ML22005A083

NRC-2021-000217 - Resp 2 - Final, Agency Records Subject to the Records Are Enclosed, Part 1 of 3

ML22005A083
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1, DATE OF ORDER 2. CONTRACT NO. gr ary) 6. SHIP TO:

08/11/2020 a. NAME O F CON SIGNEE 31310020DO 0

3. ORDER NO. 14. R E QU ISITION/REFE R E NCE NO.

31310020F0101 RES-20-0 1 23

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7. TO: GARY HATTERY f. SHIP VIA

a. NAME OF CONTRACTOR ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS 8. TYPE O F ORDER

b. COMPA NY NAME a. P U RCHASE Kl b. DELIVERY

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QUANTITY UN IT QUANTITY IT EM NO. SU PPLI ES OR SER V ICES ORDERED U NIT PR ICE A MO U N T ACCE P TED (a) (b) (c) (d) (el (f) (g)

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$10, 000 min imum guarantee. Th is Task Order wil l be u sed as t h e first Task Order that is awarded t o yo ur or ga ni zat io n.

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22. U NI TED S TATES OF 08/06/2020 23. NAME ( Typed)

AMER ICA BY (Signature) JEFFREY R. MITCHELL

~ ~ T IT LE : CONTRACT ING/OR D ERI NG OFFICER

AU THORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION OPTIONA L FORM 347 (Re,. 2/2012)

PR EVIO U S EDITION NOT USABLE P1e&erl>ed t,y GSAl'FA.R 48 CFR 53 213(f)

ORDER FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES PAGE NO SCHEDULE - CONTINUATION 2

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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 OR DERED PR ICE ACCEPTED (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 255A - ll - 6 - 1 54 - 1 032 Period of Perfor ma n ce : 08/01/2020 to 07/31 /2025

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIF ICATION OF CONTRACT 11. CONTRACT ID CODE I PAGE OF PAGES 1 I 27

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

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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 HATTERY 98. 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 01 108. 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 INGANDAPPROPR IATIO N DATA(lfrequired) Net I ncrease : $320, 000. O O 2020-X0200-FEEBASED-60-60D001-60B l 01-103 2-ll 1 54-251A-ll-6-154-1032

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. 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 AGREEM ENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUT HOR ITY OF:

X 52. 243 - 2 CHANGES - COS T-REIMBURSEMENT. (A UG 1987) - AL TERANTE 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 u ti l ize t he minimu m g uaran t ee and award the f irst tas k order to Engin eerin g Mechanics Corporatio n of Columbus.

The NRC hereby awards task order 31310020D0003/31310020F0101 entitle d, " Tech n ical Support for Compo n ent Integrity Assessments," wi t h a Period of Performance of 09/29/2020 throug h 09/30/2024.

Total Ob l igated Amount : $330, 000 Total Tas k Order Ceili ng : $ 1, 901, 430 Period of Perfor ma nce : 09/29/2020 t o 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) 1s1gna turo of Contracting Officer) 09/29/2020 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 o r Services/Prices was added and reads as fo llows.

B - Supplies or Services / Prices

B.1 BRIEF PROJECT TITLE AND WORK DESCRIPTION

(a) The title of this project is: Tec hnical Support for Component Integrity Assessments

(b) Summary work description: The objective of this task order is to obtain expert technical assistance services from the Contractor to support component integrity assessments. Support is needed in areas such as the app lication, maintenance, and development of computational tools and m ethodologie s for performing component integrity assessments. Support is also needed to analyze emerging issues and evaluate and deve lop codes and standards and other aspects of NRC 's regu lato ry framework related to component integrity.

B.2 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION-COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE ALTERNATE I

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

$1,901,430 of which the sum of $1,781,770 represents the estimated reimbu rsable costs, and of which $119,660 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 currently obligated 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 po licy of the NRC to withhol d payment of fee after payment of 85 percent of the fee has been pa id in o rder 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. Accordingly, the maximum amount of fixed-fee that may be held in reserve is $17,949.

B.3 PRICE / COST SCHEDULE

CUN DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE/SUPPLY ESTIMATED COST 0001 Labor 0002 Subcontractor Costs 0003 Trave l 0004 ODC (b )(4)

SUBTOTAL 0005 Indirect Cost Pool (includes Fringe, Overhead and G&A)

SUBTOTAL $1,78 1,770

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0006 I Fixed Fee $119,660 TOTAL $ 1,901,430

Section C - Description/Spec ificatio ns was added and reads as follows.

C - Description/Specifications

C.1 STATEMENT OF WORK

1. EWC TASK ORDER TITLE

Techn ical Support for Compo nent Inte g rity Assessments

2. BACKGROUND

The NRC's Office of N uclear Regulatory Re searc h (RES) provide s data, standa rd s, too ls, and methods to the NR C's regul atory offices to suppo rt their reviews of material performance relat ed li censing submittal s an d safe ty issues. The co nfirmatory re search on m ate rial s perfonnance focuses on both the dev e lopment of methodologies need ed to support regulatory act ions and the work sup portin g the technical bases for codes and standards dev e lopment. A common the me in th is work is a proactive a pproa c h to the management of age-related degradat io n due to mechanisms such as fatigue and stress-corrosion cracking. For examp le, to bette r under s tand how nuclear powe r plant components are influenced by the phenomenon of primary water stre ss-corros io n cracking (PWSCC), the NRC is focus in g research efforts on co ntinu ed deve lopme nt of a n alysis meth ods and co mput ation a l too ls. The NRC also is assess ing the impacts of PWSCC on the leak-before-break behavior of nuclear power plant piping sys tems.

Criterion 4, "Env ironmental a nd Dynamic Effects Design Bases," of Appendix A, "General Design Criter ia for Nuclear Power Plants, " to T it le 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR), Part 50, "Dom estic Licensing of Production and Ut iliza tion Faci lities," s tates, in p art, that th e dynamic effects assoc iated with postu lated reactor coo la nt system pipe ruptures may be exc lu ded from the de s ign basis whe n a naly ses that the NRC has reviewed and approved demon stra te that the probabi lity of fluid sys tem piping rupture is extremely low und er condition s consistent with the design basis fo r the piping. Licensees typically have demonstrated compliance with thi s prob abilis ti c criterion through de term ini stic a nd hi ghly conserva tive leak before-break ana lyses.

