ML22005A084

NRC-2021-000217 - Resp 2 - Final, Agency Records Subject to the Records Are Enclosed, Part 2 of 3

ML22005A084
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Issue date:	01/03/2022
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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIF ICATION OF CONTRACT 11. CONTRACT ID CODE I PAGE OF PAGES 1 I 3

2. AMENDMENT/MOD IFICATIO N NO. 3. EFFECT IVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/P U RC HASE REQ. NO. 15. PRO JECT NO. /If applicable)

P00002 See Bl ock 16C ZEROREQ-RES-21-0033

6. ISSU E D BY CODE NRC HQ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (lfother/han Item 6) CODE I US NRC - HQ ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION MAIL STOP TWFN-07B20M WASH I NGTON DC 20555-0001

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTO R (No.. street. county, State and ZIP Code) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLIC ITATION NO.

12 E NGI NEERING MEC HANICS CORPORATION OF CO LUMBUS A TT N GARY HA TTERY 9B. DATED /SEE ITEM 11) 3 518 RIV ERSIDE DR I VE s UI TE 202 C OLUMBUS OH 4 32211735 X 10A. MOD IFICATIO N O F CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 31310020D0003 3 1 3 1 0020F0 1 01 10B. DATED /SEE ITEM 13)

CODE 01408316 1 FAC IL ITY CODE 08/11/2020

11. THI S ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicita tion Is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date spec ified for rece ipt of Offers ~ is exte nd ed. is n ot e xtende d.

Offers must ack no w ledge rece ipt of this amendment prior to the hou r and d ate spec ified in the so licitation o r as ame n ded, by on e of the following methods: (a ) By c o mp le ting lle m s 8 a n d 15, a n d returning ____ cop ies of the ame n dmen t; (b) By acknow ledgin g rece ipt o r this a m endme nt on each copy o r the offer sub m itted; or <c ) By separate letter or telegram wh ich inc ludes a refere n ce to the solicitation an d amend m ent numb ers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGE MENT TO BE RECE IVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FO R THE RECE IPT OF OFFERS PR IOR TO T HE HOU R AND DATE SPECI FIED MAY RESULT IN REJECT ION O F YOUR OFFER If by virtue of this amend me nt you desire to cha n ge an offer a lready sub m itted, su ch ch ange ma y be m ade by telegram o r letter, provided each teleg ram o r letter m a kes reference to the so licitation a n d this a m endme nt, and is received prio r to the ope n in g hour a n d date spec ified.

12. ACCOUNT ING AND APPROPR IATION DATA (If required)

N/A

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIF ICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT /ORDER NO. AS DESCR IBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANG E ORDE R IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) T HE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN T HE CONTRAC T O RDER NO. IN ITE M 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NU MBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODI FIED TO REFLECT THE ADM INISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriati on date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURS U AN T TO THE AUTHOR ITY OF FAR 43. 103(b ).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUT HOR ITY OF:

X 52. 243 - 2 CHANGES - COS T-REIMBURSEMENT. (A UG 1987) - AL TERNATE I (APR 1 984)

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification end authority/

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor 7 is not. x1 is required to sign this docume n t and return ______ 1 __ cop ies to the issu ing o ffice.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MOD IFICATIO N (Organized by UCF section headings, Including sol/citation/contract subject ma tter wh ere feasible.)

The purpose of t h is modification is to : (1) increase t h e ceiling by $12, 017. 00, f ro m

$ 1, 901, 430. 00 to $1, 913, 4 4 7. 00, t o al l ow for the purchase of an add i tio nal GoldSim Lice n se and ( 2 ) t o add t h e NRC For m 187 as a n attachment to the task order. See co n tinuation p ages for specific changes to t h e task order.

Total Obligated Amount : $330, 000. 00 (uncha nged )

Tota l Tas k Order Ce iling : $1, 913, 447. 00 (c ha nged)

Pe riod of Pe rforman ce : 09/29/202 0 to 09/30/2024

Exce pt as prov ided herein, a ll term s an d c o n ditions of the documen t referenced in Ite m 9 A o r 1 0A, as heretofo re chang ed, rema ins uncha n g ed an d in fu ll fo rce and effect.

1 SA. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND T ITLE OF CONTRACTING OFF ICER (Type or print)

MONIQUE B. WILLIAMS TEL : 30 1-41 5-6971 EMA IL : Monique. Williams@ nr c. gov 15B. CONTRAC T OR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. U N ITED STAT ES OF AME RICA 16C. DATE SIGN ED

~ -f\\,I " "-'"'I- -~ I~ L.Jdua-(Signature of person a ut horized ro sign) 1s1gno turo of Contracting Officer) 1 2/26/2020 NSN 7540-0 1-152-8070 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

P revious edllion un u sab le P rescribed by GSA FAR (48 C FR) 53.243 31310020D0003 /31310020F0101

Section B - Supplies or Services /Prices was revised as follows.

Summary of C lause Changes :

C lause titled CONSIDERAT I ON AND OBLIGATION - COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE ALTERNATE I is incorporated as follows:

CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION-COST -PLUS -FIXED -FEE ALTERNATE I

(a) The tota l estimated cost to the Government for fu ll performance of this contract is

$1,913,447 of which the sum of $ 1,793,001 represents the estimated reimbu rsable costs, and of which $120,446 represents the fixed-fee.

(b) There shall be no adjustment in the amount of the Contractor's fixed fee.

(c) The amount currently ob ligated by the Government with respect to this contract is $330,000,

of which the sum of $308,000 represents the estimated reimbursable costs, and of which

$22,000 represents the fixed-fee.

(d) It is estimated that the amount current ly ob ligated will cover performance through 01/3 1/2021.

(e) This is an incrementally - funded contract and FAR 52.232-22 - "Limitation of Funds " applies.

(f) In accordance with FAR 52.216 -8 - Fixed Fee, it is the policy of the NRC to withhol d payment of fee after payment of 85 percent of the fee has been paid in order to protect the Government's interest. The amount of fixed-fee withheld from the contractor will not exceed 15 percent of the total fee or $100,000, whichever is less. According ly, the maximum amount of fixed-fee that may be held in reserve is $18,067.

C lause titled PRICE /COST SCHEDULE is incorporated as follows:

PRICE / COST SCHEDULE

CLIN DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE/SUPPLY ESTIMATED COST 0001 Labor (b )( 4 )

0002 Subcontractor Costs 0003 Travel 0004 ODC SUBTOTAL 0005 Indirect Cost Pool (includes Fringe, Overhead and G&A)

SUBTOTAL $1,793,001 0006 Fixed Fee $120,446 TOTAL $ 1,9 13,447

Page 2 3 13 10020 D0003/3 13 10020FO 101

Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments was revised as follows.

1 - List of Documen ts, Exhibits and Other A ttachments was added and reads as fo llows.

~ttachment Title Date Number 1 NRG FORM 187 12/21/2020

Page 3 AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 11. CONTRACT ID CODE I PAGE OF PAGES 1 I 2

2. AMENDMENT/MOD IFICATIO N NO. 3. EFFECT IVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/P U RC HASE REQ. NO. 15. PRO JECT NO. /II applicable)

P00003 See Bl ock 1 6C RES-21-0162

6. ISSU E D BY CODE NRC HQ 7. ADMINISTERE D BY (If o ther than Item 6) CODE I US NRC - HQ ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DI VISIO N MA IL STOP TWFN-07B20M WASHINGTON DC 20555-0001

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTO R (No.. street. county, State and ZIP Code) 9A. AMENDMEN T OF SOLIC ITATION NO.

~

E NGI NEERING MEC HANI CS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS A TT N GARY HAT TERY 98. DATED /SEE ITEM 11) 3 5 1 8 RIVE RSIDE DRIVE s UI TE 202 C OLUMBUS OH 4 32211 735 X 10A. MOD IFICATIO N O F CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 313 10 020D0003 3 1 3 1 0020F0 1 01 108. DATED /SEE ITEM 13)

CODE 0 1 4083 1 61 FACILITY CODE 08/11/2020

11. THI S ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicita tion Is amen d ed as set forth in Item 14. The hour a n d date spec ified for rece ipt of Offers is exte nd ed. is n ot e x tende d.

Offers must ac kno w ledge rece ipt of this amendmen t prior to the h o ur and d ate specified in the so licitation o r as ame n ded, by on e of the following methods: (a) By co mp letin g Ite m s 8 a n d 15, a n d retu rning ____ cop ies of the ame n dmen t; (b) By ac kn o w ledging rece ipt o f this a m endme nt on each copy o f the offer sub mitted: o r <c ) By separate letter or telegram wh ich inc ludes a refere n ce to the solicitation an d amend m ent numb ers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECE IVED AT THE PLACE DESI G NATE D FO R THE RECE IPT OF OFFER S PR IOR TO T HE HOUR AND DATE SPECI FIED MAY RESULT IN REJEC T ION O F YOUR OFFER If by virtue of this amend m ent y o u desire to cha n ge an offer already su b m itted, su ch ch ange ma y be m ade by teleg ram o r letter, provided each telegram o r letter m a kes reference to the so licitation a n d this a m endme nt, and is received prior to the ope nin g hou r a n d date spec ified.

12. ACCOU NTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA(lf required) Net I n c rease : $ 1 00, 000. O O 202 1 -X0200-FEEBASED-60-60D00 1 -60B 1 01 -1032-l l 1 54-251A-ll-6-15 4-1 032

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIF ICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT /ORDER NO. AS DESCR IBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THI S CHANGE ORDE R IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Spec ify a uthority) T HE CHANGES SET FOR TH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN T HE CONTRAC T O RDER NO. IN ITE M 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBE R E D CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODI FIED TO REF L ECT THE ADM INISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as cha n ges in paying o ffiepproprletlon date, e tc.) SET FOR TH IN ITEM 14, PURS U ANT TO THE AUTHOR ITY OF FAR 43. 103(b). ce,

C. THIS SUPP LE MENTAL AG REEMENT IS ENTERE D INTO PURSUANT TO AU T HOR ITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of mod/I/cal/on a nd a uthority)

X FAR 52. 232-22 LIMITATION OF FUNDS (APR 1 984 )

E. IMPORTANT: Co nt rac tor x] is no t. is required to sign this docume n t and retu rn ______ _ cop ies to the issu ing o ffice.

14. DESC RIP T ION OF AM ENDM E NT/MOD IFICATIO N (Organized by U CF section headings, inc luding sollcllalion/contract subj ec t ma tter wh ere feasible.)

The purpose of t h is tas k order mo d ificatio n is to provide incremental funding in the a mou n t of $100. 000. 00, t here by i n creasi ng th e t o t al obliga t io n amou nt from $330, 000. 00 t o

$430, 000. 00.

Tota l Obl iga ted Amou n t : $ 430, 000. 00 (c ha n ged)

Total Task Order Ceiling : $ 1, 9 1 3, 447. 00 (un changed )

Pe riod of Per f o rma nce : 09/29/2020 to 09/30/2024

Ex c e pt as pro vided herein, a ll term s an d c o nditions of the documen t referenced in Item 9 A o r 1 0A, as heretofore chang ed, rem ains unchan g ed and in fu ll fo rce an d effect.

15A. NAM E AND TITLE OF SIGN E R (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND T ITLE OF CONTRACTING OFF ICER (Type or print)

Margo Katzper TEL : 301-41 5-336 4 EMA I L : ma rg o. katz p er@ nr c. gov 158. CONTRAC T OR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. U N ITED STAT ES OF AME RICA 16C. DATE SIGN ED

~ a- ~ 02/03/2021 (SJ9n o ture o f porson o ut hon'zod to sign) (Slgna turo of Co ntrac llllfl Officer)

NSN 7540-0 1-152*8070 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

P revious ed ition un u sab le P resc ribed by GSA FAR (48 C FR) 53.243 31310020D0003 /31310020F0101

Section B - Supplies or Services /Prices was revised as follows.

Summary of C lause Changes :

C lause titled CONSIDERAT I ON AND OBLIGATION - COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE ALTERNATE I is incorporated as follows:

CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION-COST -PLUS -FIXED -FEE ALTERNATE I

(a) The tota l estimated cost to the Government for fu ll performance of this contract is

$1,913,447 of which the sum of $ 1,793,001 represents the estimated reimbu rsable costs, and of which $120,446 represents the fixed-fee.

(b) There shall be no adjustment in the amount of the Contractor's fixed fee.

(c) The amount currently ob ligated by the Government with respect to this contract is $430,000,

of which the sum of $402,000 represents the estimated reimbursable costs, and of which

$28,000 represents the fixed-fee.

(d) It is e stimated that the amount current ly ob liga ted will cover performance through 03/25/2021.

(e) This is an incrementally -funded contract and FAR 52.232 "Limitation of Fund s" applies.

(f) In accordance with FAR 52.216 -8 - Fixed Fee, it is the policy of the NRC to withhol d payment of fee after payment of 85 percent of the fee has been paid in order to protect the Government's interest. The amount of fixed-fee withheld from the contractor will not exceed 15 percent of the total fee or $100,000, whichever is less. According ly, the maximum amount of fixed-fee that may be held in reserve is $18,067.

Page 2 AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 11. CONTRACT ID CODE I PAGE OF PAGES 1 I 2

2. AMENDMENT/MOD IFICATIO N NO. 3. EFFECT IVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/P U RC HASE REQ. NO. 15. PRO JECT NO. /II applicable)

P00004 See Block 16C RES-21-02 1 5

6. ISSU E D BY CODE NRCHQ 7. ADMINISTERE D BY (If o ther than Item 6) CODE I US NRC - HQ ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DI VISIO N MA IL STOP TWFN - 07 B2 0M WASH I NGTON DC 20555-0001

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTO R (No.. street. county, State and ZIP Code) 9A. AMENDMEN T OF SOLIC ITATION NO.

~

E NGI NEERING MEC HANI CS CORPORATION OF CO LUMBUS A TTN GARY HA TTE RY 98. DATED /SEE ITEM 11) 3 518 RI VERSIDE DR I VE s UI TE 202 C OLUMBUS OH 4 32211 735 X 10A. MOD IFICATIO N O F CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 313 10 020D0003 3 1 3 1 0020F0 1 01 108. DATED /SEE ITEM 13)

CODE 0 1 4083 1 61 FAC ILITY CODE 08/11/2020

11. THI S ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicita tion Is amen d ed as set forth in Item 14. The hour a n d date spec ified for rece ipt of Offers is exte nd ed. is n ot e x tende d.

Offers must ac kno w ledge receipt of this amendmen t prior to the h o ur and d ate specified in the so licitation o r as ame n ded, by on e of the following methods: (a) By co mp letin g Ite m s 8 a n d 15, a n d retu rning ____ cop ies of the ame n dmen t; (b) By ac kn o w ledging rece ipt o f this a m endme n t on each copy o f the offer sub mitted : or <c ) By separate letter or electron ic communication which inclu d es a reference to the solicitation a nd a m endmen t numbe rs. FAILU RE OF YOUR ACK NOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECE IVED AT THE PLACE DES IGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT O F OFFERS PR IOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPEC IFIED MAY RESU LT IN REJE C TIO N OF YOUR O FFER. If by v irtue of this amendment you desire to cha n ge an offer a lrea dy sub mitted, such cha n ge m ay be made by letter or elec tron ic co mmuni cation, provtded each letter o r e lec tro n ic co mmuni catio n makes reference to the so licitation a n d th is a m endme n t. and is received prior to the open ing hour a n d date specified.

12. ACCO U NTING AND APPROPR IATION DATA(lf required) Net I n c rease : $274, 279. O 3 202 1 -C0200-FEEBASED-60-60D00 1 -60B 1 01 -1032-11 1 54-252A-ll-6-15 4-1032

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIF ICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT /ORDER NO. AS DESCR IBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THI S CHANGE ORDE R IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Spec ify a uthority) T HE CHANGES SET FOR TH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN T HE CONTRAC T O RDER NO. IN ITE M 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBE RED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODI FIED TO REF L ECT THE ADM INISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as c han ges in payi n g office, epproprletlon date, etc.) SET FOR TH IN ITEM 14, PURS U AN T TO THE AUTHOR ITY OF FAR 43. 103(b).

C. THIS SUPP LE MENTAL AG REEMENT IS ENTERE D INTO PURSUANT TO AUT HOR ITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modlflcallon a nd a uthority)

X FAR 52. 232-22 LIMITATION OF FUNDS (APR 19 84 )

E. IMPORTANT: Co nt rac tor x] is no t is required to sign this docume n t and retu rn ______ _ cop ies to the issu ing o ffice.

14. DESC RIP T ION OF AM ENDM E NT/MOD IFICATIO N (Organized by UC F section headings, inc luding sollcllalion/contract subj ec t ma tter wh ere feasible.)

The purpose of t h is tas k order mo d ificatio n is to provide incremental fu nd ing in the a mou n t of $274, 279. 03, t here by i n creasi ng th e t o t al ob l igat io n amou nt from $ 430, 000. 00 t o

$704, 279. 0 3.

Tot al Obl iga ted Amou n t : $704, 279. 03. 00 (changed)

Tota l Tas k Order Ceili ng : $1, 913, 4 47. 00 (un change d )

Pe riod of Per f o rman ce : 09/29/2020 to 09/30/2024

Ex c e pt as prov ided herein, a ll term s an d c o nditions of the documen t referenced in Item 9 A o r 1 0A, as heretofore chang ed, rem ains unchan g ed and in fu ll fo rce an d effect.

15A. NAM E AND TITLE OF SIGN E R (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND T ITLE OF CONTRACTING OFF ICER (Type or print)

Margo Katzper

158. CONTRAC T OR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. U N ITED STAT ES OF AME RICA 16C. DATE SIGN ED

~ a- ~ 03/09/2021 (SJ9n o ture o f porson o ut hon'zod to sign) (Slgna turo of Co ntrac llllfl Officer)

Previous editio n un u sab le STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016 )

P resc ribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR ) 53.24 3 31310020D0003 /31310020F0101

Section B - Supplies or Services /Prices was revised as follows.

