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

A -- SCALED INTEGRAL TEST FACILITY SOL RS-RES-98-046 DUE 041398 POC Contact: Any Siller, Contract Specialist, 301-415-6747. 17. The NRC intends to negotiate a sole source contract with the Oregon State University (OSU) using the existing Advanced Plant Experiment (APEX) test facility to perform approximately 10 tests the first year and 28 tests throughout the 4 option years to obtain data on phenomena and systems interaction in an experimental system representative of pressurized water reactors. The principal objective is to provide qualified data on the behavior of reactor systems suitable for assessment of thermal hydraulic systems codes to replace obsolete or missing SEMISCALE and LOFT data in the NRC data bank. This contract will provide the unique services of an experienced organization to conduct a testing program developed and controlled by NRC. Using the OSU facility provides the benefit of an already designed and built facility that the Federal government owns. Also, OSU will provide close coupling of data generation and analysis in addition to providing test procedures, data reports, and facility and data acquisition system maintenance. The period of performance is for one year, with four one-year options. Standard Industrial Classification code 8999 applies. This is a notice of intent to contract only. A solicitation document does not exist. Telephonic responses and responses providing insufficient information for evaluation will not be considered. See Note 22.***** (0086)

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