NUREG-0800, "Stan d ard R eview Plan fo r the Review of Safety Analysis R eport s fo r Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition," Section 3.6.3 [l] provid es gui dance for the NRC s taff' s review of licen see ana lyses s ubmitted in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4.

NUREG-0800 Section 3.6.3 prec ludes the assessment of piping syste m s with act ive degradation mechani sms. Howeve r, it is known that PWSCC is occurring in sys tem s that have been granted prior NRC approval under 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4 to exclu de dynamic effec ts

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associated with postulated reactor coolant system pipe rupture s from the des ign basis. Given advances in probabilistic methodologies, th e NRC staff and industry concluded that it was more appropriate to perform probabilist ic a naly ses of postulated reactor coolant sys tem pip e ruptures to fully address and quantify uncertaintie s and directly demonstrate compliance with the probabili st ic requirement s of I O CFR Patt 50, Appendix A, C riterion 4.

To develop the capability to perform the nece ssary probabili stic analyses, RES worked in collaboration with the Electric Power Re searc h Institute to develop a new computer code called "Extreme ly Low Probability of Rupttu*e" (xLPR). xLPR is a state-of-th e-a rt prob a bilistic fractur e m echanics code for piping applications. Code deve lopment was a multi-year effor t th at built on the results of a successful pilot study. The code was designed, built, and tested und er a ri go rou s software quality assurance program and pro vides regulators, industry, researchers, and the pub lic with n ew quantitative capab ilities to analyze th e risks associated with nucl ear power plant piping systems subject to degradation mechanisms. Core capabi lities of the code include modeling fatigue, stress-corrosion cracking, ins ervice inspection, ch em ical and mechanical miti gat ion, leak rates, and se is mi c effects.

As the initial regulatory application of xLPR Version 2.0 (V2.0), RES has used the code to study the imp acts of PWSCC in systems that have been gra nted p rior NRC leak-before-break a pproval under l 0 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 4. These act iv ities in cl uded se nsi tivity st udies to identify which model s, sub-models, and types of input v ariab les contribute mo st significant ly to uncertainty in the res ults from the code. RES also used xL PR V2.0 to re-eva luate previous leak befo re-break ana ly ses for a s ub set of the c utTe nt fleet of p lants. The re-evaluations cons idered the impact s of PWSCC, fatigue, inservice ins pection, and mit igation to determine the trend in rupture frequencies and other metrics. With the completion of these activities, RES needs to complete re-evaluations of previous of leak-before-break ana lyses for the remaining plants in the fl eet. In ad dition, RES need s to co ns ider the res ults and assess cu rrent leak-befo re-brea k re gu lations and g uidance and, if applicable, make recommendation s for enhancement.

Beyond leak-before-break studies, th e xLPR code support s broader NRC efforts to further the use of probab ilistic fracture mechanic s ana lyses usin g state -of-the-art computational tools. To thi s end, RES ha s begun publicly di stributing the xLPR code with the goal of es tabli s h i ng a user group. Public avai lability of xLP R V2. l was announced in [2] and details about the code have b een presented in various NRC public meetin gs [3] and [4]. Publi c di s tribution a nd user group participation benefit s the NRC in several re spect s. For example, the broader user base : (a) exerc ises the code more thorou g hly than would be poss ible if use were limit ed to only NRC appl ications, (b) increases co nfide nce in the code's capab ilit y to accurately model indiv idual phenomena and system behavior over the required range of conditions, (c) reduces the level of effort requir ed by RES to e ns ure the validity of the code's results, and (d) leverages expe rt ise of the users as they identify code deficiencies and e rrors and propo se fixes. Publi c distribut ion is furth e r exp ected to increase u se of the xLPR code to suppo rt licen si n g actions and codes a nd standards development, and RES needs to maintain the necessary capabilities to support the r elated regulatory rev iews. In co ncert with these activ ities, suppo rt for conti nu ed maintenance a nd deve lopme nt of the xLPR code is ne cessa 1y to ensure its long-te1m usab il ity.

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List of'References :

[ l] NUREG-0800, "Standard Review Pla n for the Revi ew of Safety Ana lysis Re port s for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Ed ition," Sect ion 3.6.3, " Leak-Before-Break Evaluat ion Procedur es," Revi s ion 1, March 2007, NRC Agency wide Document s Access a nd Mana ge m e nt System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML06 360039 6

[2] Extremely Low Probability of Rupture (xLPR) Probabili s tic Fract ure Mechanic s C ode Version 2.1 Pub lic R e lease Announcement, N R C ADAMS Access ion No. ML20157Al20

[3] Summary of the April 23, 2020, RES Category 3 Publi c Meeting with EPRI and Stakeho lders to Disc uss Public R elease of the xLPR Prob a bili stic Fracture Mec hani cs C ode, NRC ADAMS Access ion No. ML20 14 2A3 03

[4] Summar y of the June 3, 2020, RES Category 3 Public Mee ting w ith EPRI and Stakeholders to Disc uss Models in the xLPR Prob a bili st ic Fracture M ec ha nics Code, NRC ADAMS Acce ss ion No. ML20 I 82A086

3. OBJECTIV E(S)

The objective of this task orde r is to obta in expert technical a ss istance se rvices from t he Co n trac tor to s upport com pon en t integrity assess m e nt s. Support is needed in ar eas su c h as the appli cation, m a inte nanc e, and d eve lopment of computatio na l tool s a nd m ethod o logies for perfonning compone nt integrity assessme nts. Support is also needed to ana lyze emer g ing iss ues and eva luate and de ve lop codes and standards and other aspec ts ofN R C's regulat01y framework r ela ted to component integrit y.

This req uir ement falls under Technical Su ppo1t Service Area (TSSA) 3.4, ent itled "Component Integ rity and Materia ls Pe r forma n ce."