Summary of C lause Changes :

C lause titled CONSIDERAT I ON AND OBLIGATION - COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE ALTERNATE I is incorporated as follows:

CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION-COST -PLUS -FIXED -FEE ALTERNATE I

(a) The tota l estimated cost to the Government for fu ll performance of this contract is

$1,913,447 of which the sum of $ 1,793,001 represents the estimated reimbu rsable costs, and of which $120,446 represents the fixed-fee.

(b) There shall be no adjustment in the amount of the Contractor's fixed fee.

(c) The amount currently ob ligated by the Government with respect to this contract is

$704,279.03, of which the sum of $658,200.03 represents the estimated reimbu rsab le costs, and of which $46,079.00 represents the fixed-fee.

(d) It is e stimated that the amount current ly ob liga ted will cover performance through 09/30/2021.

(e) This is an incrementally -funded contract and FAR 52.232 "Limitation of Fund s" applies.

(f) In accordance with FAR 52.216 -8 - Fixed Fee, it is the policy of the NRC to withhol d payment of fee after payment of 85 percent of the fee has been paid in order to protect the Government's interest. The amount of fixed-fee withheld from the contractor w ill not exceed 15 percent of the total fee or $100,000, whichever is less. According ly, the maximum amount of fixed-fee that may be held in reserve is $18,067.

Page 2 AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 11. CONTRACT ID CODE I PAGE OF PAGES 1 I 23

2. AMENDMENT/MOD IFICATIO N NO. 3. EFFECT IVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/P U RC HASE REQ. NO. 15. PRO JECT NO. /If applicable)

P00005 See Block 16C RES-21-0369

6. ISSU ED BY CODE NRCHQ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (lfother/han Item 6) CODE I US NRC - HQ ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION MAIL STOP TWFN- 07B20M WASH I NGTON DC 20555-0001

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No.. street. county, State and ZIP Code) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

12 E NGI NEERING MEC HANICS CORPORATION OF CO LUMBUS A TT N GARY HA TTERY 9B. DATED /SEE ITEM 11) 3 518 RI VERSIDE DR I VE s UITE 202 C OLUMBUS OH 4 32211735 X 10A. MOD IFICATIO N O F CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 31310020D0003 3 1 3 1 0020F0 1 01 10B. DATED /SEE ITEM 13)

CODE 01408316 1 FACILITY CODE 08/11/2020

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicita tion Is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date spec ified for rece ipt of Offers ~ is extend ed. is n ot e xtende d.

Offers must ack no w ledge rece ipt of this amendment prior to the hou r and d ate spec ified in the so licitation o r as ame n ded, by on e of the following methods: (a ) By c o mp le ting lle m s 8 a n d 15, a n d returning ____ cop ies of the ame n dmen t; (b) By acknow ledgin g rece ipt o r this a m endme nt on each copy o r the offer sub m itted; or <c ) By separate letter or electronic communication w hich includes a reference to the solicitation a nd a m endmen t numbe rs. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKN OWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECE IVED AT TH E PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIP T O F OFFERS PR IOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPEC IFIED MAY RESU LT IN REJECTIO N OF YOUR OFFER. If by v irtue of this amendment you desire to cha n ge an offer a lread y subm itted, such cha n ge may be made b y le tter or e lec tro nic co mmuni c a tion, prov ided each letter o r e lec tronic co mmuni catio n makes reference to the so licitation a n d th is amendme n t. and is received prior to the open ing hour a n d date specified.

12. ACCOUNT INGANDAPPROPRIATION DATA(lfrequired) Net I ncrease : $130, 730. 35 2021-X0200-FEEBASED-60-60D001-60B l 07-103 2-11 1 54-251A-ll-6-154-1032

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCR IBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THI S CHANG E ORDE R IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) T HE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN T HE CONTRAC T O RDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NU MBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODI FIED TO REFLECT THE ADM INISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURS U AN T TO THE AUTHOR ITY OF FAR 43. 103(b ).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUT HOR ITY OF:

X 52. 243 - 2 C HANGES - COST - REIMBURSEMENT.- ALTERNATE I AND FAR 52. 232 - 22 L I MITA T ION OF FUNDS

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification end authority/

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor 7 is no t x1 is required to sign this docume n t and return ______ 1 __ cop ies to the issu ing o ffice.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MOD IFICATIO N (Organized by UCF section headings, Including sol/citation/contract subject ma tter wh ere feasible.)

The purpose of t h is modification is to : (1) change the statement of work to require Tas k 1 I nteri m Techn ical Letter Report (TL R) updates in response to NRC staff review comme n ts wee kly and to revise t h e due date for Tas k 1 Final TL R to September 10, 2021 ; ( 2 ) provide increm e n ta l funding in the amount of $130, 730. 35, t he reby increasing t he to ta l obligation amount from $704, 279. 03 t o $835, 009. 38 ; and (3 ) change the Contract i ng Officer ' s Representative (COR) to Matthew Homiack a nd t he Alternate COR to Bruce Lin. See con tinua t i on pages f or specific cha ng es to the task order

Contractor ' s Stateme n t of Release In consideration of the modificatio n herein marked complete. The Contractor hereb y releases t he Govern men t f r om any and all l iab i l ity u nder this contract for furt he r e quitabl e Continued...

Exce pt as prov id eel herein, a ll term s an d c o n ditions of the documen t referenced in Ite m 9 A o r 1 0A, as heretofo re chang ed, rema ins uncha n g ed an d in fu ll fo rce and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND T ITLE OF CONTRACTING OFF ICER (Type or print)

MONIQUE 8. WI LLIAMS

15B. CONTRAC T OR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNE D 16B. U N ITED STAT ES OF AME RICA 16C. DATE SIGN ED

~ -f\\,I ""-'"'I--~ I~ L.Jdua- 08/30/2021 (Signature of person a ut horized ro sign) 1s1gno turo of Contracting Officer)

Previous ed ition un u sab le STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016 )

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR ) 53.243 REFE RENCE NO. O F DOCUMENT BEING CONTI NU ED OF CONTINUATION SHEET 313 1 0020D0003/3 1 310020F0 1 01/P0000S 23

NAM E OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR ENG I NEERI NG MECHANICS CORPORATI ON OF CO LUMBUS

IT EM NO. SU PPL IES/SERV ICES QUANT ITY U N IT U N IT PRICE AMOU NT

( A ) ( B ) ( C ) ( D) ( E ) (F) adjust me nt s attributable to suc h factors or circu msta n ces g i vi n g rise to the " Rev i sed Statement of Work ".

Total Ob li gated Amount : $835, 009. 38 (changed )

Total Task Order Ceiling : $1, 913, 447. 00 (u nc han g ed )

All o th er terms and co ndi t io n s o f t he task order remain the same.

Pe r iod of Perform an ce : 09/29/2020 t o 09/30/2024

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIO NAL FORM 336 (4 -86)

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Section B - Supplies or Services /Prices was revised as follows.

Summary of C lause Changes :

C lause titled CONSIDERAT I ON AND OBLIGATION - COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE ALTERNATE I is incor porated as follows:

CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION-COST -PLUS -FIXED -FEE ALTERNATE I

(a) The tota l estimated cost to the Government for fu ll performance of this contract is

$1,9 13,447 of which the sum of $ 1,793,001 represents the estimated reimbu rsable costs, and of which $120,446 represents the fixed-fee.

(b) There shall be no adjustment in the amount of the Contractor's fixed fee.

(c) The amount currently ob ligated by the Government with respect to this contract is

$835,009.38, of which the sum of $780,500.38 represents the estimated reimbu rsab le costs, and of which $54,509.00 represents the fixed-fee.

(d) It is estimated that the amount current ly ob ligated will cover performance through 01/3 1/2022.

(e) This is an incrementally -funded contract and FAR 52.232-22 - "Limitation of Funds " applies.

(f) In accordance with FAR 52.216 -8 - Fixed Fee, it is the policy of the NRC to withhol d payment of fee after payment of 85 percent of the fee has been paid in order to protect the Government's interest. The amount of fixed-fee withheld from the contractor will not exceed 15 percent of the total fee or $100,000, whichever is less. According ly, the maximum amount of fixed-fee that may be held in reserve is $18,067.

Section C - Desc ription/Specifica tions was revised as follows.

Summary of C lause Changes :

C lause titled STATEMENT OF WORK is incor porated as follows:

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. EWC TASK ORDER TITLE

Technical Support for Com p onent Integrity Assessments

2. BACKGROUND

The NRC's Offic e of Nuclear R eg ul atory R ese arch (RES) prov ides d ata, s tandard s, too ls, and method s to the NRC's re gul a tory offices to support their rev ie w s of material p erformance related licensing submittals and safe ty issues. The confirmatory re sea rch on materials performanc e focuses on both the development o f met hodologie s needed to s uppo1t reg ulatory actions and the work supportin g th e tec hnical bases for codes a nd standard s d eve lopment. A common theme in this work is a proacti ve approach to the management of age-related

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degradation due to mechanisms such as fat ig ue and stress -corro s ion cracking. For examp le, to be tte r unde r s tand how nuclear pow e r plant components are infl uence d by the phenom enon of primary water s tre ss-cor ro s ion cracking (PWSCC), the NRC is focusing research efforts on contin ued development of a nal ysis methods and computat iona l too ls. The NRC also is assessing the impact s of PWSCC on the leak-before-break behavior of nuclear power plant piping systems.

C r iterion 4, "Environmental a nd Dynamic Effects Design Bases, " of Appendix A, "General Design C r iteria for Nuclear Power Plants," to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, "Dom es tic Lic e n s in g of Production and U t ilization Faci lit ies, " s tates, in part, that the dynamic effects associated with postulated reactor coo lant sys tem pipe rupture s may be excluded from the design basis when analyses that the NRC has reviewed and approved demonstrate that the probability of fluid sys tem piping rupture is extremely low under condition s co ns iste nt with the de s ig n bas is fo r th e pipin g. Lice nsees typically hav e de mon s trated compliance with this prob abilis tic criterion throu gh deterministic and high ly conservative leak before-break analyses.

NUREG - 0800, "Standard Review Plan fo r the Review of Safety Ana lys is Report s fo r Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition," Section 3.6.3 [ l] provides guidance fo r th e NRC staff's r ev iew of licensee ana lyses s ubmitt e d in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4.

NUREG-0800 Section 3.6.3 preclude s the assessment of piping syste m s with active degradation mechanisms. Howev e r, it is known that PWSCC is occurring in systems that have been granted prior NRC approval under 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4 to exclude dynamic effects assoc iated with postulat ed reactor coo lant sys tem pip e ruptur es from th e des ig n bas is. Giv e n advances in probabilistic methodologie s, t he NRC staff a nd indu stry co nclud ed that it was more appropriate to perform prob abilist ic analyses of postulated reactor coo lant system pipe ruptures to fully address and quantify uncertaintie s and directly demonstrate compliance with the probabili stic requ irements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, C rite ri on 4.

To d eve lop the capabi lity to p erform the necessary probabilistic analyses, RES worked in collaboration with the Electr ic Power Re searc h In stitute to develop a new computer code called "Extreme ly Low Probability of Rupture" (xLPR). xLPR is a state-of-the-art probabilistic fracture mechanics code fo r piping applicatio n s. Code development was a multi-year effort that built on the results of a succe ssful pilot study. The code was de signed, built, and tested under a rigorous software quality assurance program and provides regu lators, industry, researchers, and the public with new quantitative capab ili ties to analyze the risks associated with nuclear power plant piping syste m s s ubj ect to degradation mechanisms. Core capabi lit ies of the code incl ude modeling fatigue, stre ss-corro s ion cracking, inse rvice in spection, chem ical and mechanical mitigation, leak rates, and seismic effects.

As the in iti a l reg ulatory appl icat ion of xLPR Ve rs ion 2.0 (V2.0), RES ha s used the code to study the impacts of PWSC C in systems that have been gra nted p rior NRC leak-befor e-break approva l under 10 CFR Part 50, App endix A, Cri terion 4. These activities included sensitivity studies to identify which model s, s ub -mode ls, and type s of input variabl es co ntribut e mo st s ign ificant ly to uncertainty in t he res ults from the code. RES a lso used xLPR V2.0 to re-eva luate previou s leak before-break analyses for a s ub set of the current fleet of plants. The re -evaluations considered

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the impacts of PWSCC, fatigue, inservice ins pection, and mitigation to determine the trend in rupture frequencies and other metrics. With the completion of these activities, RES needs to comp lete re-evaluations of previou s of leak-before-break analyses for the remaining plant s in the fleet. In addition, RES needs to co n side r the res ults and assess cmrent leak-befo re-b rea k r egu la tions and gu idance and, if app licable, make recommendation s for enhancement.

Beyond leak-befo re-break studies, the xLPR code support s bro ader NRC efforts to further the use of prob ab ilistic fract ure mechanics analyse s using state-of-the-a r t computational tools. To thi s e nd, RES ha s beg un publicly di s tributing t he xLPR code with th e goal of es tabli s hing a user gr oup. Public avai labi li ty of xLPR V2. l was announced in [2] and detail s about th e code have been presented in various NRC public meetings [3] and [4]. Public distribution and user group participation benefit s the NRC in several re spect s. For example, the broader user base : (a) exe rcises the code mor e t horo ug hly than wo uld be possib le if use were limit ed to on ly NRC a pplication s, (b) increases confide nce in the code's capabi lity to accurately model individual phenomena and system behavior over the required range of conditions, ( c) reduces th e level of effort required by RES to e ns ure the val idity of the code's resu lts, and (d) leverages expe rtise of the u ser s as they identify code deficiencie s and erro rs and propo se fixe s. Public di stribution is further expected to increase use of the xLPR code to support licensing actions and codes and sta ndard s d evelo pm ent, and R ES needs to maint ain the necessa r y capabilities to support the re lated regulatory review s. In concert w ith these activ iti es, support for continued mainten a nce and development of the xLPR code is necessary to ensure its long-term usability.

List of R efer en ces:

[l] N UREG-0800, "Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safe ty Ana lysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plant s: LWR Edition," Section 3.6.3, "Leak-Before-Break Eval uation Procedure s," Revi s ion 1, March 2007, NRC Agency wide Document s Access and Management Syste m (ADAMS) Accession No. ML063600396

[2] Extreme ly Low Probability of Rupture (xLPR) Probabili s tic Fracture Mechanic s Code Versio n 2.1 Public Release Anno unceme nt, NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML20157Al20

[3] Summary of th e April 23, 2020, RES Category 3 Public Meet ing with EPRI and Stake hold ers to Discuss Pu blic Release of the xL PR Pro bab ili stic Fracture Mechanics Code,

NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML20142A303

[4] Summary of the June 3, 2020, RES Category 3 Public Meeting with E PRI and Stakeholders to Discuss Models in the xLPR Prob abilistic Fracture Mechanics Code, NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML20 l 82A086

3. OBJECTJVE(S)

The object ive of thi s task orde r is to obtain exp ert technical assistance se rvic es from t h e Co n tracto r to s upport component int egrity assessments. Suppo 1t is needed in areas s uch as the application, maintenance, and development of computational tools and methodologies for

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perfonning compone nt integrity asse ssment s. Support is al so needed to analyze emerging iss ue s and eva luate and develop codes and s tandard s and other asp ects of NRC ' s r egulato ry fra m ework rel ated to component integrity.

This req u irement falls under Tec hnic a l Support Service Area (TSSA) 3.4, ent itled "Component Integ rity and M a te ri als Pe rfor m anc e."

4. STATEMENT OF WORK TASKS

Task 1: Generalization Study

The Contractor shall use th e xLPR code to s tudy the impacts of PWSCC for th e en tire fl ee t of U.S. press uri ze d -wate r reactors (PWR s) to d etermin e whet he r a ny c hanges ar e needed to cur re nt regulatory requirements and guidance related to leak-before-break. The use of other comp utation al too ls may b e n eeded to devel op input s fo r o r otherw ise s upport the analyses p e rform ed us in g th e xLPR code. Spec ifi c ac ti v ities include, but are no t limited to, th e foll ow in g:

A. The Contracto r shall rev iew and categori ze all PWR p iping syste ms previously ap pro ved for leak-before break. The goa l of this r ev iew and ca tegor iza tion is to r ed uce, to th e exten t practic a l, the number of analyses that wi ll need to be pe rform ed.

B. The Contra ctor shall define th e sp ecific analy ses n ecessa r y to bound each category of piping sys te m. Factors p rese nt in th e PWR fl ee t, su c h as PWSC C miti gat io n tec hniqu es and in se rvice insp ect ion, s hall be con s idered. Definition of the ana lyses may be an iterati ve proce ss, and the results from prior studies should be u sed to inform this effort.

C. T he Contractor s hall determine and deve lop t he input s necessar y to perform eac h of the analy ses. Sources for input s cou ld inc lude the open literature, xLPR-related documentation,

prior s tudies and ana lyses, and doc ke ted corresp ond ence ava ilable from both interna l and external NRC ADAMS. The Contractor may also need to p erform finite e leme nt analyses to develop weld re s idu a l stre ss profile input s. The Cont ractor shall promptly comm unicate any input gaps that it cannot fill to the C OR.

D. The Contractor s hall execute the analyses u s ing the xLPR code. The C ontractor sh all compare the re s ults of these analyses against acceptance criteria identified by t he C OR.

E. Based on th e res ults of th e a na lyses, the C ontr acto r s hall prepar e a n assessment of curre nt regulatory requirements and guidance related to leak-before-break. Recommendations for en hancing these regulation s and guidance sh all be provid e d as a ppropriate.

Task 1 Comp letion Date: The task sha ll b e completed b y September 10, 2021.

Task 1 Anticipated Travel: One trip for up to 3 Con tac to r p e rso nnel of up to 3 days dusati o n to NRC Headquarter s fro m the Contractor's office(s). (Tot a l o f I Trip )

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Task 1 Deliverables: The Co ntractor s hall prepare an Analysis Plan for comp letion of thi s task.

The Analysis Plan sh all, at minimum, includ e the categories of pipin g systems, analyses that will be p erfo rmed to bound eac h catego ry, completion sch edul e an d status of each ana lysis, and any potential input gap s. The Contractor sha ll s ubm it the Initial Ana lysi s P lan to the COR no later than 30 day s afte r award of the task order. Thereafter, t he Contractor shall ma intain and update th e Ana ly sis Plan as needed until the task is complete. The Analysis Pl an Updates shall b e provided to th e COR biweekly unti l the analyses are complete and incorporate any comments provided by the COR.

