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R -- RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES SOL EME-1998-RP-0047 POC Contact Point, Veronica E. Keane, Contract Specialist, (301) 447-1190/Contracting Officer, Bryan S. McCreary, (301) 447-1058 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, veronica.keane@fema.gov. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a requirement for support of the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program. A contractor is required to provide programmatic and technical support to allow FEMA to meet its Congressional mandate to implement the REP program to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public living around commercial nuclear power plants is being maintained. The contractor shall provide support to FEMA Regional Offices and Headquarters in the following areas: 1) expert witness support for testimony before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeals Boards, and administrative law judges, 2) review of alert and notification systems modifications following approval of the systems using all applicable alert and notification guidance, 3) completion of existing REP database prototype on CD-ROM with documentation to perform in accordance with FEMA specifications in ORACLE in a network environment, 4) development and operation of a monitoring system for all Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeals Board (ASLAB), NRC and court decisions with attention to those that impact FEMA, 5) emergency public education and information support to include REP related teleconferences, technical assistance for Emergency Broadcast System (EBS)/Emergency Alert System (EAS), 6) radiological transportation program support to include preparation of program guidance and ongoing revisions to FEMA REP-5. The anticipated period of performance is 12 months from the date of award with four (4) additional 12 month option periods. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about August 25, 1998. Proposals will be due 30 days from the issue date of the RFP. All requests for the RFP must be submitted in writing and may be faxed to (301) 447-1092. Any firm which submitted a capability statement in response to our previously advertised sources sought synopsis for capability statements need not submit a request for this RFP. Your firm will automatically be included on the source list for this RFP. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is 8999 with a size standard of $5.0 million. (See Note 1) Posted 07/29/98 (W-SN230040). (0210)

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