U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: Linda Wise MS-T-7I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

B -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE REGULATORY BODIES OF A SELECTED NUMBER OF CENTRAL/EAST EUROPEAN (CEE) COUNTRIES AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION POC Elois J. Wiggins, Contracting Officer, 301-415-7328, Sally Adams, Contract Specialist 301-415-6588 The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intends to negotiate a sole source modification with Scientech, Inc., under Contract No. NRC-08-97-302 to provide for additional expert regulatory assistance services to assist the NRC in the provision of nuclear safety training of Lithuanian and other Central/East European Countries and the Former Soviet Union. The modification will increase the maximum ordering limitation (MOL) under the contract by $712,000 for the 2-year base period of performance and $384,000 for the 3-year option period for an estimated MOL of $2,070,336. This increase to the MOL is necessary to accommodate an unanticipated increase in the amount of assistance required to support the Lithuanian Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) in performing the analysis of safety deficiencies identified at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP). Interruption in these services would impact the NRC's ability to fulfill its international commitment under a multinational nuclear safety assistance program to ensure performance of an adequate nuclear safety review of the INPP facility. See numbered Note 22. ***** Posted 07/07/98. (0188)

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