The Co ntractor shall submit informat ion (e.g., code input and output files) from the analyses executed per the Analysis Plan (as updated) as they are completed.

In addit ion, the Co ntracto r s hall prepare a Technica l Lette r Report (TLR) cove ring a ll work performed under thi s task. The Contractor shall pre pare the TLR in parallel with perfo rming the analyses executed p e r the Analysis Plan (as upd ated). In-pro gress drafts of th e TLR shall b e s ubmitt ed to th e C OR monthly. The in-progress TLR drafts sha ll incorporate any comme nts provid ed by the COR on th e prev ious sub mi ss ion. The Contracto r s hall co mplet e th e TLR afte r executing all the analyses in the Analysis Plan (as updated). The Contractor's completed TLR sha ll be submi tt ed by March O 1, 2 021.

Thereafter, the Contractor s hall support the NRC staff s review of the TLR. The review will be completed in several s tages and may t ake up 5 months to com plete. The COR w ill comm unicat e co mm e nts ge ne ra ted as a resu lt of this rev iew process to th e Contractor. The Co ntracto r s ha ll address a ll comments and pre pare interim updat es to the TLR as nece ssary. Some comments may require the Contractor to perform additional analyses to address. Interim updates to the TLR shall be provided to the COR weekly during the review pro cess through September 10, 2021. The Contractor s h a ll fina li ze a nd s ubmit the TLR in a form ready for N R C publication by September 10, 2021.

Task 2: xLPR Code Maintenance, Development, and Technical Support

Task 2a - xLPR Code Maintenance and Development

As directed by the COR, the Contractor shall provide technica l assistance to suppo rt xLPR cod e maintenance and development need s. Main te nance activities include, but are not limited to:

developing modifi cat ions to cod e-re lated product s, such as the so urce and exec uta ble cod e, use r manual, dat a libraries, co nfi gu ration control do cuments, and othe r refere n ce files an d docu m e nt s,

to correct identified problems, improve performance or maintainability, keep the prod ucts usable in a changed or c hanging environment, and detect and correct late nt faults. Maintenance ac tiviti es a lso includ e, but a re not limit ed to: (a) co nfigurat ion management, (b) document ing, trackin g, and proces s in g maintenance reque s ts, ( d) performin g te s ting necessary to ensure proper functionality o f the code following maintenance-related changes, and ( e) electronic storage of files. Deve lopment act iviti es inc lude modifications that s ig nificantly exp an d th e funct ional capab ilities of the xLPR code.

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All maintenance and development activities shall be performed in accordance with the xLPR Software Maintenance Plan, as may be revised from time-to-time, and any implementing procedures as directed by the COR. In ad dition, a ll Co ntra c tor personnel in vo lve d in maintaining or developing the xLPR code s hall receive training as specified in the xLPR Softwa re Maintenance Plan and participate in any other supplem ental training as directed by the COR. The Contrac tor shall coordinate its maintenance and development activ it ies with other code maintainers as directed b y the COR. It also may be necessary or advantageous for the Contractor to prepare, deliver, and maintain e lectronic sys tem s to s upport the effective and efficie nt performance of the maintenance and development act iv ities. Suc h syste m s sha ll be implemented as approved by the CO R.

Task 2b - xLPR Code Technical Support

Under this task, the Contractor shall provide a broad range of technical assistance support related to the xLPR code and its various applications. lt includ es support for the NRC staff, gen era l a na ly s is and technical s upport, a nd suppo rt to build the commun ity of public xLPR code use rs.

Upon request, the Contractor shall assist users from th e N R C staff with proper use of the code.

Support may include, but is not limi ted to, areas suc h as:

assist in g with code in stallat ion preparing, optimizing, and trouble s hooting iss ues with input s investigating, interpreting, and resolving code erro r s and warnings extract in g, agg regat ing, a nd interpretin g results respond in g to questions about operation of the code and the model s contained therein

The Contrac tor sha ll respond to all NRC staff user support requests within 2 bus iness days.

Supp01t s ha ll be provided v ia phone, ema il, o r both as appropriate to fac ilitate the most expeditious resolution. When the total time requi red to respond to a requ est is anticipa ted to or exceeds 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br />, the Contractor sha ll notify the COR. Thereafter, any further technica l ass istance rel ated to the request sha ll be limit ed to the time aut hor ized by th e COR.

In addition, as directed by the COR, the contractor s hall provide general analysis and technical s upp ort, includin g but not limit ed to:

developin g input s performing analyses u si ng the code and analyz ing and interpreting the results co ndu ctin g sens itivit y stud ies and other stati stical ana ly ses inv es ti gat in g and impl eme nting custom changes to the cod e to accommodate analysis needs assisting with resolution of tec hnical review co mm e nts on documents developing a nd delivering trainin g prov iding support for resolution of emergent issues

The Contrac tor sha ll a lso assist with act iviti es to s upport and build the commu nity of public users of the code. Th is will primarily includ e support for holdin g up to 3 meetin gs or workshops per year. These events will generally serve as a venue for sharing information about the code

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and to provide a means fo r code users to interface with each other. Contractor s upport cou ld includ e, but is not limit ed to, pre p aring and delivering guidance and training, conducting stud ies perta ining to th e code a nd p rese nting the result s, and other e ngagement activ it ies, The eve n ts m ay be he ld e ith e r in-pe r son or vi,tu a ll y; however, on ly one event pe r yea r may be he ld in person.

Task 2 Comp letion Date: Exp iration date of the Task O r der.

Task 2 Anticipated Trave l: One trip per year for up to 2 Contacto r personnel of up to 3 day s durat ion to locations at d istance s s im ilar to NRC Headquarters from the Co ntractor' s office(s)

(Total of 4 Trips )

Task 2 D e li verab les: Task 2a de li verables a re as r equi red! by t he xLPR Software Mai ntena nce Plan dependin g on th e sco p e of th e pa1ticu lar ma intenance act ivities assigned by the COR.

Task 2b de li vera bl es a re the draft materials presented at th e user gro up meetings, w hi c h sha ll be s ubmitt ed no late r than 15 days befo re the meetin g is sc he duled to be he ld. The Co ntracto r shall in corporate any comments on th e draft prese ntation ma teria ls from th e COR. Th e contractor sha ll provide the final presentation materials no later than 5 days before the meeting is sched ul ed to be he ld.

Tas k 3: Codes and Standards Tec hnical S upport

This task req ui res the co ntractor to pa rti c ipate in Ame ri can Society of Mechanica l Engineers (ASME) Boi le r and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code committees within Section X I, Sec t ion Ill,

and other appropriate code grou p s, as instructed by the COR. Some of the issues of importance prese nted a t the comm ittee meetin gs pe rta in to ag in g effects a nd component integr ity iss ue s. In add it ion, it is anticipated t hat new development s a nd res u lts o btained us in g the xLPR code (e.g.,

new code cases) will be introdu ced to th e ASME B&PV comm ittees. Technical sup p ort is needed so th a t the NRC staff may adequate ly und ers tand the technical and regulatory issues assoc iated wit h related code action s so th at it may vo te a p prop ri a tely. Accordingly, th e Contracto r s hall pre pare fo r, atte nd, and pre pare a s ummary o f th e topics, di scu ssions, and any presentations given at the regular ASME B&PV code meetings. As directed by the COR, the Co n tracto r s ha ll a lso provide support outside of the regular code meet in gs. Thi s may include ass isting the NRC staff w ith prepar in g its own code actions or with rev iew in g code cases o r othe r propo sed code act ions.

Task 3 Completion Date: Expiration date of the Task Order.

Task 3 Anticipated Trave l: Four tri ps pe r year for up to 2 Contac to r pe rsonnel of up to 3 days dura tion to locations at di stance s s imilar to N R C Headqu a rter s from the Contractor's office(s)

(To tal of 4 Trips)

Task 3 D e liver ab les: Fo r a ny Co ntractor prese ntat ions g iven at the ASME B&PV Code meetings, the draft presentat i on materials shall be submitted no later than 2 weeks before each

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meeting. The final presentation materials incorporating any comments from the COR s hall be submitted no later than 1 week before each meeting. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a letter report summari zi ng the meeting minute s and the prese ntations made at the ASME meet in gs no late r than 2 weeks after eac h meeting.

Task 4: A d-Hoc Technical Support The Contractor shall provide ad-hoc technical assistance to the NRC as directed by the COR.

Th is technical assistance may include, but is not limited to, the fo llowing topics:

I. Benchmarking s tudies.

II. Providing training to NRC staff on component integrity topics.

III. Support for emerging ne eds on component integrity issues.

TV. Seve re acc ide nt considerations on piping iss ues. Seve re acc idents, suc h as se ismi c damage or high temperature fau lted conditions may occur that require help from the contractor to investigate.

V. Confirmatory ana lyses on an as-needed basis.

VI. E me rge ncy need s fo r rapid assistance on piping re lated tec hni cal iss ue s as they ari se.

VIL Testing to enhance computationa l too l models and databases. This may include:

a. materia l testing, such as fracture testing, cydic testing for mixed hardening WRS fields, creep test update for post-we ld heat treatment imp rovements

b. leakage rate testing

Task 4 Comp letion Date: Expiratio n date of the Task Order.

Task 4 Anticipated Travel: None.

Task 4 Deliverables: For eac h technical ass istance request from the COR, the contractor shall prepare and subm it a Draft TLR covering all work performed no later than 30 days of complet ion of th e work. Each Draft TLR shall summarize the effo rts comp le ted, propose conclusions, and identify recommendations for any issue s identified. If the contractor perform s material testing, th e Draft TLR sha ll also include thorough descriptions of any material te sting performed under this task, including test procedures and matrices, and a ll test results. The contractor shall also provid e any te st results in their raw data form and in Excel. The contractor shall prepare a Final TLR incorporating any comments on the Draft TLR from the COR. The contractor shall provide the F inal TLR no later than 30 days after t he receipt of comments from t he COR.

5. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND STANDARDS

T he fo llo wing documents and standards are applicable to the Task Order:

ASME BPV Code, Sections III and X I xLPR Software Maintenance Plan

6. DELIVERABLES /MIL ESTONE SCHEDULE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall provide the deliverables stated in the table below in electronic format unless

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otherwise directed by the COR. The e lec tronic format sha ll be provided using a Microsoft-based product, (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) unless the COR and th e contractor specifically agree on anot her format. A ll deliverable s, with the except ion of the Mo nthl y Letter Statu s Report (MLSR) s hall be in the format of draft version, revision ve rs ion with r ed line/strikeout with a change-control appendix, and a revi sed version which shall become the fina l version. The contractor s hall maintain appropriate version control in an electronic format.

The contractor sh all exp licit ly state in its submitta l(s) that the product provided is the de li verable for Task/Subtask XX, as fu1the r described below.

The Con tractor shall submit the fo llowing deliverables to the Task Order COR. U nl ess otherwise directed by the COR or the Contracting Officer (CO), the Con tractor must provide a ll deli verab les exce pt the MLSR as draft product s. The COR will review all draft deliverable s (and coordinate any inte rnal NRC staff rev iew, if needed) a nd prov ide com m ents back to the contractor. The Contractor sh a ll revise the draft deliverable based on the comments provided by the COR and then deliver a revised version of the deliverable, which will then be considered the F ina l Version. Whe n mutua1ly -ag reed upon between the Contractor a nd the COR, th e Contractor may submit p re limin ary o r p a rt ia l draft s to help ga uge the Contracto r 's under sta nding of t he particular work requirement. More than one round of drafts may be needed if the Contractor does not s uccess fully incorporate the COR's commen ts on the previou s dra ft.

The Contractor sh all develop, maintain, and co ntro l data, fil es, informat ion, and deliverables pur suant to thi s Task Order.

DELIVERABLE /MILESTONE SCHEDULE

Task No. Description Due Date 1 Initial Analy s is Plan 30 days after award of the ta sk order 1 A nalys is Plan Updates Biweekly until the Contractor comp letes a ll the a nalyses

1 Analysis information (e.g., code input Subm itted as the ana lyses are a nd output file s ) comp leted

1 In-progr ess TLR drafts Subm itted monthly 1 Comp leted TLR March 01, 2021

1 Interim TLR upd ates in re spon se to Su bmitt ed week ly during the review NRC staff revi ew comments process through September 10, 2021 1 Final TLR September 10, 202 1 Deliverables are as requ ired by the xLPR Software Maint e nance Plan 2a dep e nding on th e scop e of th e parti c ular As d irec ted by th e COR maintenance activ ities assigned by the COR.

2b Draft xLPR Use r Group presentation No later than 15 day s before the material s meeting is scheduled to be held 2b Final xL PR User Group presentation No later than 5 days before the meeting

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materia ls incorporating any comments is scheduled to be held from the COR

3 Draft ASME B&PV Code meeting No la te r than 2 weeks before eac h presentation materials meeting

Final ASME B&PV Code meeting No la te r than I week befo re eac h 3 presentation materials incorporating a ny meeting co mm e nt s from the COR Lett er report s ummar izing the top ics, 3 disc ussion s, and any presentations No later than 2 weeks after each of the given at the ASME B&PV code meetings meetin gs Draft TLR covering all work performed in re sponse to each techni cal assistance Duration for suppor t in response to request from th e C OR. Each dr aft TLR each techn ical ass ista nc e request is to 4 shall summarize the efforts comp leted, be agreed-upon with the COR. Draft propose conclusions, and identify TLRs are due no later than 3 0 day s recommendations for any issues after of co mpl etion of the work.

identified.

30 day s after contractor rece i pt of C OR 4 Final TLR incorporating any comments comments. If applicable, r ev is ion s are from the COR. due 30 days after COR request for a..

rev1s1on.

MLSR s of the IDIQ contract. The MLSRs shall includ e detailed s ummary 20th calendar day of the fo llowing A ll of th e work effo rt catTied out a nd the labo r hour s expended on each labor month category for th e tas ks.

The contractor shall subm it the raw and processed data and worksheet and/or input file s u sed in analyses with the Draft TLRs, upon request by the COR and with the Final TLRs, in a tabulated Exce l format or other format as directed by t he COR.

7. REQUIRE D LABOR CA T EGORIES

Labor Catego r y Mi n im um Q u a lificat ion Req u irement

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l)B.S. in Engineering, Science, or similar technical fie ld,

A nd,

2)Minimum 10 years of regulatory research project manag eme nt and oversight experience

Education and Skill sets that are not Required, but Des ired for thi s Task Order Requirem e nt:

• M. S. in Enginee ring, Science, or simil ar technical field, or equ iva lent re searc h and /or academic experience

• Demon strated expe ri ence in working with/ ma nag in g iwith NRC regulatory re searc h projects Project Manager (PM)

• Demonstrated expe r ience in materials science research

• Demon strated experience managing compute r code maintenance and development act ivi t ies

• Knowledge of piping fracture issues in light-water treactor nuclear powerplant s

• Knowledge of NRC regulation s and guidance as t hey pertain to leak -before-br eak

• Knowledge of nuclear power plant component integrity

~ssues, such as corrosion, fatigue, s tress-corrosion crack in g, thermal and mechanical loadings and resulting stresses

• Knowledge of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes and standard s pettinent to nuclear powerplant design and inservice inspection

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1.Ph.D. in E ng ineering, Science, or s imilar technical field, And, 2.Minimum comb in e d 20 years' experience covering all the following key technical areas:

• Expertise in probab ili stic fracture mechanic s computer code maintenance, development, and applications

• Expertise in the use of finite element methods with s pecialized knowledge of user defined s ubroutines us ing the ABAQUS computer code (https://www.3ds.com/products services /s imuli a/produ cts/ab aqu s/)

• Detail e d knowl e dge of probabili s ti c ri sk assessment Subject Matter Ex pe rt (SME) methods

• Expert ise performing sensitivity analyses, sens itivity studie s, stability analyses, uncertainty analyses, and othe r s tati stical ana lyses

• Detailed knowledge of pip ing fracture iss ue s in light wate r reactor nuclear power plants

• Detail e d knowl e dge ofNRC regulatio ns and gu idance as t hey pertain to leak-befo re-br eak

• Detailed knowledge of nuclear power plant component integrity issue s, s uch as corrosion, fatigue, stress co r rosio n crack ing, thermal and mechanical loading s and result in g stresses Detai led knowledge of ASME codes and s tandard s pertinent to nuclear power plant des ign and inservice inspection

Pag e 14 31310020D0003 /31310020F0101

l.Ph.D. in Engineering, Science or s imil ar techn ica l fie ld,

IAnd,

2.Minimum combined 10 years' exp erience covering all

~h e followi ng key technical areas:

• Expertise in probabilistic fracture mechanics computer code maintenance, development, and applications

• Expertise in th e u se of the GoldS im (http://www /go ldsim.com ) Monte Car lo sim ul ation software

• Expertise in the deve lopment and u se of the Extremely Low Probability of Rupture (xLPR) probabili s tic fracture mechanics code, Ve r s io n 2.0 or later Se n10r Techmcal Reviewer /... (https:/Resear c he r / 1 / h/.c: d h l) /www.nrc.gov/about-1nrc regu atory researc sa1etyco es. tm

• Expe rt ise pe rfo rmin g sens iti v ity analyses, se nsitivity studies, stabi li ty analyses, un cer tain ty analyses, and other s tatistical ana lyses

• Detailed knowl e dge of piping fracture issues in light water reactor nuclear powerplants

• Detailed knowledge ofNRC regulations and gu idance as they pertain to leak-before-br eak

• Detailed knowledge of nuclear power plant compo n ent integ rity iss ue s, s uc h as corros ion, fatigue, stress corrosion cracking, the rm al and mechanical loadings and re su lting stre sses

• Detailed knowledge of ASME codes and standards pertinent to n uclear power plant des ign a nd inse rvice in s pec tion

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l.M.S. in Engineering, Science or sim ilar technical fie ld,

IAnd,

2.Minimum combine 10 yea r s' experience covering a ll of the following key te c hnical areas:

• Expertise in probabili stic fracture mechanic s computer code maintenance, development, and applicat i ons

• Ex pert ise in th e u se of finite e le m e nt methods with s peci a li zed knowl ed ge o f use r defined s ubroutin es us ing the ABAQUS compu ter code (https: //www.3ds.com /product s se rvices /simu1ia/produ c ts/abaqu s/)

• Expe rt ise in the u se of t he GoldS im (http: //www /goldsim.com ) Monte C arlo Tec hnical R eviewer s imul a tion software

• Ex perti se in the deve lopm e nt and use of the Ex tremely Low Probability of Rupture (xLPR) probabilistic frac ture mechan i cs code,Ye r sion 2.0 or later (https: //www.nrc.gov /about nrc /reg ulat ory /re search /safetycodes.html)

• Knowledge of piping fracture iss ue s in light-wate r ireactor nuc lear power plants

• Knowled ge of NRC regulation s and guidance as th ey pertain to leak-before-break

• Know ledge of nuclear pow er plant co mpon ent integrity issues, such as corrosion, fatigue, st ress-co rro s ion cracking, th erma l and mechanical loadings and resulting stre sses Knowl ed ge of ASME codes and standard s pertinent to 111uclear power pl ant design and inservice inspection

8. GOVERNMENT -FURNISHED PROPERTY

The NRC s hall furni s h to the following propert y for the performance of thi s task orde r:

Acce ss to all re sult s from prev iou s NRC task orders, as needed for this p roj ec t p er the COR's determination, inc lu d ing all p ast data, analyse s, and report s.

