ML19308C470

Requests Final Due Date Extension to 791022 & Increased Funding Based on Enlarged Contract Scope.Contract Pricing Proposal Encl

ML19308C470
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	10/05/1979
From:	Foote R ESSEX CORP.
To:	Mattia M NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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ML19308C468	List: ML19308C467 ML19308C470
References
CON-NRC-04-79-209, CON-NRC-4-79-209, TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001240628
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N ESSEX October 5,1979 Ms. Mary Jo Mattia Chief, Administrative Contract Branch Division of Contracts Office of Administration United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

Dear Ms. Mattia:

The Essex Corporation has been under contract to the NRC for a human factors evaluation of control room design and operator performance at TMI (Contract Number NRC-04-79-209). This contract is for $96,236.

The purpose of this letter is to request an extension of the final report due date, and to request additional funding based on an enlarged contract scope. We are requesting that the duc date for the draf t report be changed from September 30, 1979 to October 22, 1979. We are further requesting additional funding at the level of $37,814 to cover costs incurred in an expanded effort. A DD-633 is attached to indicate the basis for this cost estimate.

The change in scope of the contract was essentially due to delays in receiving information from NRC which was essential to our effort. Since we were not receiving this information, and since we required it before progressing with the work, we were lef t with no option but to develop the information ourselves. This not only increased the scope of the contract but also resulted in the three week delay of production of the final report.

The specific items of information which were required and which were not provided in a timely manner are as follows:

TMI-2 control panel drawings and functional descriptions.

e Met. Ed. documents describing operator training programs, the training e

received by the operators, operator selection criteria, and operator qualifi-cation records.

Met. Ed. CR and human factors design analyses and reports on special e

studies relating to the CR and human factors considerations.

A list of critical points of action / inaction in the event chronology which e

contributed significantly to the source of the accident.

l in addition, problems and delays were encountered in:

Obtaining a complete set of reactor technology memoranda.

e Obtaining out-of-print stanom:ds Irom ANS prior to 1975.

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Developing the full-scale mockup of the control consoles in the absence of e

panel drawings and panel photographs from Met. Ed..

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ICSSIEX CORPOltNI' ION = 333 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. (703) 548-4500

e Evaluating control and display relationships without panel drawings.

o Identifying control and display functions in the absence of control-display e

functional descriptions.

Identifying controls and displays to be evaluated in plants of the same e

vintage in the absence of control-display functional descriptions, Scheduling meetings with operators, especially for purposes of having them e

contribute to the completion of the time lines.

Finally, delays were experienced due to changes in the assignment of a contract technical representative and due to the flooding of NRC facilities which reduced the availability of NRC personnel during the period when the staff was moved.

If you need additional information or clarification, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

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Richard C. Foote Treasurer RCF:ks

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(MSTRUCTIONS TO OF FEROR5

1. The ;urpose of t!us form is to provide a standard for_.at b7

3. Een attachment of suppotting cost or pnetas data to this which the efferor subcats to the Government a summary of in-form is i:mtseticable, the dass will be spec:.fically identified cur-ed and estt=mied coss.nd attached streortand snformerson) and desenbed (wsth schedules as appropnate), and m ade suitabae avr detailed er.new d anal, sas. P tor to the award available to the contrac.ang otficer or hAs representative upon of a centrs et result 2ng from taas proposal the offeror sha!!.

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Jed representative. the right to examine, for the purpose of the judgmental factors applaed and the mathematical verifytag the cost or pncar.g data subcutted. thos e books, a.

or other methods used to the estimate includanC those records, documents and other support:.cg data watch will used in projecting from 1mcwo data, and per=2t adequate evaluatson of suca cost or pncing dets, along

b. the cont:ngencies used by offeror in his proposed with the computations and project 2ons used theress. Viis right may be exercised an connect 2on with any negotiations pnce.

pner to contract award.

FOOTNOTE 5 I Enter sn this column those necessary and reasonable costs 3 indicate the rates used and provsde an appronnate estana=

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sn the efficsent performance of the corstract. When any of the resentatsves on t.he use of forwartt pncstag rates, descrsbe the costs an thss coluc-n have already been srscurred (e.g., on a nature of the agroanent. Provsde the c1ethod of coctnstatson letter contract or change arder). Gescisbe them on an attached and awlicanon of your overhead emense, sneludistg cost suwertsnt schedule. Idenuty all sales and transters between breakdown and shownt:g trends and taudge'sry dass as neces-your plants, divtssons, or orgaruzations under a common cors-sary to provsde a bassa tar evaluadon of the reasonableness trol, efuch are included at or.her than the lower of cost to the -

of powosed rates engsnel transferror or curtness marwet pnce.

4 !! the total royassy cost entered here is in excess of $230 2 then spec e sn additious to that available in Exhibst A la proende on a senaarste page (or on DD Form 183. Royalty escurred. attach severste pages as necessary and identity sn Report) the followent trtformatson on each separate itect of thss **Refermen" column the attachinent in whsch unformatson royalty or licersee tee: name and address of licensort date of supportung the soecsfic cost element ceav be found. No stand-license agreernent; patent numbers. patent eplicatson senal ced forc=at ss prescrsbed; however, the cost or pracsng data must numbers, or other bases on which dte royalty ss payable; besel bs ac curate, corrvlete and current. And the judgment factors descrsptson, including any part or model nurnbers of each con =

ussd :n protecting from the data to the estimates must be stated tract stem or ccc ponent on which ;he toyalty ss payable; per=

sn sulticsont detasi to enable the contractsng officer to evaluate crestaae or dollar rate of royalty per unst:. cut pesce of corrrrect L%s propa e al. For e n.s ple. provs de the bests us ed for pnc2ng stern; number of uruts; and total dollar amount of royalties.

mitenals such as bv vendor.potatsons, snop entsmates. Or la naditsort, il specifically requested by the corstrecting officer.

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a ecoy of the current license agreement and identificatscus of part ssgnsticmtly from emersenc ed rates (teouced volume, a applicable clamns of spec 2fic patents shall be larovsded.

planned nessor rearrangernerst, etc.): or sustificatsces for an irr-criase sn laoor rates (antscspared sage md salary tncreases.

3 Provsae a list of pntscapel items methan each category ass-c tc.). Identity and emlaan any contsngencson e-hich areincluded dicating knowrs or anticipated source. quartaty, urut ptsce.

sa the proposed pnce. roch as asstic: pated costs at rejects and comperation obtasned. msd bassa of establishsng source and d:tectsve aork, or antscapated technscal dstficulties.

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