4. STATEMENT OF WORK TASKS

Task 1: Ge n era li zation Study

The Contractor s hall use the xLPR code to st ud y the impact s of PWSCC fo r the ent ire fleet of U.S. press urized-wa te r react ors (PWR s) to det ermin e whether a ny changes are needed to curren t regula to ry requir eme nts a nd guid ance re lated to leak-befo re-brea k. The u se of other computational tools may be needed to develop inputs for or otherwise s upport the analyses p erfonn ed us in g the xLPR code. Spec ific activit ies include, but are not limit ed to, the following:

A. The Co n tracto r shall rev iew and categorize all PWR p ip in g syste m s previously appro ved for leak-before break. The goal o f this review and categori za tion is to reduce, to the exten t prac ti cal, the numb e r of analy ses that wi ll need to be p e rform ed.

B. The Contrac tor shall define the sp ecific analyses necessary to bound each category of

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p1pmg system. Factors present in the PWR fleet, such as PWSCC mitigation techniques and inserv ice insp ec tion, shall be considered. Definition of the analyses may be an iterative proc ess, and the re sult s from prior stu die s s hould be used to infonn th is effort.

C. The Contractor sha ll determine and develop the inputs nece ssary to perform each of the analyses. Sources for inputs cou ld include the open literature, xLPR-re lated docum entation,

prior studies and ana lyses, and docketed correspondence avai la ble from both internal and external NRC ADAMS. The Contractor may also need to perform finite e lement ana lyses to deve lop we ld res idual s tress profil e input s. The Contractor shall promptly comm unicate any input gaps that it can not fill to th e COR.

D. The Conh*actor sha ll execute the analyses us ing the xLPR code. The Conh*actor shall compa re the res ults of these analyses against acceptance cr iteria identifi ed by t he COR.

E. Based on the results of the analyses, the Contractor sha ll prepare an assessment of c urrent reg ulato1y require me nts and gu ida nce related to leak-befo re-br eak. Recommendations for en hanc in g the se regulations and gu id ance s hall be provided as appropriate.

Task 1 Completion Date: The task s hall be completed by August 3 1, 2021.

Task 1 Anticipated Travel : One trip for up to 3 Contactor personnel of up to 3 days duration to NRC Headquart er s from the Contractor's office(s). (Total of 1 Trip)

Tas k 1 Deliverables: The Co ntractor s hall prepare an Analysis Plan fo r comp letion of this tas k.

The Analysis Plan shall, at minimum, include the categories of pipin g systems, analyses that will be p erfo rmed to bound each category, completion schedu le and sta tu s of each analysis, and any potential input gaps. The Contractor s hall s ubmit the Initial Ana lysi s Plan to the COR no later than 30 days afte r award of the task o rder. Thereafter, the Co ntrac tor sha ll maintain and update the Ana lysis Plan as ne eded until the task is comp le te. The Analysis Plan Updates shall be provided to the COR biweekly unti l the analyses are comp lete and incorporate any comments provided by the COR.

The Contractor sha ll su bmit information (e.g., code input and output files) from the analyses executed per th e Ana lysis Plan (as updated) as they are comp leted.

In addit ion, the Contractor shall prepare a Technica l Lette r Report (TLR) covering a ll work performed under thi s task. The Contractor s hall prepare the TLR in parallel with performing the analyses exec uted pe r the Ana lysis Plan (as updated). In -pro gress drafts of the TLR shall be s ubmitt ed to the COR monthly. The in-progress TLR draft s shall incorporate any comments provid ed by the COR on th e prev ious s ubmi ss ion. The Contractor s ha ll complete th e TLR after executing a ll the analyses in the Ana lysis Plan (as updated). The Contractor's completed T LR sha ll be submitted by March O 1, 2021.

Thereafter, the Co ntractor s hall s upport t he NRC staff s rev iew of the TLR. The rev iew will be completed in several stages and may take up 5 months to com plete. The COR will comm unicate

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comments generated as a result of thi s review process to the Contractor. The Contracto r sha ll address all comments and pre pare interim update s to the TLR as necessary. Some comments may require the Contractor to perform add itional ana lyses to address. Interim updates to the TLR shall be provided to the COR biweekly during the review pro cess throu g h Jul y 31, 2021.

The Contractor shall finalize and su bmi t the TLR in a form ready fo r NRC publication by August 31, 2021.

Task 2: xLPR Code Main t enance, Development, and Technical Support

Task 2a - xLPR Code Maintenance and Development

As directed by the COR, the Contractor shall provide tec hnical assistance to s upport xLPR code m a inte nance and deve lopm ent needs. Maint e nance act iv ities includ e, but a re not limi ted to:

developing modifications to code-related products, such as the sourc e and exec utab le code, u ser manual, data librari es, configuration control documents, and other reference files and documents, to correct identified pro bl ems, impro ve performance o r ma inta inab ili ty, kee p the products usab le in a c ha nged o r c ha ng in g e nvi ro nm ent, and detect and co rrect latent fau lts. Maintenance ac ti vi ties also include, but are not limited to: (a) configuration management, ( b) documenting,

tracking, and proce ssing maint e nanc e requests, ( d) p erforming tes ting necessary to en s ure prop er functionality of the code fo ll ow in g maintenance-related changes, and (e) electron ic storage of file s. Development activities incl ud e modifications that s ig nificantly expand the functional capabil ities of the xLPR code.

A ll m ai ntenance and development act ivities sha ll be perfo rm ed in acco rd ance wit h the xLPR Software Maintenance Plan, as may be revised from time-to-tim e, and any implementing procedur es as directed by the COR. In addition, a ll Contractor p erso nnel invo lved in maintaining o r developing th e xLPR code sha ll receive training as s pecified in th e xLPR Software Maintenance Plan a nd participate in a ny other su pplem enta l training as directed by the COR. The Contrac tor shall coordinate its maintenance and dev e lopment activities w ith oth er code maintainer s as directed by the COR. It also may be necessary or advantageous for the Contractor to prepare, deliver, and maintain e lectroni c sys te m s to su p po rt t he effective and efficient performance of the maintenance and development act ivities. Such systems sha ll be implemented as approved by the COR.