Acce ss to NRC 's internal ADAMS s hall be provided to the Contractor's per sonnel for the sea r c h and retrieva l of propri e ta ry inform a tion.

Access to EPR J techn ical report s and dat a obtaine d through app li cable NRC-E PRJ Memoranda of Unde rst andin g, as needed for thi s project per the COR's determination.

Access to xLPR so urce and exec utable code, user manual, data librarie s, co nfigura t ion contro l docum e n ts, and other r efer e nce fil es a nd docu ments pertin ent to development a nd maintenance of the xLPR code, as needed for this project p er the CO R 's determination.

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9. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Refer to Section F.2 TASK/DELIVERY ORDER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

10. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The work to be performed und er this task order shall be performed at the C ontractor 's faci lity exce pt for th e trave l desc ribe d in Section 11. 1 of thi s state m e nt of work.

11. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

11.1 TRAVEL/MEETINGS

The fo llowing trave l

• may occur und er thi s Task Orde r:

• Atte nda nce at m eetin g may be in per so n o r virtually, as a pproved by t he COR.

Travel Description Task(s) Location Date Days Attendees Month s 1 -12 Pro gr am R ev iew at Various Ro ckvill e, TBD 2 Up to 3 NRC MD T ask Plann in g or 1 Rockville, TBD 3 Up to 3 Re sults Pre sentation MD xLPRCode M ai nte nan ce, 2 TBD TBD 3 Up to 2 Deve lopment and Support ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 11/2 02 0 3 Up to 2 Meeting ASME B&PV Cod e 3 TBD 02 /2021 3 Up to 2 M ee tin g ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 0 5 /202 1 3 Up to 2 Meeting ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 0 8/2021 3 Up to 2 Me e tin g M onth s 13 -24 Progra m R ev iew at Vario us R ockv ille, TBD 2 Up to 3 NRC MD xLPR Code 2 TBD TBD 3 Up to 2 Maintenance,

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Development and Support ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 11/202 1 3 Up to 2 Meet in g ASME B&PV Cod e 3 TBD 0 2 /2022 3 Up to 2 Meetin g ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 05 /2022 3 Up to 2 Meeting AS M E B&PV Cod e 3 TBD 08 /2022 3 Up to 2 Meeting Month s 25 -3 6 Program Rev ie w at Var ious R ockville, TBD 2 Up to 3 NRC MD xLPR Cod e M a inte nance, 2 TBD TBD 3 Up to 2 Development and Suppo rt ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 11/2 022 3 Up to 2 M eet ing ASME B&PV Cod e 3 TBD 02 /2023 3 Up to 2 Meetin g ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 0 5 /2 023 3 Up to 2 M ee tin g ASME B&PV Cod e 3 TBD 08 /2 023 3 Up to 2 Meeting Mont hs 3 7-4 8 P rogra m Rev iew at Various Rock ville, TBD 2 Up to 3 NRC MD xLPRCode M ai nte nan ce, 2 TBD TBD 3 Up to 2 Deve lopme nt and Support ASME B&PV Cod e 3 T BD 11/2 023 3 Up to 2 Meeting AS M E B&PV Cod e 3 TBD 02 /2024 3 Up to 2 M ee tin g ASME B&PV Code 3 TBD 0 5 /2 024 3 Up to 2 Meetin g ASM E B&PV Code 3 TBD 08 /2024 3 Up to 2

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I Meeting

Trave l Notes-

a. All Contractor travel requires prior written approval from the COR.

b. The number of trip s, number of contractor per so nnel, duration, location, may be modified based on meeting c ircumsta n ces and COR' s need fo r contractor s upport. Contractor sha ll implement travel cost-sharin g measures (e.g., sharing ren ta l car) if possible.

c. At the discretion of the COR, meetings may be conducted via telephone, video conference,

or at the Contractor's office(s).

d. A ll travel conducted purs uant to thi s task orde r is billable at Federal per diem rates, in accordance wit h Federal Travel Regulations.

11.2 SECURITY

The work wi ll be UNCLASSIFIED; but requir es an IT Sec urity Level II Access.

Work on th is task o rd er m ay inv o lv e the handling of documents that contain proprietary information. The contractor shall safeg ua rd documents containing proprietary information against unauthori z ed di sclosure. After comp letion of work, the contractor shall either destroy the documents o r r eturn th em to the NRC. If th ey are de stroye d, plea se confirm this in an e-mail to the COR with a copy to the CO and inc lude the date an d manner in w hi ch the documents were destroyed.

11.3 KEY PERSONNEL

Refe r to Section H.5 KEY P E RSONNEL for Name and Labor Category / Pos it ion of Key Personnel.

Contracto r perso nnel performing this work shall have experience and/or education -- at a minimum a bachelor' s deg ree in engineer in g/sc ience o r equ ivale nt expe ri ence a nd at lea st 20 yea r s of related experience ( combined of all staff) in one or more of the following key technical areas:

Expe rti se in probabili stic fracture mechanics computer code maintenance and development Expe rti se in finite element method wit h special ized knowledge of u ser defined subroutines u sing ABAQUS computer code (http s://www. 3d s.c om/products se rv ices/simu lia/product s/aba qu s/)

Expe rti se in the use of GoldSim ( http: //www/goldsim.com ) probabili stic risk assessment suite of software Exp e rti se in the u se of th e xLPR probabili stic fracture mechanics code, Vers ion 2.0 or later

( https: //www.nrc.gov /abo ut -n rc /regu lato ry /re search /safetycode s.htrnl)

Detailed knowledge of probabilistic risk assessment Detail ed know ledge of uncertainty characterization methodologie s Detailed know ledge of primary system piping fracture issues in light-water reactor nuclear

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power plants D e tail e d know ledge of NRC regulation s and guidance as they pertain to leak-before-break in primary system piping in PWRs Detailed know ledge of co1Tosion, PWSCC, thermal and mechanical loadin gs and resu lt in g stresses Detailed know ledge of ASME codes and standards pettinent to nuclear power plant design and inservice inspection

11.4 KEY EQUIPEMENT, CERTIFICATIONS, and ANALYSIS TOOLS

The following analysis tools sha ll be required to perform the research described in this statement of work:

Finite element analysis capabilities with specia lized user-defined subrout ines using the ABAQUS comme rci a l off-the-s h elf software.

Comme rc ial off-the-shelf software requ ire d in order to run the xLPR code, including, but not limited to, Micro soft Windows, Microsoft Exce l, and Go ldSim. Spec ifi c versions to be identified by th e COR.

11.5 SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS, PAPERS, AND JOURNAL ARTICLES

The Contractor's investigator( s) may publi sh the r esult s of this work in the open literature or may present papers at publ ic or assoc iation meeting s at int erim stages of the wo rk if the artic le or paper has been reviewed by the COR in draft form and agreement has been reached on the content. Submit the work in final fo rm to the COR, accompanied by NRC Form 390A, " Release to Publi sh Unclassified NRC Contractor Speeches, Pre sen tation s, Paper s, and Journal Articles."

If agreement on t he content has not been reached, NRC m ay a lso requ ire that the pape r includ e, in addition to the standard statem e nt " Work S uppo rted by th e U.S. Nuclear R eg ulatory Commission," any caveats necess ary to cover NRC objections. If NRC objections cannot be covered in this manner, NRC can refuse to authorize publication in the open literature and /or presentation of papers.

The Contractor sha ll place the fo llowing disclaimer on a ll published papers and articles:

This report was prepared as an account of work spon sored by an agency of the U.S. Government.

Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their emp loyees, make s any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for any third party's use, or the res ults of s uch u se, of any information, apparatus, product, or proce ss di sclose d in thi s re port, or represe nt s that its use by suc h third party would not infringe private ly owned rights. The views expressed in th is paper are not necessarily those of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

For add itional information, see NRC Management Directive 3.9, "NRC Staff and Contracto r Speeches, Presentations, Paper s, and Journal Articles on Regulatory and Technical Subjec ts."

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Section H - Special Contract Requirements was revised as follows.

Summary of C lause Changes:

C lause 2052.215-7 1 is incorporated as follows:

2052.215-71 CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORITY. (OCT 1999 )

(a) The contracting officer's authorized representative (hereinafter referred to as the COR) fo r this contract is:

Name: Matthew Homiack Address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regu latory Research Washington, DC 20555

Phone : 301-415-2427 E-mail: Matthew. Homiack@nrc.gov

Alternate COR:

Name: Bruce Lin Address: U.S. Nuclear Regu latory Commission Office of Nuclear Regu latory Research Washington, DC 20555

Phone : 301-4 15-2446 E-mail: Bruce.Lin@nrc.gov

(b) Performance of the work under this contract is subject to the technical direction of the NRC COR. The term "technical direction" is defined to include the following:

(1) Technical direction to the contractor which shifts work emphasis between areas of work or tasks, authorizes travel wh ich was unanticipated in the Schedule (i.e., travel not contemp lated in the Statement of Work (SOW) or changes to spec ific travel identified in the SOW), fills in details, or otherwise serves to accomplish the cont ractual SOW.

(2) Provide advice and guidance to the contractor in the preparation of drawings,

specifications, or techn ica l portions of the work description.

(3) Review and, where required by the contract, approva l of technical reports, drawings, specifications, and technical information to be delivered by the contractor to the Government under the contract.

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(c) Technical direction must be within the general statement of work stated in the contract. The COR does not have the authority to and may not issue any techn ica l direction which:

(1) Constitutes an assignment of work outside the general scope of the contract.

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the "Changes" c lause of this contract.

(3) In any way causes an increase or decrease in the total estimated contract cost, the fixed fee, if any, or the time required for contract performance.

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract.

(5) Terminates the contract, settles any claim or dispute arising under the contract, or issues any unilateral directive whatever.

(d) All technical directions must be issued in writing by the COR or must be confirmed by the COR in writing within ten (10) working days after verbal issuance. A copy of the written direction must be furnished to the contracting officer. A copy of NRC Form 445, Request for Approval of Official Foreign Travel, which has received final approva l from the NRC must be furnished to the contracting officer.

(e) The contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical directions duly issued by the COR in the manner prescribed by this clause and within the COR's authority under the provisions of this clause.

(f) If, in the opinion of the contractor, any instruction or direction issued by the COR is w ithin one of the categories as defined in paragraph (c) of this section, the contractor may not proceed but shall notify the contracting officer in writing within five (5) working days after the receipt of any instruction or direction and shall request the contracting officer to modify the contrac t accord ingly. Upon receiving the notification from the contractor, the contracting officer shall issue an appropriate contract modification or advise the contractor in writing that, in the contracting officer's opinion, the technical direction is within the scope of this article and does not consti tute a change under the "Changes" clause.

(g) Any unauthorized commitment or direction issued by the COR may result in an unnecessary delay in the contractor's performance and may even result in the contractor expending funds for unallowable costs under the cont ract.

(h) A failure of the parties to ag ree upon the nature of the instruction or direction or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto is subject to 52.233-1 - Disputes.

(i) In addition to providing technical direction as defined in paragraph (b) of the section,

the COR shall:

(1) Monitor the contractor's techn ical progress, including surveillance and assessment of performance, and recommend to the contracting officer changes in requirements.

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(2) Assist the contractor in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance.

(3) Review all costs requested for reimbursement by the contractor and submit to the contracting officer recommendations for approva l, disapproval, or suspension of payment for supplies and services required under this contract.

(4) Assist the contractor in obtaining the badges for the contractor personnel.

(5) Immediately notify the Security Branch, Division of Facilities and Security (SB/DFS) (via e-mail) when a contractor employee no longer requires access authorization and return of any NRC issued badge to SB/DFS within three days after their termination.

(6) Ensure that all contractor emp loyees that require access to classified Restricted Data or National Security Inform ation or matter, access to sensitive unclassified informa tion (Safeguards, Official Use Only, and Proprietary information) access to sensitive IT systems or data, unescorted access to NRC controlled buildings/space, or unescorted access to protected and vital areas of nuclear power plants rece ive approval of SB/DFS p rior to access in accordance with Management Directive and Handbook 12.3.

(7) For contracts for the design, development, maintenance or operation of Privacy Act Systems of Records, obtain from the contractor as part of c loseout procedures, written certification that the contractor has returned to NRC, transferred to the successor contractor, or destroyed at the end of the contract in acco rdan ce with instructions provided by the NRC Systems Manager for Privacy Act Systems of Records, all records (electronic or paper) which were created, compi led, obtained or maintained under the contract.

(End of Clause)

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1, DATE OF ORDER 2. CONTR ACT NO. gr sry) 6. SHIP TO:

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3. ORD ER NO. 14. R E QU ISITI ON/REFE R E NCE NO.

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b. COMPANY NAME a. P U RCHASE X b. DELIVERY

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17. SCHEDU L E /See reverse for R ejec tio n s)

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18. SHIPPI NG POINT 19. GROSS SHIPPI NG WEIG HT 20. IN V OICE NO. 17(h)

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22. U NIT ED STATES OF 07/21/2021 23. NAME ( Ty p ed)

AMER ICA BY (Signature) Margo Katzper

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DATE OF ORDER !CONTRACT NO. I ORDER NO.

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ITEM NO. SU PPLIES/SERV ICES QU ANTITY U NIT U NIT A MOU NT QUA NTITY ORDERED PR ICE ACCEPTED (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 08/31 /2 024

TOTAL CARR IED FORWARD TO 1 ST PAGE ! ITEM 17(Hl! _> $ 0.00 AUTHOR IZED FOR LOCAL REPODUC TION OPTIONAL FORM 348 JRe,. 4/20061 PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE Pr taMbe d by GSA FAR (43 CFR) 153 213!1) 8 - Supplies or Serv ices/Prices......................................................................................................................... 3 C - Description /Specifications..........................................................................................................................4 D - Packag in g and Markin g............................................................................................................................ 10 E - Inspectio n and Acceptance....................................................................................................................... I 0 F - Deliverie s or P erfo rm anc e........................................................................................................................ 10 G - Co ntract Administration Data.................................................................................................................. 11 H - Sp ec ia l Contract R equire m ents................................................................................................................ 13 l - Contract Clauses........................................................................................................................................ 20 J - List of Document s, Exh ibits and Other Attachment s................................................................................ 22 B - Supplies or Ser v ices/Pric es

BRIEF P ROJE C T TITLE AND WORK DESCRIPT ION

(a) Th e ti t le of this proj ec t is: T ec hnic a l s upport for compone nt integ rity.

{b) S ummaiy work d escr iption: To obtain expert tec hnical assistance ser vi ces from the Contractor to apply in performin g a naly ses for pos tulatin g pipe ruptur es in fluid syste m pip ing at nuclear power pla nt s.

C ONSID E RATION AND OBLI GATIO N-LABOR-HO U R CONTRACT

(a) Th e ce ilin g price to th e Governm ent fo r full pe r forman ce und er this contract is$ 255,212.08

(b) The contract inc ludes di re ct labor hours at spec ified fixed hourly rates, inclusi ve of wages, frin ge, over head, general and admi ni strative expenses, and profit.

( c) lt is estimated that the amo unt currently obligated will cover performance through Sep tember 15, 20 21.

(d) Th is is a n incrementally -fund ed con tract and FAR 52.232 -22 - " Limitation of Fund s" applies.

PRI CE/COST SCHEDULE

B ase Per iod:

FY202I -TASKS I &2

Labor Category C ontract QTY Unit Unit T y pe Pr ice I Amou n t Project Manager (P M)/ Labor Hour HOUR Sr. Tech Rev iewer (STR) 24/240 Subject Matter Ex pert (S M E) Labor Hou r 120 HOUR

Sr. Tech Revi ewer (STR) Labor Hour 40 HOUR

Technical Re vi ewer (T R) Labor I lour 96 HOUR

Administrative Support (ADMIN) Labor Hour 12 HOUR

NOT TO EXCEED SUBTOTAL: b )(4)

FY 2022 - TASKS I & 2

La bor Ca t ego r y C ontract Qli'Y Unit Unit I A m o un t Type Price Project Manager ( PM )/ Labor Hour 12/120 HOUR Sr. Tech Reviewer (STR)

Subject Matter Expert (SM E) Labor Hour 80 HOUR (b )( 4)

Sr. Tech Rev iewer (STR) Labor Hour 40 HOUR (b )(4)

Technical Reviewer (TR) Labor Hour 64 HOUR 1.... ********************************************************

(b )( 4)... ******""'

Administrati ve Support (A DMIN) Labor Hour 12 HOUR

NOT TO EXCEED SUBTOTAL:

FY 2023 -TAS KS l & 2 Labor Ca tegory Co ntra ct Type QTY Unit Unit I Amount Pri ce

Project Ma nager (P M)/ Labor Ho ur 12/80 HOU R (b )(4)

Sr. Tech Rev iewer (ST R)

Subj e ct Matte r Expert (SME) Labor Hour 40 HOUR

Sr. Tec h Reviewer (STR) Labor Hour 40 HOUR

Tec hnic al Reviewer (T R) Labor Hour 32 HOUR

Administrative Sup port (AD MIN ) Labor Ho ur 12 HOU R

NOT TO EXCE ED SUBTOTAL:....................,,..

