent version of the following: 1) 10 CFR Part 71, 2) 49 CFR Parts 100-199, 3) Suggested State Regulations, Part T, 4) Applicable NRC Regulatory Guides, 5) Applicable NRC and DOT policy documents pertinent to the subject material, 6) The DOT booklet, "A Review of the DOT Regulations for Transportation of Radioactive Materials," 7) Relevant vuegraphs used during the course presentation and not already provided in the student manual, 8) Applicable case studies and workshop problems, 9) Handouts, i.e., material not included in the student manual (these shall be kept to a minimum, and shall be comprised of material that could not realistically have been incorporated into the student manual prior to commencement of the course presentation). If any of the vuegraphs or handouts are revised, the contractor shall provide a copy of the revised material to the NRC Project Officer along with a copy on electronic media compatible with the NRC's computer software. FACILITIES -- Facilities shall be large enough to comfortably accommodate a class of thirty (30) individuals (24 students, 5 guest instructors and one contract monitor) sitting at tables large enough to hold 3 ring binders and several other references. If demand warrants, the NRC reserves the right to convert any or all of the six (6) extra seats (guest instructors and contract monitor) to student use. The equipment and facilities are to be conducive to the course presentation and appropriate for the media needed. The NRC reserves the right to inspect the facilities for adequacy. For course presentations at other than the contractor's facility, the NRC will make arrangements to provide the training facility. The contractor is responsible for providing all other equipment and materials needed for the course presentation for both the contractor's designated training facility and at NRC's facility. TRAVEL -- No travel expenses will be associated with course presentations to be conducted at the contractor's training facility. The cost of travel for any subcontractors used for training at the contractor's facility is to be included in the course delivery cost. If the training location is other than the contractor's facility, travel expenses for instructors and the cost of shipping of materials and supplies for course presentations will be allowed. The contractor is responsible for transportation for all students between the training site and any field exercises or demonstrations. DELIVERABLES -- 1)The contractor shall provide each student a copy of the student manual in one or more appropriate sized three ring binders. The contractor shall deliver all course materials for a specific course to the designated training site or location prior to the start of each training session. At the conclusion of the course the contractor shall collect, package and ship the student manuals and any other material distributed during the course to each student's work address. 2) For contractor facilities, the contractor shall provide to the NRC Project Officer a map of the locality where the contractor proposes to conduct the course, clearly showing the training facility and a list of approximately five (5) lodging facilities located within a reasonable distance of the training site with prices (including any applicable taxes) within the government per-diem limit for the locality. The contractor shall verify and update this information annually. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS -- The contractor shall provide the NRC with the following reports: 1) Course Presentation Report -- to be submitted at the end of each course. This report shall contain: a) A cover letter report discussing accomplishments, problems, and recommendations for improvement. The recommendations shall consider the student evaluations, b) Original examination booklets and graded answer sheets and a summary of student results including class average and standard deviation, c) Original student evaluations, d) Original student information sheets, and e) Individual dose monitoring records as applicable.The contractor shall submit the course presentation report to the NRC Project Officer within twenty (20) days of completion of a course presentation. If individual dose monitoring records become a factor and processing of dosimeters takes longer than twenty (20) days, reports of monitoring records shall be submitted within five (5) days of receipt of the results from the processing organization. 2) Final Report -- to be submitted prior to contract expiration along with any government furnished materials. The report shall contain as a minimum: a) A technical report of the work completed; b) Any problems encountered and their solutions; and c) Recommendations for course improvements. The contractor shall submit five copies of the final report to the Project Officer and one to the Contract Administrator. OPTIONAL REQUIREMENTS -- (A) The contractor may be required to modify all or part of the training materials for the course presentations at the direction of the NRC Project Officer. (B) The NRC may request the contractor to develop and present additional specialized seminars, workshops or training courses on topics related to those in the statement of work during the period of the contract performance. A specific contract modification would be issued for these optional requirements and any travel expenses associated with this work. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS -- PRICING: This is a five year contract. (Base period of one year and 4 one-year options). The offeror shall submit an overall cost proposal for the entire period of performance (inclusive of options). It is expected that at least one course will be requested each fiscal year. Additional courses may be ordered if warranted by student demand. All offerors shall include the following line items: 1) cost ofthe course per student ( inclusive of the cost for the Course Presentation Report), 2) cost of the Final Report, and 3) Travel. For uniformity of comparison of the costs proposals, the offerors shall assume that the travel expense for each year is $6,000. The NRC will reimburse the contractor for actual expenses of travel at time incurred. EVALUATION FACTORS -- In accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offerors: COST -- To be considered for an award, the proposed cost must be realistic and reasonable. Although cost is a factor in the evaluation of proposals, technical merit in the evaluation criteria set forth below is more significant factor in the selection of a contractor. The technical evaluation factor is past performance consisting of two categories which are listed in the order of importance. 1) Qualifications and Experience of Contractor Personnel (60 points). and 2) Corporate experience (40 points). For Qualifications and Experience of Contractor Personnel, the offeror shall identify all key personnel, including backup personnel, to be utilized in the performance of any resulting contract. Discuss current and planned availability of all proposed key and backup personnel. 2) include resumes for all key and backup personnel to be utilized in the performance on any resulting contract. Include educational background; background as an instructor for conducting training; licensee experience (Agreement State or NRC licenses); inspecting experience (Agreement State or NRC inspector); experience as a manager for a licensee; experience in developing comparable instructional materials; current certification such as NRRPT or CHP, and references. Resumes shall be directed to the specific needs of the contract and not be general in nature. Claims of postgraduate or equivalency degrees from other than accredited U.S. colleges and universities shall be supported by the written acceptance by an accrediting source. Resumes shall include recent and relevant contractsexperience of key personnel (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information). The offeror shall also identify any former NRC employees that may be utilized in the performance of the contract and their NRC employment history. In order to demonstrate Corporate Experience, the offeror shall: 1) Describe, in detail, corporate qualifications and experience in performing the same or similar work required in this solicitation which the firm and any of its proposed subcontractors have performed over the past five years; 2) Provide contracts (minimum of 3) for the same or similar services and references (including contract numbers, points of contact for technical and contractual with recent telephone numbers, value of contract and term of contract; 3) List any current commitments with other organizations, Government and/or commercial, for the same or similar effort; 4) Provide a schedule and location of any comparable training for up to six (6) months from the timeof application at the offeror's facility or at other training facilities; and 5) Offerors who desire to utilize a different manual must submit three copies of their proposed manual for evaluation as part of their proposal. Upon final acceptance of alternative course student manual the offeror shall provide a copy of the manual on electronic media compatible with the NRC's computer software (Word Perfect 6.1). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items and 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial items applies to this acquisition. Offers must submit a completed copy of provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with its offer. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with the following additional clauses: 52.219-8, 52.222.26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.216-18, 52.216-21, 52.217-9, and 52.247-34. Direct all questions or inquires referencing this RFP to Sharlene McCubbin, Contract Specialist (301-415-6565). Sealed offers must be received at the USNRC, Divison of Contracts and Property Managment MST-7-I-2, Washington, DC 20555 (0043)

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