Task 2b - xLPR Code Technical Support

Under th is tas k, the Contracto r shall provide a broad range of tec hni cal ass is tance su pport related to the xLPR code and its vario u s a pplications. It includes suppor t for the NRC staff, general ana ly sis and technical s uppo rt, and support to build the commun ity of public xLPR code use rs.

Upo n request, the Contrac tor shall assist users from the NRC staff with prope r use of the code.

Support may include, but is not limited to, areas such as:

assist in g wit h code installation preparing, opt imi z ing, a nd trouble s hooting iss ue s with inputs investigating, interp reting, and resolving code errors and warnings

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extract ing, agg regating, and i nterpr eti ng res ults res pondin g to questions about operation of the code and the models contained therein

The Contractor s ha ll respond to a ll NRC staff user suppoti req uests wit h in 2 bu s iness day s.

Suppo tt shall be provided via phone, email, or both as appropriate to faci litate th e most exp editious resolut ion. When the tota l time required to r espond to a request is anticipated to or exceeds 3 hour3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> s, the Contractor s hall notify th e COR. Thereafter, any further technical assistance r e lated to the req uest s hall be lim ited to the time a uthorized by the COR.

In addit ion, as directed by th e COR, th e contractor sh all provide genera l a na lys is and technical sup port, including but not limited to :

deve loping input s pe r fo rmin g a naly ses u si ng the code a nd ana lyz in g and interpret i ng the results conduc tin g sens itivity s tudies and other statis ti cal ana lyses inves tigating and impl eme nting custom changes to the code to accommodate analysis needs assist in g wit h resolut io n of technical review co mment s o n documents developing and de livering training pro v iding sup port for r esolution of eme rge nt iss ues

The Contractor sh a ll also a ssist wit h activit ies to s upp ort and build the community of p ub li c users of th e code. This will prima rily includ e suppor t fo r holding u p to 3 meetings or workshops p e r year. These eve nts wi ll ge nera lly serve as a venue fo r s har ing informatio n about the code and to prov ide a mean s fo r code users to in terface with each othe r. Contractor s upport cou ld include, but is not limit ed to, preparing and de livering guidance and tra ining, conducting studies pertaining to th e code and presenting the results, and other engagement activ ities, The events may be he ld e ither in-per so n o r vi 1tua ll y; how eve r, only one eve nt pe r yea r may be he ld in perso n.

Task 2 Comp letion Da te : Expiratio n date of the Task Order.

Task 2 Anticipated Travel: One trip per year for up to 2 Con tactor per son nel of up to 3 day s duration to locations at distances similar to NRC Headquarters from the Contractor's office(s)

(Tota l of 4 T rips)

Task 2 D e li verab les: Task 2a deliv era bles are as req ui red by the xLPR Software Maintenance Plan dependi n g on the sco p e of the part icu lar maintenance act iviti es assigned by th e COR.

Task 2b de li vera b les are the draft materials presented at the u ser gro up m eeti ngs, w h ich sha ll be s ubmitt ed no la te r than 15 days befor e th e m eet in g is sc hedu led to be he ld. The Contrac to r sh all incorporate any comments on th e draft pre se ntation material s from the COR. The contractor shall provide the final presentation materials no later than 5 days before the meeting is scheduled to be he ld.

Task 3: Codes and Standards Technica l Support

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Thi s task r equire s the contractor to participat e in American Society of M ec hanical Engineers (ASME) Boil e r and Pre ssure Vesse l (B&PV) Code committees within Section XI, Section Ill,

and other appropriate code grou ps, as instructed by the COR. Some of the issues of importance presented at the committee meetings pertain to aging effects and component integrity iss ue s. In addit ion, it i s anticipated th at new development s and result s obtain ed u s ing th e xLPR code (e.g.,

new code cases) w ill be introduced to the ASME B&PV committees. Technical support is needed so that the NRC staff may adequate ly unders tand the technical and regulatory iss ue s assoc iated with re lated code act ions so th at it m ay vote appropriately. Accordingly, the Co ntractor s hall prepar e for, attend, and prepare a summ ary of the topic s, di scu ssions, an d any presentation s given at the regular ASME B&PV code meetings. As directed by the COR, the Contractor s hall a lso provid e s upport outs ide of the regular code me e ting s. Thi s may incl ud e ass istin g th e NRC sta ff with preparin g its own code act ions or with r e vi e win g code cases o r o th e r propo sed code action s.

Task 3 Comp letion Date : Ex piration date of the Task Order.

Task 3 Anticipated Travel: Four trips per year for up to 2 Contac tor personnel of up to 3 days duration to location s at di stanc es s imilar to NRC H eadqua rter s from the Contractor's office(s)

(Tota l of 4 Trip s)

Task 3 De li verab les: For any Cont ractor prese ntation s given at the ASME B&PV Code me et ings, th e draft prese ntation m ateri a ls shall be s ubmitt ed no la te r than 2 weeks be for e eac h meeting. The final pre se ntati o n material s incorporating any comme nts from the COR s ha ll be s ubmitted no later than 1 week before each meeting. The Contrac tor shall prepare and submit a letter report s ummari zi ng the m eeti ng minutes and the presentat ion s made at th e AS M E meet ings no late r than 2 weeks afte r eac h meeting.

Task 4: Ad-Hoc Technical Support The Co ntractor shall pro v ide ad-hoc tec hnical ass ista nc e to the NRC as directe d by the COR.

This technical assi st a nce may include, but is not limited to, the fo llowing top ics:

I. Benchmarking stud ies.

IL Provid in g training to NRC s taff on component integrity topic s.

III. S upport for emerging need s on compone nt integrity iss ue s.

IV. Seve re acc ident considerat ions on piping iss u es. Severe accidents, s uc h as seismi c damag e or high temperature faulted cond itions may occur that require help from the contractor to investigate.