I

TOT AL BASE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT: $ 21 1,8 12.39

O PTIONAL TASK: TASK 3 FY 2024 La bor C ategor y Contract Ql'Y Unit U nit I Am oun t Ty pe Price Project Manager ( PM )/ Labor Hour HOUR (b )(4)

Sr. Tec h Reviewer (STR) 12/60

Subject Matte r Expert (SM E) Labor Hour 40 HOUR... I***

Sr. Tech Rev iewer (STR) Labor Hour 40 HOUR

Tec hnic al Reviewer (T R) Labo r Hour 32 HOUR

Administrative Support (AD MIN ) Labor Hour 12 HOUR

NOT TO EXCE ED SUBTOTAL:........................., --- (b )(4)

I

TOTAL TASK ORDER CEILING FOR BASE AN D OPTIONAL TASK (NOT-TO-EXCEED) :

$255,2 12.08

C - Desc ription /Specifica ti ons

S T A T EMENT OF WORK

I. PROJ EC T TITL E

Tec hnical Su pport for Com ponent Integrity As sessments

2. BACKGROUND Regulatory guidance on posrulating pipe ruptures is located in Standard Review Plan (SRP, NUREG-0800),

Section 3.6.2, "Determination of Rupture Locations and Dynamic Effects Associated witb tbe Posn, lated Rupture of Piping," [1] and its related Branch Technical Position (BTP) 3-4, " Postulated Rupture Locations in Fluid System Piping Inside and Outsid e Containm ent." [2]

Additional background is provided in Generic Letter 87-11, " Relaxation in Arbitrary Intenn ed iate Pipe Rupture Requireme nts," [3] which included an ea rlier ve rsion of BTP 3-4. These documents collectively provide the current NRC staff position on an acceptable means of determi ning where pipe rupture should be consid ered to comply with the requirements ofGDC 4.

Finally, Table 4. 1-3 of NUREG-1 800, Revision 2, "S tandard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Appli cations for Nuclear Power Pl ants" [4] (SRP-LR) a nd Table 4.1-2 ofNUREG-2 192, "Stan dard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewa l Appli cations for Nuclear Power P lants," [5] (S RP-SLR) identify cumulative usage factor (CUF) analyses as potential plant-specific time limited aging analyses that applica nt s mu st address in bo th license renewal and subsequent license renewal applications.

Th ese current guidelines are conse rvativ e and are meant to ident ify limiting piping locations that experience hi gher relative stress a nd fatigue than the remainder of the piping. In ad dition, the more conservative stress limit provide s an additional, unquantified stress margin to address unforeseen causes such as fabrication and installation errors. With respect to CUF, the NRC gu id e lines use 0.1 as the limit.

The larger margin adopted on C UF is to ensure a conservative margin to account for unanticipated conditions as we ll as uncertain ties in the quality level of piping syste ms, uncertainty in vibratory loads, an d the lack of explicit consideration of environmental effects which can decrease fatigue life.

A quantitative tec hnical basis for the current stress and CUF acceptance cr iter ia is not documented in SRP Section 3.6.2 and BTP 3-4. However, most observed p ipe ruptures have typically been at the unanalyz ed locations and caused by corrosion and thermal fatigue issues that have been a ddressed through other programs (e.g., chem istry control, wa ll thickness monitoring, fat ig ue mo ni to ring). T hese conserva tiv e stress and CUF acceptance criteria must be maintaine d throughout long-term operation and are eva luated by li censees in both li ce nse renewal a nd subsequent license renewal appli cations. Further work is needed to provide a lternative acceptance criteria that wi ll reduce excessive conservative margin for th e analyzed locations whil e precluding potential pipe ruptures at the unanalyzed loca tions.

To address stakeholder feedback on the ove rl y conservat ive nature of current BTP 3-4 staff gu id elines as described above, NRC stafT ha s continued exploring the poss ibility of updating th e BTP 3-4 guide lines. In June 20 I 9, the NRC conducted a public meeting [6] to disc uss BTP 3-4 and so me proposed alternative approaches for postulating pipe rupture locations. At this meeting, the industry expressed in terest in rev is ing BTP 3-4 and presented some of the design costs associated with the current BTP 3-4. As a result, NRC agreed to more thoroughly assess the viab ility of updating the BTP 3-4 c riteria. In August 2019, a working group ( comprised of staff from NRO, NRR, and RES) was fonned to develop alternative criter ia for posn1lating pipe rupture locations. The working group recommended that a proposed alternative framework for postulating pipe rupture locations in SRP Section 3.6.2 and BTP 3-4 be investigate d further in this Work Request. The focus of thi s invest iga tion will deve lop th e technica l basis for ensu ring the alternative framework and associated criteria satisfies GDC 4. This proposed alternative acceptance criteria rev ises the environmentally adj usted CUF criteria to less than or equal to 1.0 and removes the stress range and max stress crite ri a. The updated staff guide li nes wi ll also address lessons learned from new reactor design (e.g., bolted connections). As a part of this alternative acceptance criteria, new reactor ap pl icants and licensees would be required to address potential piping fai lures due to va rious failure/degradation mechanisms (e.g., vibration, erosion, flow-induced vibration, intergranular stress corrosion cracking) to ensure that the probability of poten tial pipe fai lu re res ulting from those fai lure/degradation mechanis ms is extre me ly low.

In March 2021, the NRC he ld anot her publi c meeting [7] for th e NRC staff to d iscuss strategies to d evelop alternative criteria a nd associated guidance for postulating pipe break locations in piping systems and the correspondin g technical basis.. At this meeting, the NRC staff engaged in ac tive discussions with external stakeholders on the NRC strategies and received feedback and insights related to operating and new light water reactors.

List o{Refereuces:

[I] NUREG-0800, "Standard Rev ie w Plan for the Rev iew of Safety Ana lys is Repo11s fo r Nuc lea r Power Plants: LWR Edition," Section 3.6.2, " Determ in at ion of Rupture Locations and Dynamic Effects Associated with the Postulated Ru pture of Piping," Revis ion 3, December 20 16, NRC Agencyw ide Doc uments Access an d Manageme nt System (A DAMS) Accession No. MLl6088A041

[2] NUREG-0800, "Standard R ev iew Pl an for the Rev iew of Safety Ana lysis Reports for Nuclea r P ower Plants: LWR Edition," Branch Technical Position 3-4, " Postu late d Ru pture Locations in F luid System Piping Ins id e an d Outs id e Co ntainment," Rev is ion 3, December 201 6, NRC ADAMS Accession No. MLl6085 A3 15

[3] Ge ne ri c Lette r 87-11, " Re laxation in Arbitrary Inte rm e diate Pipe Rupture Requirements," June 19, 1987, NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML l 9137A335

[4] NUREG-1800, "Standard Review Plan for Review of Li cense Re newal Applications for Nuclear Power Pl ants," Revis ion 2, December 20 I 0, NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML I 03490036

[5] NUREG-2912, " Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants," July 20 17, NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML! 7 188A!58

[6] Su mm ary of June 11, 2019 NRC Category 2 Public Meeting on Branch Technical Pos it ion 3-4, NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML 19214A095

[7] Summary of March.I, 202 1 NRC Category 2 Public Meeting on Alternative Cr iteria for Postu lat in g High-Energy P ip e Break Locations, NRC ADAMS Accession No. ML21089A005.

3. PROJE C T DESCR IPTIO N AND OBJECT IV E(S)

The objectiv e of this task orde r is to obtain expert tec hnical assistance serv ices from th e Contractor to apply in performing analy ses for postulating pipe ruptures in fluid sys tem pip in g at nu c lear power pla nts.

This requirement fa lls unde r E WC IDI Q # 3 13 10020 R0004, entit le d "Tec hnica l Assistance in S uppo rt of NRC Nuclear Re gu latory Resea rch fo r Materi a ls, Waste, and Reac tor Programs," in Technical Support Service Area (TSSA) 3.4, e ntit led "Component In tegrity and Materials Perfo rm ance."

4. STA T EME NT OF WORK TASKS

Task 1 -Altern at ive Framework

Ta sk 1.l : The contractor sha ll perform ana lyses of fluid piping systems based upon pipe break postu lat ion acceptance criteria tha t are a lternative to BTP 3-4. This al te rnative acceptance criteria re vises the env ironmentally adjusted CUF criteria to less th an or equa l to 1.0 and removes the stress range and max stress criteria. Spec ifica ll y, using co mp utational tools, the contra ctor s ha ll conduct the activ ities li ste d be low:

Fatigue crack growth analyses and crack stabil ity analyses based upon an assumed fl aw and specified piping sys tem parameters, including a discuss ion of ap plicable uncertai nt ies.

Determination of time and margin for simulated flaw to become critical for specified piping system parameters.

These activities will be conducted for 3-6 configurations (incl uding multiple analyses per configuration) th at va ry in li ght-water reacto r e nv iro nm e nt (e.g., current operat i ng reactors, NuScale) piping sys tem parameters. These parameters ma y in clude thermal and pressure transients that contribute to fatigue, fl aw geometry (e.g., axial, c irc um ferential), component geomet ry (e.g., rad ius/th ickness ratio), and mater ia l (e.g., pipin g, we ld). Specific piping system parameters will be prov id ed to th e co ntractor. Any proposal s ho ul d indicate what comp utational tools wi ll be used to conduct th e analyses and what th ei r capabi Ii ti es arc.

De liv erab le for Task I. I Draft Technical Lette r Report (TLR) cover ing all work pe rformed under this ta sk within 60 days of completion of the ta sk. The Draft TL R prepared by th e contactor shall summarize th e efforts comp le ted, pro pose conc lus ions, and id entify recomm endations for any iss ues ident ified.

Fina l TLR incorporating any co m me nts on the Draft T LR fro m the COR. The F inal TLR sha ll be prov ided no later than 45 day s after th e COR provid es co mm ents to th e co ntrac tor.

T ask 1.2 :

Th e co ntrac tor sha ll s ubmit a draft report that doc um e nts the a lte rnative fram ework and associated acceptance criteria for postula ting pipe break locations for operating and new light wa te r reactors. The c leme nts of the framewo rk will be deve loped by NRC staff and pro vid ed to the contracto r. Based upon thi s initial NRC staff input, recommendations, a nd guidance, as we ll as disc ussions with the contractor, the contractor shall document this alternative framework and associated acceptance criteria in a draft report us in g a fonnat prov ided by the NRC staff. Thi s alternative framework wi ll in corporate the TLR dev e loped for Task I. I.

Del iverable for Task 1.2 Draft. report docume nting the a lte rn at ive framework a nd associated acceptance criteria.

T ask 2 - Te chnical Ba sis NUREG Th e co ntractor sha ll provide technical ass istance to th e NRC staff in th e deve lo pm ent of a NU REG that documents the technical basis of the alternative framework and associated acceptance criteria. Th is NU REG will be based upon work completed under Task 1.1 and follow the a ltern at iv e framewor k documented under Task 1.2. Technica l assistance may inc lude services such as providing technical adv ice, operating e xpe rience, and other re lated activities.

Deliverable for Task 2 Technical assistance, as r eques ted, to d eve lop th e N RC-generated NUREG.

OPTI ON AL T as k : Ta s k 3 - Regu lat or y G uidanc e The co ntractor sha ll provide techni ca l assistance to the NRC staff in the devel opment o f draft regu la tory guidance that docw11ents the s taff position on postulated pipe break and crack location selection. Th is draft regulatory g uidance wi ll be based up on work co mp leted unde r T as k 1.2 a nd be s upported by the work com pleted unde r Tasks 1.1 and 2. Technical as s istance may include providing advice, operating exper ience, co nducting regu lato ry analysis, and other related acti vities.

Deliverable for Optional Task: Task 3 Techni ca l assistance, as requested, to d eve lo p the NRC-generated draft regu latory guidance.

5. APPLI CA BL E DO C UM ENTS AN D ST AN DARD S

ASME Boiler & Pressure Vesse l Code, Section Ill and Section Xl.

6. DE LIV E RABL ES AND DE LIVERY SC H EDULE/REPORTI NG REQUIR EMENT S

The contractor shall provide tihe de liverables stated in the tab le below in e lectronic format unless otherw ise d irected by the COR. The electronic fo rmat shall be provided us ing a Microsoft-based product, (e.g.,

Outlook, Word, Exce l, Power Point) un less the COR and th e contractor spec ifically ag ree on another format. All del iverab les, with th e exception of the Monthl y Letter Status Report (MLSR) shall be i11 the format of draft version, revision version with rcdlinc/strikeout with a c hange-control appen di x, and a rev ised vers ion wh ich s ha ll bec ome the final ver sion. T he contractor sha ll maintain appropriate ve r sion control in an e lec tro ni c format. Th e co ntractor sha ll e xp lic itly state in its subm ittal(s) that the produc t provided is the de live rab le for Task/Subtask "XX"O, as further descr ibed below.

The Co ntrac tor s ha ll submit th e following de liv erables to the tas k order COR. Unless otherwise directed by the COR or the Contracting Officer (CO), the contractor must provide all deliverables except the MLSR as draft products. The COR will rev iew all draft de liv e rables (and coordinate any inte rnal NRC staff review, if needed) and provide co mm e nts back to the contractor. The contractor s hall revi se th e draft deliverable based on the comment s provid ed by the COR and th e n del iver a re vised ve rs ion of the de liverable, which will th e n be considered the Final Vers ion. When mutually-ag reed upon between the contractor and the COR, the contractor may subm it pre liminary o r partial drafts to help gauge the contractor's unde rstanding of the partic ul ar work requirement. More than one round of drafts may be needed if the contractor does not success fully incorporate th e COR's comments on the previous draft.

Th e co ntrac tor sha ll develop, maintain, and co ntrol data, fil es, in fomrntion, and delive ra bles purs uan t to this task order.

De li verab le Sch ed ul e

Task Descr ip t ion Co m p let ion Da t e No.

Draft TLR covering all work performed for Task l.

I. I The Draft TLR s ha ll su mm ariz e t he efforts November 202 1 comp leted, propose conclusions, and identify recom me ndatio ns fo r anv issues ide nt ifi ed.

I. I Final TLR incorporating an y comm e nts from the January 2022 COR.

1.2 Draft report o n the alte rn a tive framework a nd Ap ril 2022 associated acce ptance criteria.

Tech ni ca l ass ista nce to develop NRC staff-2 generated NUREG on the t echnical basis of the August 2023 alte rnative framework.

Technical assistance to deve lop NRC staff-3 ge nerated Reg ul a tory Guide on th e alte rna ti ve August 2024 framework.

Acceptance Criteria for De liverables: The above de liv erables shall be s ubmitte d to the task order COR.

U nl ess otherwise directed by the COR or th e CO, th e contractor mu st provi de all de li verab les e xcept th e Monthly Letter Status Reports (MLSR) as draft products. Th e COR will review all draft de liv erables (and coo rdinate any inte rnal NRC s taff revi e w, if nee ded) and prov id e co mm e nt s back to the co ntractor. The contractor sha ll revise the dra ft deliver able based on the comments provided by the COR a nd then deliver a rev ised version of th e deliverabl e, which will then be co nsidered th e Final Version. Wh e n mutually-agreed upon be twee n th e contrac tor and the COR, the co ntractor may submit prel iminary or partial dra fts to he lp gauge the contractor's understanding of th e particular work requ iremen t./ More than one round of drafts may be needed if the co ntrac tor docs not s uccessfully in corporate th e COR ' s co mm ents on th e previo us draft.

The co ntrac tor sha ll s ubmit the raw and processed data and worksheet and/or input fil es used in analyses with the Draft TLR s, upon request by the COR and with the Final TLRs, in a tabulated Excel format or other format as direc ted by the COR.

Note: This delivery schedule may be modified after task order award via Techn ical Di rection from the COR, and CO concurrence.

Tec hni ca l D ir ectio n s

The COR may issue T echnical Directions (TDs) from tim e to time throughout the duration of the task order. These I Ds must be within scope of the task order SOW and shall not constitute new assignments of work or changes of suc h a nature as to constitute a c hange to the task order cost or peri od of performance.

Any modifications to t he scope of work, cost, or period of performance of this task order must be issued by th e task order Contract in g Officer (CO) and sha ll be coordin ated with the task order Co ntracting Officer's Re present at ive (COR). T he COR may iss ue TDs for the purpose of making adjustments or clarifica tions to the tim ing and pe r formance of the ta sks/sub-tasks (if app licable) and/or the mil estone sche dule/deliv ery sc hedul e of th e docume nts within thi s tas k o rder.

Tn th e event that th e co ntractor be lieves that a TD iss ued against thi s task o rd er has a n impac t in terms of changing th e scope, cost, or period of performance of the ta sk order, the contractor sha ll imm ediately inform th e task order CO and request appropriate g uidance prior to taking action on th e TD in qu estion.

7. GOV E RNMENT - FURN ISH E D PROP E RT Y None

8. PLA C E OF P E RFORMA NC E

Th e work to be perform ed under this tas k o rd er s hall be perfonned at the Co ntractor's fac i li ty except fo r the travel described in Section 9 of this statement of work.

9. S PEC IAL CO NS ID E RATIO NS

TRAV EL/MEETI NGS Travel is not anticipated on this Task Ord er. in the event travel is needed, the C OR and CO s hall be notified as a modification will be r equir ed.

