ML20195E433
| ML20195E433 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/10/1988 |
| From: | Starmer R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Funches J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| REF-WM-3 NUDOCS 8806240044 | |
| Download: ML20195E433 (2) | |
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JS/ MEMO FUNCHES JUN ! O M88 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Jesse L. Funches, Director Program Management, Policy Development and Analysis Staff, NHSS FROM:
R. John Starmer, Acting Chief Technical Branch Division of low-level Waste Management and Decommissioning, NMSS
SUBJECT:
REVIEW 0F CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS LLTB staff have reviewed your May 23, 1988 proposal for centralized management of technical assistance contracts. We find that the concept of centralized project planning, management direction to the contractor, fiscal management and contract administration could well benefit our staff in allowing them to concentrate on definition of the required work and the technical quality of the contractor products. We are, therefore, very receptive to the idea in principle. We are concerned, however, that this not be an exercise which effectively adds another layer of management between the contractor and technical staff. We would like to work closely with your staff to better define the roles of the technical staff, many of whom are not engineers, and the TAPH.
In particular, we are concerned with our staff's role in acceptance and rejection of contractor performance and conducting on-site reviews, all of which are identified as TAPH responsibilities. We also feel that the role of the technical staff in preparation of contract documents needs clarification.
In short we feel that the TAPM should concentrate on the administrative and fiscal management and administration aspects of the contracting process while technical staff should be more heavily involved in the technical planning of the projects and their evaluation. Coordination of contracts will require 1
efforts from technical staff and the TAPM.
Concerning candidate contracts for management by the TAPM, we find that A3174 and A3951 at Brookhaven National Laboratory meet one of your criteria for inclusion, viz., large dollar task order contracts. The contracts would certainly provide a test of the system since titey are both at the same laboratory and require a large amount of prioritization and load leveling of the contractor's work by the NRC project manager.
However, they also require extreme technical interaction with NRC staff. The Pacific Northwest Laboratories contract B2485 would not be particularly well suited since it is not a task order centract and requires extensive contact with the contractor by staff.
Little would be gained by including it in the pilot group of contracts at this time.
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't JS/MEM0 FUNCHES i We look forward to working with your staff to ensure that this promising experiment is a success.
Please contact Mike Tokar (x20590) or John Starmer (x20589) if you have any questions.
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