V. Confirmatory analy ses on an as-needed bas is.

VI. E m e rgency needs for rapid ass ista nc e on pipin g re lated tec hnical iss ues as th ey ar ise.

VIL Testing to en hanc e computationa l too l models and databases. This may include:

a. material testing, such as fracture testing, cydic testing for mixed hardening WRS fi e lds, creep test updat e for post-we ld heat treatm e nt impr ove m e n ts

b. leakage rate t est in g

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Task 4 Completion Date: Expiration date of the Task Order.

Task 4 Anticipated Travel: None.

Task 4 Deliverables: For each tec hni cal assi stance request from the COR, the contractor shall prepare and submit a Draft TLR covering all work p erformed no later than 30 day s of completion of the work. Eac h Draft T L R shall s umm arize the efforts completed, prop ose conclusions, and identify recommendations for any issues identi fied. If the contracto r performs material testing, the Draft TLR shall also includ e thorough de sc ription s of any material tes ting p e rform e d und e r this task, includ in g test procedure s and matrices, and a ll test re sult s. The contractor shall also provide any test results in their raw data form and in Excel. The contractor sha ll prepare a Final TLR incorporat in g any comments on the Draft TLR from the COR. The contractor s hall provide th e F in al TLR no later than 30 day s after the rece ipt of co mment s from the COR.

5. APPLICABLE DOCUM ENTS AND STANDARDS

T he following document s a nd standards are applicab le to t he Task Order:

ASME BPV Code, Sections 111 and X I xLPR Software Maint ena nce Plan

6. DELIVERABLES /MILESTONE SCHEDULE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The contractor s hall provid e th e d e liv e rabl es stated in th e tabl e be low in e lectronic format unl ess otherwise directed by the COR. The e lectro nic format s ha ll be provided using a Micro soft-based product, (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) unless the COR and the contractor specifically agree on another format. A ll deliv era bles, with the exce ption of the Monthly Letter Stat u s Report (MLSR) s ha ll be in the format of draft version, revis ion ve rs ion w ith redlin e/strikeout with a c hange-control appendix, and a revised version which shall become the final version. The contracto r sha ll maintain appropriate version con trol in an electronic format.

The contractor sh all exp licitly state in its submittal(s) that th e product provid e d is the de li verable for Task/Subtask XX, as futt her described below.

The Contractor sha ll submit the following d eliverable s to th e Task Order COR. Unless otherwise directed by the COR or th e Contracting Officer (CO), the Contractor must provide a ll deliverables except the M L SR as draft products. The COR will review all draft deliverables (and coordinate any inte rnal NRC staff review, if needed) and provide comments back to the contractor. The Contractor shall revi se the draft deliverable based on th e comments pro v ided by the COR and then deliver a revised version of the deliverable, which will then b e considered the F ina l Versio n. When mutually-agreed upon between the Contractor and the COR, the Contractor may submit pre li m inary or partial draft s to he lp ga uge th e Contractor's und e rsta ndin g of t he parti cular work requirement. More than one round of drafts may be needed if the Contractor does not successfully incorporate the COR's comments on the previous draft.

The Contractor s hall develop, maintain, and co ntro l data, fil es, informat ion, and deliverable s pursuant to this Task Order.

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DELIVERABLE/M I LESTONE SCHEDULE

Task No. Descri p tio n D ue Date 1 Initial Ana l ysis Plan 30 days after award of the task order

1 Analysis P lan Updates Biweekly until the Contractor completes all the a naly ses

1 Analysis information (e.g., code input Submitted as the analyses are and output files) completed

l In-progr ess TLR drafts Submitted monthly 1 Comp lete d TLR March 01, 2021

l Interim TLR updates in re sponse to Submitted biweekl y durin g the review NRC staff review comments process through July 31, 202 1 l Final TLR August 31, 202 1 D e liv era bl es are as req uired by the xLPR Software Ma intenance P la n 2a depending on the scope of the particular As directed by the COR maintenance activ ities assigned by the COR.

2b Draft xLPR User Group presentation No later than 15 days before the material s meeting is sc heduled to be held

Final xLPR User Group presentation No later than 5 day s before the meeting 2b materials incorporating any co mment s is scheduled to be h eld from the COR

3 Draft ASME B&PY Code meeting No later than 2 weeks before each presentation materials meeting

Final ASME B&PV Code meeting No la te r than 1 week befo r e each 3 presentation materia ls incorporating any meeting com ment s from the COR Letter report summarizing the topics, 3 di scu ssion s, and any presentations No later than 2 weeks after each of the given at the ASME B&PV code meeting s m eet ings Draft TLR cove rin g a ll work performed in re spon se to each technical assistance Duration for support in res ponse to request from the COR. Each draft TLR each technical assistance request is to 4 sha ll sum m ar ize the efforts comp le te d, be ag reed-upon with t he COR. D raft propose conclusions, and identify TLRs are due no later th a n 30 days recommendations for any issues after of completion of the work.

identified.

4 from the COR. comments. If Final TLR incorporating any comments 30 days after contractor receipt of COR applicable, revi s ion s are due 30 day s after COR reque st for a

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revis ion.

ML SR s of th e IDIQ contract. The ML SR s s ha ll include deta iled s ummary 20th calendar day of the following All of the work effort carried out and the labor hours expended on each labor month catego ry fo r the tasks.

The contrac tor s hall subm it t he raw and proces sed data and wo r ks heet and/or inpu t file s u sed in analyses w i th the Draft TLRs, up on request by the COR a nd with the F inal TLRs, in a ta bulated Exce l format or oth er format as dire cted by t he COR.