No travel is expected under this task order. l f a nee d arises, the COR will approve travel as per the co nditions below:

a. All contractor trave l requires prior written approval from the CO R.

b. Number of trips, number of co ntrac tor pe rso nne l, duration, location, may be modified based on meeting c ircum stances and COR's need for contractor support. Contractor shall implement trave l cost s haring measures (for example sharing rental car) if possible.

c. At the di sc re tion of the C OR, meetin gs ma y be co nducte d via tele phone, v id eo conference, or a t th e contractor site.

d. Co ntractor will be a uthor ize d trave l ex penses co ns istent with th e s ubstantive prov is ions of the fed e ral Trave l Reg ul a tion (FTR) and the li mitation offund s specifie d in this contract/order. All trav e l requires written Government approva l from the CO, unless otherwise de legated to the CO R.

e. T rave l will be reimbursed in accord ance with FAR 3 1.205-46, ' 'Trave l costs" and th e General Se rv ices Admi ni stration's Fede ra l Trav e l Reg ulatio ns at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104790. At a mi nim um,

for each known tr ip/meeting, inc lude th e fo llow in g:

f. A ll travel requi res pr ior written approval from the CO R.

S EC URITY The work wi ll be UNCLASS IFIED.

Work on thi s tas k order may invo lve the ha ndl ing of documents t hat contain proprietary information. The co ntrac tor sha ll safeguard doc um e nts con taining proprietary informat ion against un a utho ri ze d di sclos ure.

After completion of work, the contractor shall either destroy the document s or return them to the NRC. If they are destroyed, please confirm this in an e-mail to the COR with a copy to the CO and include the date a nd manner in whic h the docu ment s we re dest ro ye d.

KEY EQUIPM E NT, CE RTIFI C ATION S, and ANALYSIS T OOL S The following analysis to ols s hal l be required to pe rform the research described in thi s state me nt of work:

Analy sis Capabiliti es/Tools:

Computational or a na lytical too l capabilities (e.g., finite e lem ent software) with specia lize d kn ow le dge of crack behavior.

LICENSE FEE REC OVE RY All work under this task order is not license fee recoverable.

D ATA RI G H TS The NRC s hall have unlimited rights to and ownership of all deliverables provided under t hi s contract /order, including reports, recomm enda ti o ns, briefings, work plans and all other deliverables.. All document s and mat erials, to include the so urce codes of any software, produced und er thi s contract/orde r are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership /copy r ight be longi ng exclusively to the Governmen t. Thes e documents and materia ls may not be used or so ld by the contractor without written authorizat ion from the CO. All material s supplied to the Government sha ll be the so le property of the Government and ma y not be used for any other purpose. Thi s ri ght does not abrogate any other Government rights. The definition of"un limited rights " is contai ned in Fede ral Acquisition Regu lation (FAR) 27.40 I, "Definitions." FAR clause at FAR 52.227-14, " Ri ghts in Data-General," is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of t his contract/order.

D - P ac kagin g a nd M a r ki n g

PACKAG I NG AND MARK I NG

(a) The Contractor shall package material for sh ipm ent to t he NRC in s uch a mann er that will e ns ure acceptance by common carrier and safe de livery at destination. Conta iners and closures sha ll comply with the Surface Transpo rtat ion Board, Uniform Freight C lassificat ion Rules, or regu lat ion s of other carrie rs as applicable to the mode of transportation.

(b) On the front of the package, the Contractor shall clearly identify the contract number under which the product is being provided.

(c) Additional pac kag i ng and/or marking requ irements are as follows: NI A.

BRAN DI NG

The Contractor is requi red to use the state ment below in any publications, p rese ntat ions, articles, products, or materials funded under this cont ract/order, to the ex tent practical, in orde r to provide N R C with recognit ion for its involv e ment in and co ntribution to the project. If th e work performed is funded entirely with NRC funds, then the contractor must acknow ledge that infonnation in its docum entat ion/presentation.

Work Supported by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Nuclear R eg ulatory Research, under Contract/order number 3 13 10020D0003 _ 3 13100 2 1 F007 l.

E - In s pect ion a nd Acceptta nce

I NSPEC TI ON AND ACCE P TANCE B Y THE NRC (SE P 2013)

l nspection and acceptance of the deliverable items to be furnish e d hereunder s ha ll be made by the NRC Contracting Officer's Rep resenta ti ve (COR) at the destination, accordance wi t h FAR 52.247-34 - F.o.b.

Destination.

Contract Deliverab les:

Refer to Section C Statement of Work, Subsection 6.

F - Deli ve ri es or Pe rform a nce

PLACE OF DELIVERY-REPOR T S

The items to be furnished hereunder sha ll be delivered, with a ll charges paid by the Contractor, to:

a. Co ntracting Officer's Representative (COR):

Refer to Section G. l 2052.215-71 CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORlTY. (OCT 1999)

b. Contractin g Officer (I e lectro ni c co py)

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TASK/DELI VERY ORD E R PER I OD OF PERFORMANCE (SEP 20 13)

The period of per formance for this project is from 7/21/202 1 to 08/31/2023, with the opt ion to exerc ise Optional Task: Task 3 with a period of performance of 09/0 l /2023 - 08/3 l /202 1.

G - Co nt r act Admini stration Data

NRC Loca l C la uses In corpo ra te d by F ull Text

ELEC TRONI C PA YMENT (DEC 2017)

The Debt Co llect ion Improvement Act of 1996 req uires that a ll payments except IRS tax refunds be made by Electronic Funds Tra nsfer. Payment s hall be made in accorda.nce with FAR 52.232-33, entit led

" Payment by El ectronic Funds Transfe r-Sys tem for Award Management."

To receive payme nt, the contractor shall prepare invoices in accordance with NRC's Billing Instruct ions.

Claims shall be s ubmitted through th e Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (https://www.ipp.gov/). Back up documentation s ha ll be in c luded as req uired by the NRC's Billing In structions.

NRCAR C la uses In corp or a t ed By F ull Te xt

2052.2 15-7 1 C ontract in g Officer Repr ese nt ative authorit y. (OCT 1999)

(a) Th e contracting office r's authorized represe ntative (hereinafter referre d to as the COR) fo r thi s contract is :

Mark Yoo mark.yoo@nrc.gov

(b) Performance of the work un der this co ntract is s ubj ect to th e techni ca l direc tion of th e NRC COR. The tem, "technical di rect io n" is defined to inc lude the fo ll owing:

( I) Technica l direction to the contractor which s hifts work emphasis between a reas of work or tasks, authorizes trave l whi ch was unanticipated in the Sc hed ul e ( i. e., trave l not contemplated in the Statement of Work (SOW) or changes to specific travel id entified in th e SOW), fills in deta ils, or otherwise serves to accom plish the contractual SOW.

(2) Provide adv ice and guidance to th e contractor in the preparation of drawings, s pec ifications, or technical portions of the work description.

(3) Rev iew and, where req uired by the contract, approva l of technica l reports, draw in gs, s pecificati ons, and technical information to be delivered by th e contractor to the Governme nt under th e contract.

(c) Technica l direction mu st be within the genera l statement of work stated in the contract. The COR does not have t he authority to a nd may not issue any technical directi on which:

( 1) Constitu tes an assignm e nt of work outside the ge neral scope of the contract.

(2) Constitutes a c hange as defined in the "Changes" clause of this co ntract.

(3) In any way causes an increase or decrease in the tota l estimated contrac t cost, the fixed fee, if any, or the time required for contract performance.

(4) Cha nges any of the exp ressed terms, co ndit ions, o r spec ificat io ns of the cont ra ct.

(5) T erminates the contract, sett les any c laim or disp ute aris ing under th e contract, or issues any u nilateral directive whatever.

(d) All technical directions must be issued in writing by the CO R or must be confirmed by the COR in writing within ten (10) working days after ve rbal issuance. A copy of the wr itten di rection must be furnished to the contracting officer. A copy of NRC Form 445, Request for Approva l of Officia l Foreign Travel, which has rece ive d final approval from the NRC mu st be furn ished to th e contracting officer.

(e) T he contracto r shall proc eed promptly with the pe rformance of tech n ical d irections duly iss ued by the COR in the manner prescribed by this c lause and within the CO R's authority under t he provi s ions of thi s c lau se.

(f) If, in the opini on of the co ntracto r, any instru ct ion or direction issued by the COR is within one of the categories as define d i n paragraph ( c) of this section, the contractor may not proceed but sha ll notify the cont racting officer in writ ing with in five (5) working days after the receipt o f any instruction or directio n and sha ll request the contract in g officer to modify the con tract accord ing ly.

Upon receiving th e notification from the contractor, the contracting officer s h all issue an appropriate contract mod ification or advise the contractor in writing that, in th e contrac ting officer's opinion, the technical direction is within the sco p e of thi s art ic le and does not consti t ute a change under the "Ch anges" clause.

(g) Any unauthorized commitment or d i rect ion issued by the COR may resu lt in an unnecessary delay in the contractor's performance and may even resu lt in the contractor expe nd ing fund s fo r una llow able costs under the contract.

( h) A failure of th e part ies to agree upon the nat ure of th e instruct io n or di rection or upon the co ntract act ion to be taken with respect thereto is subject to 52.233-1 - Dis pu tes.

(i) In add ition to providing technical direc ti on as defined in paragraph (b) of th e sect ion, the C OR s hall:

(!) Monitor the contractor's technica l pro gress, includin g surveillance and assessment of perfo nnan ce, and recommend to the contracting officer changes in require m ents.

(2) Assist the contractor in the re solution of technical probl ems encountered during performance.

(3) Review a ll costs requested fo r reimbursement by the co ntrac to r and subm it to the co ntractin g officer reco mm e ndation s for approva l, di sa pproval, or susp en s ion of paym ent for s upplies and serv ices requ ired und er th is contract.

(4) Assist the contractor in obtaining the badg es for the contractor personnel.

(5) Imm ediate ly notify the Secur ity Branch, Divis ion of Facilities and Secur ity (SB /DFS )

(via e-mai l) when a contractor emp loyee no longer requires access autho ri za tion a nd return of any N RC issued bad ge to SB/DFS within three days afte r th eir termina t ion.

(6) En sure tha t all con t ractor emp loyees that requ ire access to c lass ified Re strict ed Data or Nationa l Sec uri ty In formation or matt e r, access to se ns itive un c lassified informat io n (Safegua rds, Offi cial Use On ly, and Prop ri e tary inform at io n) access to sensit ive TT syste m s or data, un esco rted access to NRC con trolled bui ldi ngs/space, or un escorted access to protected and vital areas of nuclear power plants receive approval ofSB /DFS prior to access in accordance with Manageme nt Directiv e and Handbook 12.3.

(7) For contracts for the design, development, mainte nance or operation of Pri vacy Act Systems of Records, obtain from the contractor as part of closeout procedures, written certification that the contractor has returned to N RC, transferred to the successor contractor, or des troyed at the end of the contract in accordance with instructions provided by the NRC Systems Manager fo r Privacy Act Systems of Records, a ll records (electronic or paper) wh ich were c reated, compiled, obtained or maintained under the contract.

(End of Clause)

H - Spec ia l Co ntract R equir em ent s

NRC Lo ca l C la uses In corpo rat ed by F ull T ext

SECU RITY REQUIREMENTS FO R INFORMA TIO N TEC H NO LO GY LEVEL I OR LEVEL II ACCESS APPROV AL (JUL 2016)

Th e contractor mu st identify a ll individuals se lected to work under thi s contract. The NRC Contracting Officer' s Representative (COR) shall make the final detennination of the level, if any, of IT access approval required for all individuals working unde r this contract/order us ing the fo ll ow ing guidance. Th e Government shall have full and complete control and discretion over granting, denying, withholding, or terminating IT access approvals for contractor personnel performing work under this contract/order.

The contractor shall conduct a preliminary security interview or review for each employee requiring l T leve l J or II access and submit to the Government on ly th e names of candid ates that have a reasonable probability of obtaining th e level ofIT access approva l for which the e mpl oyee has been proposed. The contractor shall pre-screen its applicants for th e following:

(a) felony arrest in the last se ven (7) years; (b) alcohol related arrest within the last five (5) years; (c) record of any military courts-martial conv ictions in the past ten ( 10) years; ( d) ill egal use of narcotics or other controlled substances possession in the past year, or illegal purchase, production, transfer, or distribution of narcotics or other controlled s ub stances in the last seve n (7) years; and (c) de linquency on a ny federal debts or bankruptcy in the last seven (7) years.

The contractor shall make a wr itten record of its pre-screening interview or review (i ncluding any information to mitigate the responses to items listed in (a) - (e)), and have the employee verify the p re screening record or review, sign a nd date it. Th e contractor shall s upply two (2) copies of the signed contractor's pre-screening record or review to the NRC Contracting Officer' s Representative (COR), who will then prov ide th e m to the N RC Office of Administration, Divi s ion of Fac il iti es a nd Security, Personn el Security Branch with t he employee's completed IT access application package.

The contractor shall further e nsu re that its personnel comp lete a ll IT access approval security appli cat ions required by this clause within fourteen ( 14) calendar days of notification by the NRC Co ntracting Officer's Repres entative (COR) of initiation of th e application process. Time ly receipt of properly completed records of the pre-screening record a nd IT access approval applications (submitted for candidates that have a reaso nable probability of obtaining the level of security assurance necessary for access to NRC's IT systems/data) is a requirement of thi s contrnct/ord er. Fa il ure of the contractor to comply with this requirement may be a basis to terminate the contract/order for cause, or to offset from the contract's invoiced cost or price the NRC's incurred costs or delays as a re s ult of inadequate pre-screening by the contractor.

SECURJTY REQUIREMENTS FOR IT LEVEL I Perfom1ance under this contract/order will involve contractor personnel who perform services requiring direct access to or o peration of agency sensiti ve in fo rm ation tecltnology syste ms or data (lT Leve l 1). Th e TT Level I involves res pons ibi lity for: (a) the planning, direction, and impl eme ntation of a computer security program ; (b) major res ponsibility for th e direc tion, planning, and des ign ofa compute r sys t em, inc luding hardware and so ftw are; (c) the capability to access a co mputer system duri ng its operation or maintenance in s uch a way that could cause or that has a relatively high risk of causing grave damage; or (d) th e capabi lity to realize a s ig nificant pe rso nal ga in from co mp ut er access.

Contractor perso nnel shall not have access to sens itive infom1a tion technology sys tem s or data until they are approved by DFS/PSB a nd th ey have been so infom1ed in writing by the NRC Co ntract in g O ffic er' s Representative (COR). Temporary 1T access may be approved by DFS/PSB based on a favorable revi ew or a djudica ti on of their security fo rm s and checks. Final IT access may be approved by DFS/PSB based o n a favorably review or adjudicati on of a completed background investigation. However, temporary access a uthoriz ation approva l will be revok ed a nd th e e mploy ee may sub se qu ently be denied IT access in th e event th e employee's inves tig ation cannot be favorably adjudicated. Such an emp loyee wi ll not be authorized to work under any NRC contract/order requiring 1T access without the approva l of DFS/PSB, as c ommuni ca ted in writing to the co ntrac tor by th e NRC Co ntracting Officer' s Re presentative (CO R). Wh ere temporary access authorization has been revoked or denied by DfS /PSB, the contractor shall as sign another co ntractor em ployee to perfo rm the necessary work under this co ntract/order wi th ou t delay to th e contract/order performance schedule, or without adve rse impact to any other terms or conditions of the contract/order. When an indiv idual receiv es final IT access approval from DFS/PSB, th e individual will be subjec t to a re inves ti gation every ten ( I 0) yea rs th e reafte r (assuming continuous pe rformance under co ntracts/orde rs at NRC) or mo re frequently in the event of noncontinuous performance under co ntrac ts/ord e rs at NRC.

CORs arc respons ible for submitting th e co mplete d access/cleara nce request package as well as other docum entation that i s necessary to DFS/PSB. Th e co ntractor shall subm it a completed security fo rm s packet, including the OPM Standard Fonn (SF) 86 ( o nline Questiormaire for Nat ional Security Positions),

two (2) copies of th e Co ntracto r' s s igned pre-screening reco rd, and two (2) FD 258 fingerprint charts, to DFS/PSB for review and adjudication, prior to the individual being authorize d to perform work under this co ntrac t/order req uiring access to se nsit ive informati on technology sys tems or data. Non-U.S. ci ti zens mu st provide official documentation to the DFS/PSB, as proof of their legal re sidency. This docum entation can be a Permanent Resident Card, Temporary Work Vi sa, Em ployment Authorization Card, or other official docu menta tion issued by the U.S. Citi ze nship and Immi gration Se rvic es. Any applicant with less than seven (7) years residency in the U.S. will not be approved for IT Leve l I access. The Contractor shall s ubmit the do c um ents to the NRC Co ntractin g Office r 's Re prese ntative (COR) who will g iv e them to DFS/PSB. The contractor shall ensure that all fom1s are accurate, complete, and legi ble. Based on DFS/PSB review of the contractor em ploy ee's security forms and/or the receipt of adv erse informat ion by NRC, the contractor individua l may be de nied access to NRC facilities a nd se ns itive informatio n technology systems or data until a final determination is made by DFS/PSB. T he contractor individual 's c lea rance sta tu s will th ereafter be com mun icated to th e co ntrac tor by the NRC Co ntracting Office r's Representative (COR) regardi ng the contractor person's eligibility.

In accordance with NRCAR 2052.204-70 "Security, " TT Level I co ntrac tors s hall be subject to the attached NR C Fo rm 187 a nd SF-86. Together, th ese furnis h th e bas is for providing security require me nts to contractors that have or may hav e an NRC contractual relationship wh ich requir es access to or o perat ion o f agency sensitive infomrntion technology systems, remote development a nd/or analys is of sensitive information technology sys te m s or data, o r o th er access to s uch s ystem s and data; access on a co ntinuing bas is ( in excess more than 30 calendar days) to NRC bui ldings; or otherwise requires iss uance of an un escorted NRC badge.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR IT LEVEL II

Performance under this contract/order will involve contractor per sonnel that develop and/or analyze se ns iti ve information technology sys te ms or data or otherwise have access to suc h sys te ms or data (IT Level II).

The IT Level II involves responsibility for the planning, design, operat ion, or maintenance of a computer system and a l I other computer or IT positions.

