ML042860461

Task Order No. 036 Under Contract No. NRC-03-03-037

ML042860461
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	07/27/2004
From:	King D NRC/ADM/DCPM/CMB1
To:	Beckman V Beckman & Associates
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Job Code J3020, NRC-03-03-037
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Beckman and Associates, Inc.

ATTN: Ms. Vicki Beckman 1071 State Route 136 Belle Vernon, PA 15012

SUBJECT:

TASK ORDER NO. 036 "VERMONT YANKEE DESIGN/ENGINEERING INSPECTION" UNDER CONTRACT NO. NRC-03-03-037

Dear Ms. Beckman:

In accordance with Section G.5, Task Order Procedures, of the subject contract, this letter definitizes the subject task order. The effort shall be performed in accordance with the enclosed Statement of Work.

Task Order No. 036 shall be in effect from July 30, 2004, through September 30, 2004, with a cost ceiling of $107,213.35. The amount of $103,776.32 represents the estimated reimbursable costs, and the amount of $3,437.03 represents the fixed fee.

Accounting data for Task Order No. 036 is as follows:

B&R No.:

Job Code:

BOC:

APPN No.:

FFS#:

Oblig. Amt.:

420-15-103-142 J-3020 252A 31X0200.420 NRR03037036

$105,000.00 Incremental funds in the amount of $105,000.00 are being obligated under this task order. The obligated amount shall, at no time, exceed the task order ceiling. When and if the amount(s) paid and payable to the Contractor hereunder shall equal the obligated amount, the Contractor shall not be obligated to continue performance of the work unless and until the Contracting Officer shall increase the amount obligated with respect to this task order. Any work undertaken by the Contractor in excess of the obligated amount specified above is done so at the

'Contractor's sole risk.

The following individuals are considered to be essential to the successf ance for work hereunder:

The Contractor agrees that such personnel snail not be remove3 rm e

order without compliance with Contract Clause H.4, Key Personnel.

The issuance of this task order does not amend any terms or conditions of the subject contract.

TEMPULE -ABOR ADg052 Your contacts during the course of this task order are:

Technical Matters:

Contractual Matters:

Donald P. Norkin Project Officer (301) 415-2954 Mona C. Selden Contract Specialist (301) 415-7907 Acceptance of Task Order No. 036 should be made by having an official, authorized to bind your organization, execute three copies of this document in the space provided and return two copies to the Contract Specialist. You should retain the third copy for your records.

Sincerely, Donald A. King, Contracting Officer Contract Management Center 1 Division of Contracts Office of Administration

Enclosure:

Statement of Work ACCFRTED: Task Ord rNo. 036 V/'X4

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CONTRACT NRC-03-03-037 STATEMENT OF WORK Task Order No. 036 TITLE: Vermont Yankee Design/Engineering Inspection INSPECTION REPORT NUMBER: 50-271/2004-008 B&R NUMBER: 420-15-103-142 JOB CODE: J-3020 NRC PROJECT OFFICER:

Donald Norkin, NRR, (301) 415-2954 TEAM LEADER:

Jeffrey Jacobson (301) 415-2977 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 07/30/04 - 09/30/04 BACKGROUND NRC is conducting a pilot program to determine whether changes should be made to the Reactor Oversight Process in order to improve the effectiveness of NRC inspections in the design/engineering area. The initial pilot inspection will be conducted at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, near Brattleboro, VT. The following inspection procedure will be used and provided by the Team Leader Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/158, 'Functional Review of Low Margin/Risk Significant Components and Human Actions" OBJECTIVE The objective of this task order is to obtain expert technical assistance in the Electrical Systems and Mechanical Systems areas to assist the NRC inspection team in the performance of the inspection. The specialists shall have a design background (such as from an architect-engineer firm) and experience/knowledge regarding:

(1) design, analysis, operations, installation, modification, and testing of nuclear plant safety systems systems.

(2) reviewing design basis and detailed design of nuclear plant safety systems; (3) NRC regulations and risk informed inspection methodology.

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In order to ensure the team's independence of Vermont Yankee and the licensee, the specialists shall not have had any of the following relationships with Vermont Yankee or Entergy:

(1) direct employment by VY or Entergy (2) performed contract work for VY or Entergy during the last two years (3) inspected VY for the NRC during the last two years WORK REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to assign qualified technical staff, employees, and subcontractors, who have the required educational background, experience, or combination thereof, to meet both the technical and regulatory objectives of the work specified in this Statement of Work (SOW). The NRC will rely on representation made by the contractor concerning the qualifications of the personnel proposed for assignment to this task order including assurance that all information contained in the technical and cost proposals, including resumes and conflict of interest disclosures, is accurate and truthful.

The Team Leader may issue technical direction from time to time during the duration of this task order. Technical direction must be within the general Statement of Work stated in this task order, and shall not constitute new assignments of work or changes of such nature as to justify an adjustment in cost or period of performance. The contractor shall refer to the basic contract for further information and guidance on any technical directions issued under this task order.

Any modifications to the scope of work, cost, or period of performance of this task order must be issued by the Contracting Officer and will be coordinated with the Project Officer. Specific tasks under this task order are:

1. Inspection preparation on, or about, August 2-6, 2004, (3 days at NRC Headquarters),

Rockville, MD.

a.

Obtain a thorough understanding of the selected system(s) by review of licensee provided documentation.

b.

Develop a list of questions or areas of concern.

c.

Develop a risk informed inspection plan.

2. On-site inspection on, or about, August 9-13, 2004, August 16-20, 2004 and August 30-September 3, 2004. Review and document inspection activities in the contractor's office on, or about, August 23-27, 2004.

a.

Perform the inspection in accordance with the Temporary Instruction.

b.

Discuss potential findings with the Team Leader.

c.

Document items such as inspection scope and list of documents reviewed.

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3. Inspection documentation on, or about, September 6-10, 2004 and September 13-17, 2004 (40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> total) in the contractor's office. Final inspection report input is due on, or about, September 20, 2004.

a.

Follow the guidelines of NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0612, "Power Reactor Inspection Reports" and the Temporary Instruction, as directed by Team Leader.

b.

Dependent on risk significance of findings, actual hours could differ (at the discretion of the Team Leader).

REPORT REQUIREMENTS During Tasks land 2, the contractor shall provide an inspection plan and inspection related documentation, as directed by the Team Leader.

At the end of Task 3, a feeder to the final inspection report shall be provided to the Team Leader in an electronic format acceptable to the Team Leader. A hard copy shall be provided to the Project Officer. The contractor shall not undertake any further efforts toward report finalization, such as management review of the feeder report.

TRAVEL (for estimating purposes only) for each individual:

One 3 day trip to NRC Headquarters, Rockville, MD Three 5 day trips to the plant site.

The contractor shall coordinate all travel arrangements in advance with the NRC Team Leader.

NRC FURNISHED MATERIAL Documents required to prepare for the inspection will be provided by the NRC Team Leader.

OTHER APPLICABLE INFORMATION The work specified in this SOW is 100% licensee fee recoverable. The contractor shall provide fee recovery information in the monthly progress reports in accordance with the requirements of the basic contract.

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