7. REQUIRED LABOR CATEG ORI ES

Labor Catego ry Minimum Qualification Requir em e nt

l)B.S. in E ng ineer ing, Science, or si mil a r tec hnical fie ld,

!And,

2)M inimum 10 years of reg ulat o ry resea rc h project m anagement a n d oversight experience

Ed ucat ion and Skillsets that are not Required, but Des i red for thi s Task Order Requirement:

• M.S. in Eng ineering, Science, or simi lar technica l field, or equ iva lent researc h a nd /or acade mic ex perience

• Demon strated expe rience in working wit h/ ma nag in g with NRC regulato ry r esearc h proj ects Projec t Manager (PM)

• Demon strated experience in material s science resear ch

• Demon strated ex pe ri ence mana g in g compute r code m aintenance and development act iv it ies

• Know ledge of p iping frac ture i ssues in light-wate r reactor nuclear powerplants

• Knowled ge of NRC regu lat ions and guidance as t hey pertain to leak-before-break

• Know ledge of nuclear power plant component integrity issues, su ch as corrosion, fatigue, stress-corros ion cracki ng, thermal and mechani cal loadings and resulting stresses

• Knowl edge of Americ an Soc iety of Mechanical Enginee rs (ASME) codes and standard s pe1ti n ent to nucl ea r powerp lant design and inservice inspection

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1.Ph.D. in E ng in ee rin g, Science, or si mil a r tec hn ical fie ld,

A nd,

2.Minimum comb i ne d 20 years' exp e ri e n ce covering a ll the following key technic a l areas:

• Expe rt ise in probab ili stic fracture mechanic s compu ter code maintenance, developme nt, a nd applications

• Exper t ise in the use of finite eleme nt methods wi th s pecialized know le d ge of use r defined s ubro uti nes us ing th e ABAQUS com pute r code (http s://www.3d s.c om/products services /s imuli a/produ cts/a b aqu s/)

• Deta il e d knowl e dge of probabili s ti c ri sk assessment Subject M a tte r Ex pe rt (SME) meth ods

• Exp e rt ise performin g se n s itiv ity analyses, se n s it ivity studie s, stability ana lyses, un certa inty ana lyses, and othe r s tati sti ca l a na lyses

• Detai le d knowledge of pip ing fracture iss ue s in light wate r reac tor nuclear power plants

• Deta il e d knowl e dge o fNR C reg ul at io ns and g ui da nce as t hey perta in to leak-befo re-break

• Detailed kno w le d ge of nuclear p owe r plant comp onent integrity issu es, s u c h as corrosion, fatigue, stress co r ros io n crack ing, th e rm al a nd mechan ica l loading s and res ultin g stresses Deta ile d knowledge of ASME codes and s tandard s pe r tine nt to nuclear power plant des ign and inse rv ice ins pect ion

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l.Ph.D. in Engineering, Science or s imilar technical fie ld,

IAnd,

2.Minimum combined 10 years' experienc e covering all

~h e followi ng key technical areas:

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

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

• Expertise in the deve lopm ent and use 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 Technical Reviewer /... (https:/Resear c he r I 1 / h/./www.nrc.gov/about-(: d 1 l) 1nrc regu atory r esearc saietyco es. 1tm

• 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 stat istical ana lyses

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

• Detailed knowledge ofNRC regu lations and g uidanc e 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, thermal and mechanical loadings and re su lting stre sses

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

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l.M. S. in Engineerin g, Science or s imil ar technical fie ld,

IAnd,

2.Minimum combine 10 years' 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 regu lations 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.com/products se rvic es/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 /about -nrc /regu lato ry /re search /safetycode s. htm l)

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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Sec tion D - Packaging and M a rki ng was added and reads as follows.

D - Pa c kaging and Ma rking

D. 1 PACKAGI N G AND MARKING

(a) The Contractor sha ll package materia l for shipment to the NRG in such a manner that w ill ensure acceptance by common carrier and safe delivery.at destinat ion. Containers and closures sha ll comp ly with the Surface Transportation Board, U n ifo rm F reight Classification Ru les, or regulations of other carriers as applicable to the mode of transportation.

(b) On the front of the package, the Cont ractor shall c lear ly identify the contract number under which the product is being provided.

(c) Additional packaging and/or marking requirements are as fo llows: Identify Task Order COR.

D.2 BRANDING

The Contractor is required to use the statement be low in any pu b lications, presentations, articles, products, or materia ls funded under this contract/order, to the extent practical, in order to prov ide NRC w ith recognition for its invo lvement in and contr ibution to the project. If the work performed is funded entirely with NRC fu nds, then the contractor must acknow ledge that informa tion in its documentation/presentation.

Work Supported by the U.S. Nuclear Regu latory Commission (NRC), Office of Office of Nuc lear Regulatory Research, under Contract/order number 31310020D0003_31310020F0101.

Section F - Deliveries or Performance was added and reads as fo llows.

F - D e live rie s or P e rform a nc e

F.1 PLACE OF DELIVERY-R EPORTS

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

to:

Electronic copies to:

Contract ing Officer's Representative (Refer to Section H.6 2052.215-71 CONTRACTING OFF ICER REPRESENTAT IVE AU TH OR ITY)

Contracting Officer, Month ly Letter Status Report (MLSR) and other reports as required

F.2 TASK / DELIVERY ORDER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (SEP 201 3 )

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This order sha ll commence on 09/29/2020 and will expire on 09/30/2024.

F.3 2052.215-78 TRAVEL APPROVALS AND REIMBURSEMENT (OCT 1999) -ALTERNATE I (OCT 1999)

(a) Total expenditure for travel may not exceed $72,350 without the prior approval of the contracting officer.

(b) All foreign travel must be approved in advance by the NRC on NRC Form 445, Request for Approval of Official Foreign Travel, and must be in compliance with FAR 52.247-63 Preference for U.S. Flag Air Carriers. The contractor shall submit NRC Form 445 to the NRC no later than 30 days prior to the commencement of travel.

(c) The contractor will be reimbursed only for travel costs incur red that are directly related to this contract and are allowable subject to the limitations prescribed in FAR 31.205-46.

(d) It is the responsibility of the contractor to notify the contracting officer in accordance w ith the FAR Limitations of Cost clause of this contract when, at any time, the contractor learns that travel expenses will cause the contractor to exceed the travel ceiling amount identified in paragraph (a) of this c lause.