Contractor personnel shall not have access to sensitive in fo nnation technology systems or data until. they are approved by DFS/PSB and they have been so informed in writing by the NRC Contracting Officer's Repr esentative (COR). Temporary access may be approved by DFS/PSB based on a favorable review of their security forms and c hecks. Final IT access may be approved by DFS /P SB based on a favorably adjudication. Howev er, temporary access authorization approval will be revoked and the contractor emp loy ee may s ub sequently be denied IT access in the event the employee's inves tigation cannot be favorably adjudicated. Such an employee will not be autho ri zed to work under any NRC contract/order requirin g IT access without the approval of DFS/PSB, as communicated in writing to the contractor by the NRC Contracting Officer' s Repre se ntativ e (COR). Where temporary acce ss authori za tion has been revoked or denied by DFS/PSB, the contractor is responsible for assigning another contractor emp loyee to perfom1 the neces sa ry work und er this contrac t/order without delay to the contract/order performance sc hedule, o r without adverse impac t to any other terms or co ndition s of the contract/order. When a contractor employee receives final IT access approval from DFS/PSB, the ind ividual will be subject to a review or reinvestigation every ten ( 10) years (assumi ng continuous performance und er contract/order at NRC) or more frequently in the event of noncontinuous performance under contract /order at NRC.

CORs a re responsible for submitting the completed access /clearance requ est package as well as other docum e ntation that is nec essary to DFS/PSB. The co ntra ctor shall subm it a comp leted sec urity fo rm s packet, including the OPM Standard Fo rm (SF) 86 (o n line Que stionnaire fo r Nat io nal Security Posit ions),

two (2) copies of th e Co ntract o r's s ign ed pre-screening reco rd and two (2) FD 258 fingerprint cha,1s, to DFS/PSB for review a nd adjudication, prior to the contractor employee being authorized to pe rform work under this contract /order. Non-U.S. citizens mu st provide official documentation to the DFS/PSB, as proof of the ir legal res idency. This documentation can be a Perma nent Resident Ca rd, Temporary Work Vi sa, Employment Authorization Card, or other offic ial documentation issued by the U.S. Citizen ship and Immigration Services. Any applicant with less than seven (7) years residency in the U.S. will not be approved for IT Level II acces s. The Contractor shall s ubmit the document s to th e NRC Contracting Officer 's Representative (COR) who will give them to DFS/PSB. The contractor s ha ll ensure that a ll fonllS arc accurate, complete, and legible. Based on DFS /PSB revi ew of the contractor employee's sec urity forms and /or the receipt of adverse infomrntion by NRC, the contractor employee may be deni ed access to NRC facilities, sensitive information technology sys tems or data until a final dete rmination is made by DFS /PSB re gardi ng the contracto r person' s e ligibili ty.

In accordance with NRCAR 2052.204-70 "Security, " IT Leve l II contractors s h a ll be subject to the attach ed NRC Fo rm 187, SF-86, and contractor's record of the pre-screening. Togethe r, these furnish the basis for providing sec urity requ irements to contractors that have or may have an NRC contractual relation ship which requires access to or operation of agency sensit iv e inform ation technology systems, remote development and/or analysis of sens itiv e information tec hnol ogy systems or data, or other access to s uch sys tem s or data ; access on a conti nuin g bas is (in excess of more than 30 ca lendar day s) to NRC building s; or otherwise requires iss uanc e of an unescorted NRC badge.

CANCE LLATION OR TERMINATION OF IT ACCESS/REQUEST

When a reque st for IT access is to be withdrawn or canceled, the contractor s hall immediatel y notify the NRC Contracting Officer 's Representative (COR) by telephone so that the access review may be promptl y di scontinued. Th e notification s hall conta in the full name of the contractor emp loyee and the dat e o f th e request. Telephone notifications must be promptl y confirmed by the contractor in wr iting to the NR C Contracting Offic er 's Repr ese ntativ e (COR), who will fo1ward th e confirmat ion to DFS /PSB. Additiona ll y, the contractor sha ll immediately notify the NRC Contracting Officer's Represen tative (COR) in writ ing, who will in turn notify D FS/PSB, when a contractor em ploy ee no longer requi res access to NRC se nsitive automated informat ion technology systems or dat a, including the vo lunta1y o r involuntary separation of employment of a contractor employee who has been approved for or is being processed for IT access.

The contractor shall flow the r equirements of this clause down into all subco ntract s and agreeme nts w ith consu ltants for work that r equ ires them to access NRC TT reso urc es.

SECURITY REQUIREMEN TS RELATI NG TO THE PROD UC TION OF REPORTS OR THE PUBLI CA TION OF RESULTS UNDER CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AN D GRANTS (J UL 2016)

Rev iew and Approval of Reports

(a) Reporting Requirements. Th e co ntractor/grantee shall comply with the terms and co nditions oftl1c contract/grant regarding the contents of the draft and final report, s ummaries, data, and related documents,

to include correcting, deleting, editing, revising, modifying, formatting, and s upplement ing any of the information contained therein, at no additional cost to the NRC. Perfonnance under the contract/grant will not be deemed accepted or completed until it complies with the NRC 's directions, as applicable. The reports, sum maries, data, and related docum e nt s will be consid ered draft until approved by th e NRC. Th e contractor/grantee agrees that the direction, detenninations, and decisions on approval or disapproval of reports, summ aries, data, and re lated doc uments created under this contract/grant re main so le ly within the discretion of the NRC.

(b) Publication of Re sults. Prior to any di ssemination, di s play, publication, or release of art ic les, reports, s umm aries, data, or related documents deve loped under the contract/grant, the contractor/grantee shall submit them to the NRC for review and approval. The contractor/ grantee shall not release, di sseminate,

display or publish articles, repo,1s, summarie s, data, and related documents, or the contents therein, that have not been rev iewed and approv ed by the NRC for re lease, display, di ssemination or publication. The contractor/grantee agrees to conspicuously place any disclaimers, markings or notices, directed by the NRC, on any articles, reports, summaries, data, and related documents that the co ntractor/grantee intends to release, di splay, disseminate or publish to other persons, the publl ic, or any other entities. Th e contractor/grantee agrees, and grants, a royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocab le worldwide li cense to the government, to use, reproduce, modify, di s tribute, prepare de riv a tive works, release, di sp lay or di sc lose the articles, reports, summaries, data, and related docum ents developed under the contract/grant, for any governmental purpose and to have or a uthorize others to do so.

(c) Id entification/Marking of Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards In formation (SUNSI ) and Safeguards In formation (SGI). Th e dec is ion, determination, or direction by the NRC that information possessed, formu lated or produced by the contractor/grantee constitutes SUNSl or SGI is solely with in the authority and discretion of the NRC. In performing the contract/grant, the contractor/grantee shall clear ly mark SUNS.I and SGI, to include for example, OUO-Allegation Information or OUO-Security Related Information on any reports, documents, designs, data, materials, and written information, as directed by the NRC. Jn addition to marking t he information as directe d by the NRC, the contractor shall use th e applicable NRC cover sheet (e.g., NRC Form 461 Safeguards Information) in maintaining these records and documents. Th e contractor/gra ntee s hall e nsure that SUNSJ and SG T is handled, maintained a nd protected from unauthorized disclosure, consistent with NRC policies and directions. The co ntractor/grantee s hall comply with th e requirements to mark, maintain, and protect all information, including documents, summarie s, reports, data, des igns, and materials in accordance with the provisions of Sectio n 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended, its implementing regul ations (IO C FR 73.21 ), Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safoguard s and Safeguards Information policies, and NRC Manage ment Direc tiv es and Handbooks 12.5, 12.6 and 12.7.

(d) Remedies. In addition to any civi l, criminal, and contractual remedies available und er the applicab le la ws and regulations, fa ilure to comply wi th the above provisions, and/or NRC directions, may result in suspens ion, withholding, or offsetting of any payme nt s invoiced or claimed by the co ntractor/grantee.

( e) Flowdown. If th e contractor/grantee intend s to e nte r in to any subcontracts or other agreements to perform this contract/grant, the contractor/grantee shall include all of the above provisions in any s ubcontracts or agreements.

WHI STLEBLOW E R PROT ECT ION FO R NRC CO NTRA CTO R AND SUBCONTRACTO R EM P LOYEES (a) The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) contractor and its subcontractor are subject to the Whist leb lower Emp loyee Protection public law provisions as codified at 42 U.S.C. 5851. NRC contractor(s) and subcontractor(s) shall comply with the requ irem en ts of thi s W histleblower E m pl oyee Protec tion law, and th e imp lementing regulations of the NRC and the Depai1ment of Labor (DOL). See, for examp le, DOL Procedures on Handling Co mplaints at 29 C.F.R. Part 24 conce rning th e empl oye r obligations, prohibited acts, DOL procedures and the requirement for promi ne nt posting of notice of Emp loyee Rights at Appendix A to Part 24 e ntitled: "Yo ur Rights Under th e Energy Reorgani zat ion Act".

(b) Under this Whistleblowe r Em ployee Protection law, as implemented by regulations, NRC contractor and subcontractor employees are protected from di sc harge, reprisa l, threats, intimidation, coercion, blacklisting or other employment discrimination practices with respect to compensation, tenns, conditions or privileges of their employment because the contractor or subcontractor em pl oyee(s) ha s prov id ed not ice to the employer, refused to engage in unlawful practices, assisted in proceedings or testified on activities concerning alleged violations of the Atomic En ergy Act of 1954 (as amended) and the E nergy Reorga nizat ion Act of I 974 (as amended).

(c) Th e contractor s hall inse rt this or the subs tance of this clause in any subcontracts invo lving work performed under this contract.

G R EEN P U R C HASI NG (SE P 201 S )

(a) In furtherance of the sustainable acquisition goals of Ex ecutive Order (EO) 13693, "Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade," products and serv ices provided under this contract/o rd e r shall be e nergy effi cient (EncrgyStar or Fede ra l Energy Management Pro gram - FEMP -dcsignatcd products),

water efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable (excluding EPEAT-registered products), non-ozone depleting, contain recycled content, or are non-or low toxic a lternatives or hazardo us constituents (e.g.,

non-VOC paint), where such products and services meet agency perfonnance requirements. See: Executive Order (EO) 13693, "Pla nning for Federal Sustainability in th e Next Decade."

(b) The NRC an d contractor may negotiate during th e co ntract term to pe rmit the sub stitution or a ddition of des ignated recycled co ntent products (i.e., Co mprehe ns ive Procurement Guidelines - CPG ), EPEAT registered products, EnergyStar-and FEMP designated energy efficient products and appliances, USDA designated biobased products (Biopreferred program), e nvironm e nt a lly preferable products, WaterSense and other water efficient products, products containing non-or lower-ozone depleting substances ( i.e.,

SNAP), and prod ucts containing non-or low-toxic or ha za rdous constituents (e.g., non-VOC paint), wh e n such products and servi ces are readily available at a competitive cost and satisfy the NRC's performance needs.

(c) Th e contractor shall flow down this c lause into all subcontrncts and other agreements that relate to performance of this contract/ord er.

USE O F AUT OM AT E D CLEA RI NG H OUSE (AC H) E L EC TRO N IC P AYM E NT /REM I TTANCE ADDR ESS

Th e Debt Co ll ect io n Improvem e nt Act of 1996 req uires that all Federal payments except IRS ta x refu nd s be made by Electronic Funds Transfer. It is the policy of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to pay govenunent vendors by th e Automated Clear in g House (ACH) elec tronic funds transfer payment sys tem.

Item I 5C of the Standard Form 33 may be disregarded.

K ey per sonn el. (J AN 1993)

(a) The following individuals a rc co ns idered to be esse ntial to the successful pcrfonna ncc of the work hereunder:

(b )( 4)

• The contractor agrees that personnel may not be removed from the contract work or repl ace d without compliance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) If o ne or more of the key personnel, for whatever reason, becomes, o r is expected to become,

unavailable for work under this co ntract for a cont inuou s period exceed ing 30 work days, or is expected to d evote substantia lly less effort to th e work than indicated in the proposal or initially anticipated, the contractor sha ll immediately notify the contracting officer and s h all, subject to the concurrence of the contracting officer, promptly rep lace the personnel with personnel of at least substantially e qual ability and qualifications.

( c) Each request for approval of subst itution s must be in writing and conta in a detailed explanation of the circumsta nces necessitating the proposed substitutio ns. The request must also conta in a comp lete resume for the proposed su bstitute and other information requested or needed by the contracting officer to evaluate the proposed substitution. The contracting officer and the project officer sha ll evaluate the contractor' s requ est and the contracting officer sha ll promptly notify the contractor of hi s or her decision in wr iting.

( d) If the contracting officer determ ine s that su itabl e an d timely replacement of key personnel who have been reassigned, terminat ed, o r hav e otherw ise become unav a il a bl e for the contract work is not reasonab ly forthcoming, or that the resultant reduction of p roduct i ve effor t would be so substa nt ia l as to im pair the succe ss ful completion of the contract o r the se rvice order, the contract m ay be terminat ed by the contracting officer for default or for the convenience of the Government, as appropriate. If the contracting officer finds the co ntra ctor at fault for the conditio n, the contract price o r fix ed fee may be equ itably adjusted downward to compensate the Government for any res ultant delay, loss, or damage.

NRCAR C la u ses In corpora t ed By F ull Text

2052.20 4 -70 Sec u r ity. (OCT 1999)

(a) Security/Classification Requirements Form. T he attached NRC Form 187 (See List of Attachments) furnishes the basis for providing security and classification requirements to prime contractors, subcontractors, or others (e.g., bidders) who have or may h ave an NRC co ntrac t ual relation s hip that r equi res access to classified information or matt er, access o n a continuing basis (in excess of90 or more days) to NRC Headquarters contro lled buildings, o r otherwi se requires NRC photo identific a tion or card - key badge s.

(b) It is the contractor's duty to safeguard National Sec urity Informat io n, Re strict ed Data, and Fonncrly Restricted Data. The contractor shall, in accordance with the Commiss ion' s sec urity regu lati o ns a nd requ i rements, be responsible for safeguard in g National Secu rit y Information, Restricted Data, and Formerly Re stricted Data, and for protect ing against sabotag e, es piona ge, loss, and theft, the classified documents and material in the contractor's possession in connect ion with the performance of work under this contract. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this contract, the cont ractor s ha ll transmit to the Comm ission any c lassified matter in the possession of the contractor or any person under the contractor's control in connection with perfonnance of this contract upon completion or termination of this contract.

(!) The contractor shall complete a certificate of possession to be furnished to the Commission specifying the c lassified matter to be retained if the retention is:

(i) Required after the com pl et io n or termination of the cont ra ct; and

( ii) Approved by the contracting officer.

(2) The certification must identify the items and types or categories of matter retained, the conditions govern in g the retention of the matter and their period of reten tion, if known. If the retention is approved by the contracting officer, the security provisions of the contract continue to be applicab le to the matter retained.

(c) In connection with the performance of the work under this contract, the contractor may be furnished, or may d evelo p or acquir e, prop rie tary data (tra de secrets) or co nfident ia l or privil eged tec hnica l, bus in ess, or financial information, in c luding Commission plan s, polic ies, re ports,

financ ial plan s, inte rnal data protect ed by the Priva cy Act of 1974 (Pub. L.93-579), or ot her informati o n which has not been re lease d to th e public or has bee n determ ined by th e Co mmi ss ion to be otherwise exempt from disclosure to the public. T he contracto r agrees to h old the in forma ti o n in confidence and not to direct ly or indirect ly duplicat e, disseminate, or di sc lose th e informati on, in whole or in part, to any ot he r person or o rganization except as nec essa ry to perfonn th e work under thi s contrnct. The contractor ag re es to re turn the information to the Co mmi ss io n o r otherwise dispose of i t at the dir ec ti o n o f the co ntra ctin g office r. Failure to co mpl y with this clause is grounds for termination of thi s contract.

(d) Regulations. The con tractor agrees to co nform to all secur ity regulat ions and requirements of th e Co mmi ss ion which are s ubj ect to ch ange as directed by the NRC Di v ision of Facilities a nd Security and the Co ntracting Offic e r. These changes wil l be under th e authority of the F AR Changes clause referenced in Section l of thi s document.

(e) Definition of National Security Inform ation. As used in this clause, the term National Security In fo rm at ion means inform atio n tha t has bee n de termin e d purs uant to Exec ut ive Order 12958 or any pred ecesso r order to require protection a ga inst unauthor ize d di sclosure and that is so d es ig nated.

(f) Definition of Re st ricted Data. As used in this clau s e, the term R estri cted Data means all data co nce rnin g d es ig n, manufa cture, or utili za tion of atom ic weapons ; the production of spec ial nucl ear material ; or t he use of specia l nu clear mat e rial in the pro duction of energy, but does not inc lude da ta dec lass i li e d or removed from th e Rest ri cted Data ca tego ry und er to Section 142 of the Atomic En ergy Act of 1954, as amended.

(g) Definition of Fom1erl y Restricted D ata. As used in th is c lau se the term Formerly Restrict e d Data means all data removed from the Restricted Data category under Sect ion I 42-d of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as ame nd ed.

(h) Sec urity c lea ra nce p e rsonnel. Th e contractor may no t pe rmit any indiv idua l to hav e access to Restr icted Data, Formerly Re stricted Data, or other classified information, except in accordance w ith th e Atomic En e rgy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Co mmi ss io n' s regulation s o r requir e ment s app licable to th e particu lar typ e or category of c lass ified information to which acces s is requir ed. The con t ractor sha ll a lso execute a Stan d ard Form 312, Classified Informatio n Nondisc losure Agreement, when acce ss to class ified information is required.

(i) Criminal li abiliti es. Disc losure of Nationa l Security I nformation, R estric te d Data, a nd Fonncrly Re stricted Data relatin g to the wo rk or se rvice s o rdered he re under to any perso n not entitl e d to rec e ive it, o r fai l ure to safeg uard any Re stricted Data, Formerly Restric ted D ata, o r any o th er c lass ified matte r that may com e to the contracto r or any person under th e co ntra c to r's control in connection wit h work under this contract, may subject the contractor, its agent s, employees, or s ubcon tractors to cr imin a l liabi l ity under th e law s of the United S tate s. (See the Atom ic E n ergy Act of I 954, as amended, 4 2 U.S.C. 20 11 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 793 and 794; and Executive Order 12958.)

U) Subcontracts and purchase orders. Exce pt as otherwise authorized, in writing, by the contracting officer, the contractor s hall inse rt prov ision s similar to the forego in g in a ll subcontracts and purchase orders under this contract.

