ML20137D409
| ML20137D409 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/03/1984 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Cotter B, Eisenhut D, Fraley R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| FOIA-84-853 NUDOCS 8508220474 | |
| Download: ML20137D409 (2) | |
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY MEMORANDUM'FOR: B. Paul Cotter, Jr., Chief Administrative Judge, ASLBP Raymond F. Fraley, Executive Director, ACRS Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director, Division of Li nsing FROM: amuel J. Chilk retary
SUBJECT:
STENOGRAPHIC REPORTING CONTRACT As you may be aware, the NRC's current contractor for the supply of transcription services for in-town meetings and hearings has been cited for unsatisfactory service. On July 20, 1984, Free State Reporting, Inc. (TSRI) was asked to provide a written explanation of its performance and an indication of the positive corrective actions it proposed to assure successful performance of the contract in the future.
FSRI replied by letter of July 31, 1984 and a meeting was subsequently held on August 6, 1984 between the contractor, the contract users and the Division of Contracts. In spite of these efforts to achieve improvement, FSRI's performance continued to be substandard. On September 14, 1984, FSRI was sent a " cure notice" containing a description of sub-standard performance and notification that the Government may terminate the contract. FSRI's reply was received on September 24, 1984 and sent to your offices for review and comment. Copies of the September 14 and 24 letters are attached.
The NRC contracting officer has now sought our views on whether FSRI's proposed corrective measures are acceptable or whether the users of the contract recommend that the contract should be terminated at this time. We therefore request that your offices make again an independent review of FSRI's performance on your portion of the contract and its proposed corrective measures and provide us with your FotA 153 0508220474 850000 PDR FOIA DIRDB4-953 PDR N=(/7
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views as to continuation / termination of the contract. '
Please include in your reply some indication of the reasons for the action you recommend. For our part, SECY's present view is that the corrective measures proposed by FSRI, which are largely a continuation of past initiatives without i substantive improvement in quality control, do not give i
enough reassurance that performance will be maintained at a consistently higher level.
j In view of the need to settle the issue quickly, please give 1
us your written comments by c.o.b., Thursday, October 4.
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