DOE SEEKS SMALL BIZ TO PERFORM WEST VALLEY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS

The Department of Energy is seeking small businesses able to perform probabilistic performance assessments and apply decision analysis tools to D&D work at the West Valley Demonstration Project, posting a sources sought notice yesterday. The contract would start by Jan 1, 2015 and would be under a joint effort between DOE and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority that would use a tripartite contract structure. The scope includes three elements, according to a draft statement of work: “(1) perform sensitivity analyses to provide near-term direction to site data collection activities, (2) transition existing components of a deterministic PA to a probabilistic modeling platform to identify changes necessary in the model structure, input parameter distribution, the need for additional data, or the need for different modeling approaches, and (3) prepare a long term probabilistic PA to support decision making.” Interested companies must submit a statement of capabilities by May 5.