Reactor Recovery Services
ID: 1333ND25RNB610012Type: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGYDEPT OF COMMERCE NISTGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

PSC

OTHER QC/TEST/INSPECT- FURNACE, STEAM PLANT, AND DRYING EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR REACTORS (H944)

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https://sam.gov/opp/12b9d08c0d78446dadbc875cbc59e0e5/view
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    The Department of Commerce, specifically the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is seeking qualified contractors to provide Reactor Recovery Services for the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The procurement aims to address the cleanup and recovery of the NBSR (National Bureau of Standards Reactor) following contamination issues that arose from elevated radiation levels and subsequent safety alerts. This contract, valued at an anticipated maximum of $9 million, will be awarded as a Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract, with a performance period extending from August 11, 2021, to February 10, 2025. Interested parties should direct inquiries to Cielo Ibarra at cielo.ibarra@nist.gov and monitor www.SAM.gov for the solicitation, which is expected to be posted within 15 days of this notice.

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    cielo.ibarra@nist.gov
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