SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering Support for Research & NRC Compliance
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Brookhaven, PO Box 5000, Bldg. No. 355, Upton, New York, 11973
- ZIP Code
- 11973
- Solicitation Number
- 280831
- Archive Date
- 12/6/2014
- Point of Contact
- Vincent Costanzo, Phone: 6313445539
- E-Mail Address
-
vcostanzo@bnl.gov
(vcostanzo@bnl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering Assistance in Support of Research and Regulatory Compliance Activities for Nuclear Facilities 1. Scope Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is seeking qualified individuals to provide professional engineering support consisting of reviews, analyses, and research activities related to seismic and geotechnical engineering of structures and components found at nuclear facilities, on an as-needed basis for various projects ranging in size and complexity. In part, this work requires technical assistance to support BNL's research activities and regulatory compliance reviews for nuclear power plants under the jurisdiction of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC/NRC). 2. Description of Work The contract awardee shall be responsible to perform technical reviews, analyses, and/or research activities in accordance with the information provided in task orders that will be assigned throughout a designated period of performance. Tasks will involve providing technical assistance to BSA in seismic and/or geotechnical evaluations for structures and components found at nuclear facilities such as nuclear power plants (NPPs). The contract awardee will perform reviews of technical reports, licensing application documents, and/or industry reports which address the seismic analysis and design of a nuclear facility and/or address specific seismic, structural, and geotechnical topics related to nuclear structures and components. The awardee will also be required to identify technical issues in these reports and write assessments; evaluate responses that may be provided by others addressing and resolving such issues; determine the technical basis for their acceptance; perform confirmatory analyses to verify results; participate in meetings with BSA and the client (e.g., NRC); participate in audits at the facility/site, licensee offices, or client offices; and perform research which includes reviews, calculations, and computerized analyses as needed. The awardee will also need to participate in conference calls, attend meetings and write detailed technical reports summarizing work performed. The work shall be done in accordance with the applicable nuclear regulations, nuclear regulatory guidance documents, and industry codes and standards. 3. Deliverables The deliverables for each task will be defined in each task order for the assigned work and will consist of but may not be limited to technical reports/summaries of: work performed, licensing reviews, audits, research activities, assessments of specific project documents, identification of issues and/or requests for additional information (RAIs), evaluations of responses provided to address issues/RAIs, and resolution of comments provided by BSA on an as-needed basis. 4. Contractor Qualifications/ Requirements The awardee shall have a seismic/geotechnical professional engineer with the minimum qualifications and requirements given below. Senior Seismic/Geotechnical Engineer - Extensive seismic and geotechnical engineering knowledge in the analysis and design of structures and components found at nuclear facilities, and demonstrated experience in the various areas described in Section 2 above. The prospective awardee must be a recognized authority in this field. Minimum Qualifications: •· PhD degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering •· Minimum of twenty (20) years of experience in seismic and geotechnical engineering •· Expertise in engineering computer software development, which may be needed to perform unique calculations, prepare models, modify computer codes, process computer output results, and to review computer codes developed by others. •· Experience in NRC regulatory environment •· Proven ability to develop solutions to complex problems •· Excellent technical writing ability and communication skills Requirements Significant work will be performed for BNL in support of projects for the USNRC, which regulates commercial NPPs. Therefore, the Contractor will need to be able to assert that there is no conflict of interest with any current work, planned work, or work performed in the past in the same and/or similar technical areas for others (i.e., non-NRC organizations). •· Have access to and have extensive experience with the execution of the SASSI computer code to perform seismic SSI analyses of very large models. This should include ability to run SASSI with ground motion incoherency effects. •· Experience in performing seismic fragility and seismic margin analysis of plant structures, systems, and components, and calculation of High Confidence of Low Probability of Failure (HCLPF) capacity following nuclear industry methodologies. Interested offerors should submit a letter of interest including resume/CV by4:30 PM, EST, November 21, 2014 to the following: Vincent M. Costanzo Contracts Specialist Procurement & Property Management Division Building No.902B Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, New York 11973-5000 Email submissions will be accepted at: vcostanzo@bnl.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
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