(e) Reasonable travel costs fo r research and related activities performed at State and nonprofit institutions, in accordance with Section 12 of Pub. L. 100-679, must be charged in accordance with the contractor ' s institutional policy to the degree that the limitations of Office of Management and Budget (0MB) guidance are not exceeded. Applicab le gu idance documents include 0MB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State and Local Governments; 0MB Circular A-122, Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations; and 0MB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.

• To be incorporated into any resultant contract

(End o f Clause)

Section G - Contract Administration Data was added and reads as fo llows.

G - Contract Administration Dat a

G. 1 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS (DEC 2017)-ALTERNATE 1

The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires that a ll payments except IRS tax refunds be made by Electronic Funds Transfer. Payment shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.232-33, entitled " Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. "

To receive payment, the contractor sha ll prepare invoices in accordance with NRC 's Billing Instructions. C laims shall be submitted on the payee' s letterhead, invoice, or on the Government's Standard Form 1034, "Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other than Personal," and Standard Form 1035, "Public Vouche r for Purcha ses Other than Personal -

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Cont inuat ion S heet." The preferred method of submitting invoices is electronica lly to:

NRC@fiscal.treasury.gov.

Sec tion H - Special Contract Requirements was added and reads as fo llows.

H - Special Contract Requirements

H.1 CONTRACTOR CONDUCT (APRIL 2020)

Th e contractor will ensure that all contractor staff receive anti-harassment training before be ing granted facility access. The Government reserves the right to deny or restrict fac ility access for any Contractor employee who engages in any conduct that the agency believes adversely affects the work p lace. The imposition of a restriction or prohibition shall not excuse the Cont ractor from performa nce of ob ligat ions under the cont ract.

H.2 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION OF REPORTS OR THE PUBLICATION OF RESULTS UNDER CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND GRANTS (JUL 2016)

Review and Approval of Reports

(a) Reporting Requirements. The contractor/gran tee shall comply with the terms and conditions of the contract/grant regarding the contents of the draft and final report, summar ies, data, and related documents, to include correcting, deleting, ed iting, revising, modify ing, formatting, and supplementing any of the information contained therein, at no additiona l cost to the NRC.

Performance under the cont ract/grant will not be deemed accepted or completed until it comp lies with the NRC's direc tions, as appl icab le. The reports, summaries, data, and related documents will be considered draft until approved by the NRC. The contractor/grantee agrees that the direction, determinat ions, and decisions on approva l or disapproval of reports, summaries, data, and related documents created under th is con tract/grant remain so le ly within the discretion of the NRC.

(b) Publication of Results. Prior to any dissemination, display, publication, or release of articles, reports, summaries, data, or related documents deve loped unde r the contract/grant, the contractor/grantee shall submit them to the NRC for review and approval. The contractor /

grantee shall not release, disseminate, display or pub lish articles, reports, summaries, data, and related documents, or the contents therein, that have not been reviewed and approved by the NRC for release, display, dissemination or pub lication. The contractor/g rantee agrees to conspicuous ly p lace any disc laimers, markings or notices, directed by the NRC, on any artic les, reports, summaries, data, and related documents that the contra c tor/grantee intends to release, display, disseminate or publ ish to othe r persons, the public, o r any other entities. The contractor/grantee agrees, and grants, a royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocab le worldwide licen se to the government, to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, prepare derivative works, release, display or disclose the artic les, reports, sum m aries, data, and related documents developed under the contract/grant, for any governmental purpose and to have or author ize others to do so.

(c) Identification/Marking of Sensitive Unclassified Non-S.afeguards Informat ion (SUNSI) and Safeguards Information (SG I ). The decision, determinat ion, or direction by the NRC that

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information possessed, form ulated o r produced by the cont racto r/grantee consti tutes SUNSI o r SGI is so lely within the authority and discretion of the NRC. In performing the contract/grant, the contractor/g rantee shall clea rly m ark SUNSI and SG I, to include fo r exa m ple, QUO-A llega tion Informat ion or QUO-Sec u rity Re lated Information on any reports, documents, designs, data, mater ia ls, and wr itten informat ion, as d irected by the NRC. In add ition to marking the inform a tion as directed by the NRC, the co n tractor shall use the applicable N RC cover sheet (e.g., NRC Form 46 1 Safegua rds Information) in maintaining these records and documents. The contractor/grantee shall ensure that SUNSI and SG I is handled, main tained and protected from unauthorized disclosure, consisten t with NRC policies and directions. The contractor/g rantee sha ll comp ly w ith the requirements to mark, maintain, and protect all information, including documents, summar ies, reports, data, designs, and materials in accordance with the provisions of Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended, its implementing regu lations (10 CFR 73.2 1 ), Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards and Safeguards Informat ion policies, and NRC Managemen t Directives and Handbooks 12.5, 12.6 and 12.7.

(d) Remedies. In add ition to any civil, criminal, and contractua l remedies avai lab le under the applicable laws and regulations, failure to comp ly with the above provisions, and/or NRC directions, may resu lt in suspension, withhol ding, or offsetting of any payments invoiced or claimed by the contractor/grantee.

(e) Flowdown. If the contrac tor/grantee intends to en ter into any subcontracts or other agreements to perform this contract/grant, the contractor/grantee sha ll inc lude all o f the above provisions in any subcontracts o r ag reements.

H.3 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR NRC CONTRACTOR AND SUB C ONTRA CTOR EMPLOYEES

(a) The U.S. Nuclea r Regulatory Commission (N RC) contracto r and its subco n tractor a re subject to the Whistleb lower Employee Protection pub lic law provisions as codified at 42 U.S.C.

5851. NRC contractor(s) and subcontractor(s) shall comply with the requirements of th is Wh istleblower Employee Protection law, and the implement ing regulations of the NRC and the Department of Labor (DO L ). See, for example, DOL Procedu res on Handl ing Comp laints at 29 C.F.R. Part 24 concerning the emp loyer ob ligations, prohibited acts, DO L p rocedures and the requirement for p rominent posting of notice of Employee R ights at Appendix A to Part 24 entitled: "Your R ights Under the Energy Reorganization Act".

