U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Mail Stop TWF-7-I-2, Washington, D.C. 20555

R -- HISTORICAL RESEARCH FOR THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE NRC HISTORY SOL RS-SEC-95-136 DUE 111395 POC Contact Point: Call (301) 415-7427 with any concerns about distribution of the solicitation and any amendments. Only written or faxed requests for solicitations are accepted. Fax number (301) 415-8157. Susan Hopkins, Contract Specialist, 301/415-6514 The NRC requires historical research services to support the ongoing preparation of the third volume of the agency's history. Research tasks include: 1). Identifying and researching records, papers, manuscripts, articles in periodicals, and other materials relating to the history of the NRC; 2). Reproducing records, manuscripts, and other materials relating to the history of the NRC; 3). Clearly marking copies of records, manuscripts, and other materials so that the location of the original document is readily apparent; 4). Arranging the materials collected in a logical manner so that individual items can be easily found; 5). Writing a summary and analysis of research data gathered to show its meaning for and relevance to NRC history. The period of performance is 24 months and will cover two history topics; 1). The public debate over nuclear safety and public views of the AED/NRC as reflected in the press, other news media, and professional journals, and 2) international issues relating to nuclear regulation, specifically the export of nuclear materials and technology, and safeguards against nuclear proliferation. Research for the topics stated may be conducted in a variety of government agencies, archives, libraries, and other institutions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the NRC, the Department of Energy, the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and/or local university libraries. The NRC will evaluate technical proposals using past performance of key personnel and corporate experience in historical research as the evaluation factors. The NRC estimates the level of effort for the requirement stated in the solicitation to be one person year during the 24-month period of performance. The NRC projects an award of a cost plus fixed fee type contract with a starting date of 4/1/96. This proposed procurement is under a 100 percent small business set aside. The size standard for this soliciation is average annual receipts of $5.0 million over the past three years, as set forth under Standard Industrial Classification 8999. Historical research focusing on the period from late 1971 to March 1979 is currently being performed by History Associates, Inc. under NRC contract No. NRC-17-94-136 which expires 3/31/96. 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. (0269)

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