(k) In perfonnin g contra ct work, the cont ra ctor s hall c lassify a ll document s, material, and eq uipm e nt or iginated or generated by th e co ntract o r in acco rda nce with guid a nce issue d by th e Commissio n. Every s ub contract and purcha se o rde r issue d und er th e contrnct that involves originating or generating c lass ified document s, material, and equipment mu st provide that the subcontractor or supp lier assign the proper classification to all documents, material, and e quipme nt in accordance with guidance furnished by the contractor.

(End of C lause)

I - C ontract C lauses

2052.209-72 C ontractor organizational conflicts of interest. (JAN 1993)

(a) Purpose. The primary purpose of t his clause is to aid in ensuring that the contractor:

(I) Is not placed in a conflicting rol e because o f current or planned interests (financial, contractual, organizational, or othe rwise) whic h re la te to th e work under th is contract; and

(2) Docs not ob ta in an unfair co mp e titive advantag e over othe r parties by virtue of its perfonnance of this co ntract.

(b) Scope. The restrictions described apply to perfonna ri ce or participation by the contractor, as defined in 48 CF R 2009.570-2 in the activities covered by this cl ause.

(c) Work for others.

(I) Notwithstanding any other prov ision of thi s contract, during the te rm of thi s contract, th e contractor ag rees to forego e nt ering into consu lting or oth er contractual arrangements with any firm or organization the result of which may giv e rise to a conflict of inte r est with respec t to the work being p erfo rm e d unde r this co ntrac t. Th e contractor s hall e ns ure that al l e mployee s under thi s co ntract abide by th e provis ion of th is c lause. lfthe contractor ha s reason to believe, with respect to itself or any employee, th at any proposed co ns ulta nt or other co ntractu a l arra nge ment with any firm or organization may involv e a potential conflict of interest, th e contractor shall obtain the written approva l of the co ntracting officer before th e execution of such co ntractual arrangement.

(2) The contractor may not represent, assist, or otherwise support an NRC li censee or app li cant undergoing an NRC audit, inspec ti on, or re view w here th e activ it ies that are the subject of the audit, inspection, or review are the same as or substantially s imilar to the se rvi ces within the scope of this con trac t (or tas k order as appropriate) except where the NRC licensee or applicant requires the contractor's support to explain or defend the contractor's prior work for the utility or other entity which NRC qu est ions.

(3) Wh e n th e contractor performs work for the NRC unde r this contract at a ny NRC licensee or app li cant s ite, th e contractor s hall ne ither so licit nor perform work in the sa me or similar te chnical area for that li censee or ap pli cant organi zation fo r a period commencing with the award of the tas k o rd e r or beg inning of work on th e s ite (if not a tas k order contract) and endin g one year after completion of a ll work under th e assoc iated tas k order, or last tim e at th e si te (if not a ta sk orde r co ntract).

(4) When the contractor performs work for the NRC under this contract at any NRC li ce nsee or app li cant site,

(i) Th e co ntrac tor may not so li c it work at that s ite for that licensee or app lica nt dur ing the period of performance of the task order or the contract, as a pp ropriate.

( ii) The co ntractor may not p erfo rm work at that s ite fo r that licensee or app li cant during the period of performance of the tas k order or the co ntract, as appropriate, and for one year thereafter.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contracting officer may authorize the contractor to so licit or perform this type of work (exce pt work in th e same or s imi lar technical area) if the contractin g officer determines that the situation will not pose a potential for technical bias or unfair competitive advantage.

( d) Disclosure after a ward.

(I) T he contractor warrants that to the best of its know ledge and be li ef, and except as otherwise se t forth in this contract, that it do es not have any o rganizational conflicts of interest as defined in 48 CFR 2009.570-2.

(2) The contractor agrees that if, after award, it di scove rs organiza tiona l conflicts of interest with respect to this contract, it shall make an in1mediate and full disclosure in writing to the contracting officer. Thi s statement mu st inc lud e a descriptio n of the action which the contractor has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mitigate such conflicts. The NRC may, however, terminate the contract if termination is in th e best interest of the Government.

(3) It is recognize d that the scope of work of a ta sk-order-type contract necessarily encompasses a broad spectrum of activities. Consequently, if this is a task-order-typ e contract, th e contractor agrees that it will disclose a ll propos ed new work involving NRC li ce ns ees or applicants which comes within the scope of work of the underlying con tract.

Further, if thi s contract involv es work at a lice nsee or app licant site, the contractor agrees to exerc ise dili ge nce to di scove r and disc lose a ny ne w work at that licensee or app licant s ite. This disclosure must be made before the s ubmi ss ion of a bid or proposal to the utility o r other reg ulated en tity and must be rece iv ed by the NRC at least I 5 days before the proposed award date in any event, unless a written justification demonstrating urgency and du e diligence to di scover and disclose is provided by th e co ntractor and approved by the contractin g officer. Th e disclosure must include the statement of work, the dollar value of the proposed contract, and any other documents th at are needed to fully descr ibe the proposed work for the regulated utility or other regulated entity. N RC may deny approval oftbe disclosed work only when the NRC has issued a task order which includes the technical area and, if site-sp ecific, the s ite, or has plans to iss ue a task order which includes the technical area and, if s ite-specific, the s ite, or when th e work violates paragraphs ( c )(2), ( c )(3) or ( c )( 4) of thi s section.

(e) Access to and use of information.

(I) If, in the performance of this contract, the contractor obtains access to information, s uch as NRC pl ans, policies, reports, studi es, financial plans, intern a l data protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a ( 1988)), or the Freedom oflnformati o n Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552 ( 1986)), the contractor agrees not to:

(i) Use this information for any private purpose unti l the information has been re leased to the public;

(ii) Com pete for work for th e Commission based on th e information for a period of six months after either the completion of this contract or the re lease of th e informatio n to th e public, whi c hever is first ;

( iii) Submit an un so li c ited proposal to th e Government based on the information until one year after th e release of the information to the public; o r

( iv) Release th e information without prior w ritten approva l by th e contracting officer unless the infonnation has previous ly been released to the public by the NRC.

(2) In addition, the contractor agrees that, to the extent it receives or is given access to proprietary data, data protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a (1988)), or th e Freedom oflnformation Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552 (1986)), or othe r confidenti al or privileged technical, bus in ess, or financial information under thi s contract, the contractor shall treat th e in formation in accordance with rest rictions p laced on use of the informat ion.

(3) S ubject to patent and security provisions of this contract, the contractor sha ll have the right to use technical data it produces under th is contract for private purposes prov ided that all requirements of this co ntract have been met.

(t) Subcontracts. Except as provided in 48 C FR 2009.570-2, the co ntractor shall in c lude thi s clause, including this paragraph, in subcontracts of any tier. The terms contract, contractor, and contracting officer, mu st be ap propriate ly modified to preserve the Government's rights.

(g) R emed ies. For breach of any of the above restrictions, or fo r intentional nondisclosure or misreprese ntation of any relevant interest required to be di sclosed concernin g thi s contract or for s uch e rroneous representations that necessarily imply bad faith, the Government may term inate the co ntract for default, disqual ify the contractor from subseque nt contractual efforts, and pursue other re med ies permitted by law or this contract.

(h) Waiver. A req uest for waiver under this clause must be directed in writing to the contracting officer in accordance with th e procedures outlined in 48 CFR 2009.570-9.

(i) Fo llow-on effort. The contractor shall be ineligible to participate in NRC contracts, subcontracts, or proposals therefor (solicited or unsoli cited) which stem directly from the contractor's performance of work under this contract. Furthennore, un less so directed in writing by the contracting officer, the contractor may not perform any technical consulting or management support serv ices work or eva luation activ iti es under this contract on any of its products or services or the products or se r vices of another firm if the contractor has been subs tantially involved in the development or marketing of the products or serv ic es.

( 1) If the contractor under thi s contract, prepares a comp le te or essentiall y comple te statement of work or specifications, the co ntractor is not el igible to perform or pa11icipate in th e initial contractual effort which is based on the stateme nt of work or specifications.

The contractor may not incorporate its products or services in th e sta te ment of work or specifications unless so directed in writing by th e contracting officer, in which case the restrictions in this paragraph do not apply.

(2) Nothing in thi s paragraph preclu des the contractor from offering or se lling its standard co m mercial items to the Government.

(End of Clause)

J - List of Doc um e nt s, Ex hi bits and Ot h er Attac hm en ts

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General : During performance and through fina l payment of this cont ract, the contractor is responsible for the accuracy and comp leteness of data within the System fo r Awa rd Management (SAM) database and the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance o n inaccurate or incomplete SAM and/o r IPP data.

The contractor sha ll prepare invoices/vouchers fo r payment o f deliverables identified in the contract, in the manner described herein. FAILURE T O SUBM IT INVOICES/VOUCHERS IN ACCORDA N CE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION O F THE INVOICE/VOUCHER AS IMPROPER.

Elec tronic lnvoic eNoucher Submissions : In vo ices/vouchers sha ll be subm itted electronically to the U.S. Nuclear Regu lato ry Comm ission (NRC) is thro u gh the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP ) at www.ipp.gov.

Purchase of Capital Property: ($50, 000 or more with life of one year or longer)

Contractors must report to th e Contracting O fficer, electronically, any capital property acquired w ith cont ract funds having an initial cost of $50,000 o r more, in accordance with procedures set forth in NR C Management Direc tive (MD) 11. 1, NRC Acquis ition of Supplies and Serv1ices.

Agency Payment Office: Payment w ill be made by the office designated in the cont ra ct in Block 12 of the Standard Form 26, or Block 25 of the Standard Form 33, whichever is applicable.

Frequ ency : T he contractor sha ll submit claims for reimbursement once each month, unless otherwise author ized by the Contracting Officer.

Supporting Documentation : Any support ing documentation required to substantiate the amo u nt billed shall be included as an attachment to the invoice created in IPP. If the necessary support ing documentation is not inc luded, the invoice will be rejected.

Task Order Contracts : The cont racto r must submi t a separate invoice/voucher for each individual task o rder with detailed cost information included as Supporting Documentation. This includes all app licab le cost e lements and other items discussed in parag raphs (a) through U) o f the attac hed instruction s.

Billing of Costs after Expiration of Contract: If costs are inc ur red during the contract pe riod and claimed after the contract has exp ired, you must cite the period dur ing which these cos ts were incurred. To be considered a proper expira tion invoice/voucher, the contractor shall c learly m a rk it "EXP IRATION INVOICE" o r " EXP IRA TI O N VOUC HER ".

Final invoices/vouchers sha ll be marked "F INAL INVO ICE" o r "FINAL VOUCHER".

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Currency : In voices/Vouchers must be expressed in U.S. Dollars.

Supersession: These instructions supersede previous Billing Instructions for Time-a11d Materials/Labor-Hour Type Contracts (JAN 2015).

Does my company need to register in /PP?

If you r company is cu rrently registered in IPP and doing business with other Federal Age n cies in IPP, you will not be required to re-register.

If your company is not currently registered in IPP, please note the following :

• You will be receiving an invitation to register for I PP from IPP Customer Support,

STLS. IPPHELPDESK@st ls.frb.org.

• IPP Customer Support will send you two emails: the first email will contain the initial administrative IPP User ID and th e second email, sent within 24 hou rs of receipt of the first emai l, will contain a temporary password.

• Please add the Customer Support email address (S TLS.IPPHELPDESK@ stls.frb.org ) to your address book so you do not disregard these emails o r mistake them for spam.

• During registration, one initial administrative user account will be created for your company and this user will be responsible for setting up all other user accounts including other administrators.

• Registration is comp lete when the initia l administrative user logs into the IPP web site w ith the User ID and password provided by T reasury and accepts the ru les of behavior.

What type of is training prov ided?

Vendor training materials, including a first time login tuto rial, user guides, a q u ick reference gu ide, and frequ ent ly asked questions are ava ilab le on Treasury ' s IPP website. Individuals within your company responsible for submitting invoices should review these materials before work begins on the contract.

How do I receive assistance with /PP?

Treasury's IPP Customer Support team provides vendor assistance related to the IPP applica tion, and is a lso available to assist IPP users and to answe r any questions related to accessing IPP or complet ing the registration process. IPP app licat ion support is also ava ilab le via phone at (866) 973-3131, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 6 :00 pm ET, and via email at IPPCustomerSupport@fisca l.treasury.gov.

Specific questions regarding your contract or task order should be d irec ted to the appropr ia te NRC Contracting Officer.

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INVOICE/VOUCHER FOR PURCHASES AND SERVICES OTHER THAN PERSONAL (SAMPLE FORMAT-INVOICE ATTACHMENT)

a. Billing period. Insert the beginning and ending dates (day, month, year) of the period during which costs were incurred and for which reimbursement is requested.

b. Labor Hours Expended. Provide a general summary description of the services performed and associated labor hours utilized during the invo ice period. Specify the Contrac t Line Item Number (CUN) or SubCLIN, as app licab le, and information pertaining to the contract's labor categories/positions, and corresponding authorized hours.

c. Property. For contractor acquired property, list each item with an initial acquisition cost of

$50,000 or more and provide: (1) an item description, (2) manufacturer, (3) model number,

(4) serial number, (5) acquis ition cost, (6) date of purchase, and (7) a copy of the purchasing document.

d. Shipping. Insert weight and zone of shipment, if shipped by parcel post.

e. Charges fo r freight o r express shipments. Attach prepa id bill if shipped by freight or express.

f. Instructions. Include instructions to consignee to notify the Cont racting Officer of receipt of shipment.

g. Direct Costs. Insert the amount billed for the fo llowing cost elements, adjustments,

suspensions, and total amounts, for both the current billing period and for the cumu lative period (from contract inception to end date of this billing period).

1. Direct (Burdened) Labor. This consists of sa laries and wages paid (or accrued) for direct performance of the contract itemized, including a burden (or load) fo r indirect costs (i.e., fringe, overhead, General and Administrative, as applicab le), and profit component, as follows:

Labor Hours Burdened Cumulative Category Billed Hourly Rate Total Hours Billed

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for w hich reimbursement is requested. For each such item, list the fo llowing (as applicable): (a) an item descr iption, (b) m anufactu rer, (c) model number, (d) serial number, (e) acqu isition cost, (f) date of purchase, and (g) a copy of the pu rchasing do c um ent.

3. Cont ractor -acqui red property (u n der $50,000), Materials, and Supplies. These are equipment other than that described in (2) above, plus consumable materials and supp lies. List by category. List items valued at $1,000 or more separately. Prov ide the item num ber for eac h piece of equip m ent valued at $1,000 o r m ore.

4. Materia ls Handling Fee. In d irect costs allocated to d irect materia ls in accordance the contractor ' s usua l accounting procedures.

5. Consultant Fee. The supporting informat ion must include the name, hour ly or daily rate of the consultant, and reference the NRC approval (if not specifically approved in the original contract).

6. Travel. Tota l costs associated with each trip must be shown in the following fo rm at:

Start Date Destina tion Costs From To From To $

(Must include separate deta iled costs for a irfare, per diem, and other transportation expenses. All costs must be adequately supported by copies of receipts o r other documentation. )

7. S ub contracts. Inclu de separate detailed breakdown of a ll costs paid to approved subcontractor s during the b illing period.

h. Total Amo u n t Billed. Insert columns for total amounts for the current and cumu lative periods.

i. Adjustments. In sert co lumn s for any adjustments, including outstand ing suspensio n s for unsupported o r unauthor ized h ours or costs, for the cu rrent and cumulat ive pe riods.

j. Grand T ota ls.

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3. Sampl e lnvoiceNoucher Information (to be included as an attachment)

Sample lnvoiceNo ucher Information (Supporting Documentation must be attached)

This invoice/voucher represents reimbursable costs fo r the billing period from _ _ through __.

Amount Billed Current Period Cumulative (a) Direct Costs

( 1) Direct burdened labor $ $

(2) Government property ($50,000 o r more) $ $

(3) Government property, Materials, and Supp lies (under $50,000 per item) $ $

(4) Materials Handling Fee $ $

(5) Consultants Fee $ $

(6) Trave l $ $

(7) Subcontracts $ $

Total Direct Costs: $ $

{b) Total Amount Billed $ $

(c) Adjustments (+/-) $ $

(d) Grand Total $ $

(The invo ice/vo u che r format provided above mu st include information simila r to that included be low in the following to ensu re accu racy and completeness.)

SAMPLE SUPPORTING INFORMATION

The budget information provided below is for format purposes only and is illustrative.

Cost Elements:

1) Direct Burdened Labor - $4,800

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Computer Analyst 100 $10.00 $1,000 320

$4,800 1,760 hrs.

Burdened labor rates must come directly from the contract.

2) Government-furnished and contractor-acquired property ($50,000 or more) - $60,000

Prototype Spectromete r - item number 1000-0 1 = $60,000

3) Government-furnished and contractor-acquired prope rty (unde r $50,000), Materia ls, and Supp lies - $2,000

10 Rado n tubes@ $ 1 10.00 = $1,100 6 Pairs Electrostatic gloves@ $150.00 = $ 900

$2,000

4) Mate ria ls H and ling Fee - $40

(2% of $2,000 in item #3)

5) Consultants' Fee - $100

Dr. Carney - 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> fu lly -burd ened @ $ 100 = $ 100

6) Travel - $2,640

(i) Airfare: (2 Roundtrip trips for 1 person @ $300 per r/t tic ket)

Start Date End Date Days Fro m To Cost 4/1/201 1 4/7/201 1 7 Philadelphia, PA Wash, D.C. $300 7/1/2011 7/8/201 1 8 Ph iladelphia, PA Wash, D.C. $300

(ii) Per Diem: $136/day x 15 days= $2,040

7) Subcontracting - $30,000

Company A = $10,000 Company B = $20,000

$30,000

(EX : Subcontracts for Companies A & B were consented to by the Contracting Officer by letter dated 6/15/2011. )

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Adjustments (+/- ) 0 Grand Total $99,580

4. Definitions

Material handling costs. When included as part of material costs, materia l hand ling costs shall include only costs clearly excluded from the labor-hour rate. Material handling costs may include all appropriate indirect costs allocated to direct materials in accordance with the contractor's usual accounting procedures.