(b) Under this Wh istleblower Employee Protection law, as implemented by regulations, NRC contractor and subcontractor employees are protected from discharge, reprisal, threats, intimidation, coercion, black listing or other employment discriminat ion pract ices with respec t to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of their emp loyment because the contractor or su bcontractor employee(s) has provided notice to the emp loyer, refused to engage in unlawful prac tices, assisted in proceedings or testified on activities concerning alleged viol ation s of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as amended) and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (as ame n ded).

(c) The contractor shall insert this or the subs tance of this c lause in any subcontracts i1nvo lv ing work performed under this con tract.

H.4 GREEN PUR C HASING (SEP 2015)

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(a) In furtherance of the sustainable acquisition goals of Executive Order (EO ) 13693, "Planning for Fe deral Sustainability in the Nex t Decade," products and services provided under this contracVorder shall be energy efficient (EnergyStar or Federal Energy Management Program -

FEMP-designated products), water efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable (excluding EPEAT -registered products), non - ozone depleting, contain recycled content, or are non-or low toxic alternatives or hazardous constituents (e.g., non-VOC paint), where such products and services meet agency performance requirements. See : Executive Order (EO) 13693, "Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade."

(b) The NRC and contractor may negotiate during the contract term to permit the substitut ion or addition of designated recycled content products (i.e., Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines

- CPG), EPEAT -registered products, EnergyStar-and FEMP designated energy efificient products and app liances, USDA designated biobased products (Biopreferred program),

env ironmentally preferable products, WaterSense and other water efficient products, products containing non-or lower-ozone depleting substances (i.e., SNAP), and products containing non or low-toxic or hazardous c o n stituents (e.g., non-VOC pa int), when such products andl services are readily avai lable at a competitive cost and satisfy the NRC's performance needs.

(c) The contractor shall flow down this c lause into all subc ontracts and other agreements that relate to performance of this contracVorder.

H.5 KEY PERSONNEL. (JAN 1993)

(a) The following individuals are cons idered to be e ssential to the successful performance of the work hereunder :

(b )( 4)...... J... - ********* !Subject Matter ExperVProgram Manager.I ********************* l Senior (b )( 4 ) TechnicaLReviewer, and l !Senior Technical Reviewer

• The contractor agrees that personne l may not be removed from the contract work or replaced without comp liance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) If one or more of the key personnel, for whatever reason, becomes, or is expected to become, unavailab le for work under this contract for a continuous period exceeding 30 work days, or is expected to devote substantial ly less effort to the work than indicated in the proposal or initially anticipated, the contractor shall immediately notify the contracting officer and shall, subject to the concurren c e of the contracting officer, promptly rep lace the personnel w ith personne l of at least substant ially equal abi lity and qua lifications.

(c) Each request for approva l of substitutions mu st be in writing and c ontain a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions. The request must also contain a complete resume for the proposed subst itute and other information requested or needed by the contracting officer to evaluate the proposed substitution. The contracting officer and the project officer shall evaluate the con tractor's request and the contracting officer sha ll promptly notify the contractor of his or her decision in writing.

(d) If the contracting officer determines that suitab le and timely replacement of key personne l who have been re a ssigned, terminated, or have otherwis,e b ec ome un a vaila ble for the contract work is not reasonab ly forthcom ing, or that the resultant reduction of productive effort wou ld be so substantia l as to impair the successfu l comp letion of the contract or the service order, the contract may be terminated b y the contracting officer for default or for the convenien ce of the

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Government, as appropriate. If the contracting officer finds the contractor at fault for the condition, the contract price or fixed fee may be equitab ly adjusted downward to compensate the Government for any resultant delay, loss, or damage.

H.6 2052.215-71 CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORITY. (OCT 1999)

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

Name: Shah Malik Address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm ission Office of Nu clear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 Mail Stop: TWFN-10-A36

Phone : 301-415-2436 E-mail: Shah.Malik@n rc.gov

Alternate COR:

Name: Matthew Homiack Address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 Mail Stop: TWFN-10-A36

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

(b) Performance of the work under this contract is subject to the technical direction o f 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 which was unanticipated in the Schedule (i.e., travel not co n templat ed in the Statement of Work (SOW) or changes to specific travel identified in the SOW), fills in details, or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual SOW.

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

spec ificat ions, or technical 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.

(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 technica l direction which :

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

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(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the "Changes" clause 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 approval 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 within 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 contract accordingly. 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 contract.

(h) A failure of the parties to agree 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 provi ding technical direction as defined in paragraph (b) of the section,

the COR shall:

(1) Monitor the contracto r's technical progress, including surveillance and assessment of performance, and recommend to the contracting officer changes in requirements.

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

(3) Rev iew all costs requested for reimbursement by the contractor and submit to the contracting officer recommendations for approval, disapproval, or su spens ion of payment for supplies and services required under this contract.

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

(5) Immed iately notify the Secur ity Branch, Division of Fac ilities and Security (SB/ DFS) (via e-mai l) when a contractor employee no longer requires access authorization and return of any NRC issued badge to SB/ DFS within three days after their terminat ion.

(6) Ensure that all contractor emp loyees that require access to classified Restricted Data o r National Security Info rmation o r ma tter, access to sensitive unclassified informa tion (Safeguards, Official Use On ly, and Proprietary informa tion) access to sensitive IT systems or data, unescorted access to NRC controlled buildings/space, or unescorted access to protected and vital a reas of nuclear power plants receive approva l of SB/DFS prior to access in accordance w ith Management Directive and Handbook 12.3.

(7) For contracts for th e 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 successo r contractor, or destroyed at the end of the contract in accordance w ith instructions provided by the NRC Systems Manager for Privacy Act Systems of Records, all records (electronic or paper) which were created,

compi led, obta ined o r maintained under the contract.

(End of Clause)

Sec tion I - Con tract Cla u ses was added and reads as follows.

I - Contract Clau se s

1.1 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES. (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a resu lt of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 mont hs. The Co n tracting Officer may exercise the opt ion by w ritten notice to the Contracto r within 15 days.

(End of clause)

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