U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, Contracts Management Division, P.O. Box A, Aiken, South Carolina 29802

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SITE SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY PLAN POC Donnie Campbell, 803-725-2846 E-MAIL: click here to contact B. Whitley via e-mail, betty.whitley@srs.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Savannah River Operations Office (SR), near Aiken, SC, intends to enter into a non-competitive contract valued below the simplified acquisition threshold to provide an expert to advise, assist, and counsel in support of the planning, development, review and analysis of the Site Safeguards and Security Plans (SSSP), and the related Safeguards and Security Management Reports (SSMR) and Vulnerability Analysis Reports (VAR). These services have previously been performed by Science Applications International Corporation under an expiring contract. The Government intends to enter into this contract with SAIC to continue these services for an additional ninety days. The planning, development, review and analysis support activity will address the programmatic and topical areas integral to the development and implementation of an effective safeguards and security strategy as delineated in the SSSP's, SSMR's and VAR's. These services support the development of protection strategies that address mission and nonproliferation requirements. These services are needed to: 1) Provide support for development of protection methodologies to prevent the theft or diversion of classified and nuclear materials; 2) Provide support for the development, implementation and programmatic oversight necessary to ensure protection from hostile acts adversely impacting national security, or the health and safety of employees, the public and the environment; 3) Review and evaluate existing and planned security elements (e.g., systems, protective forces, and physical barriers) to ensure that they are accurately characterized by the SSSP; 4) Provide analysis necessary to ensure cost effective utilization of available resources without violating existing DOE safeguards and security policies and procedures or degrading protection strategies; and 5) Prepare written as well as verbal materials to convey information, establish policies, and document the SSSP's, SSMR's and VAR's. The required expert must have extensive familiarity with SRS facilities and experience in DOE physical security systems and project management; program planning and evaluation; vulnerability analysis using ASSESS and VISA methodology; radiological/toxicological sabotage assessments using HOTSPOT modeling; use of Joint Tactical Simulation modeling; use of Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation modeling; nuclear facility security systems design. Services must be immediately available. Interested persons having the capability to furnish the required services are requested to give written notification (including the name and telephone number for a point of contact) along with a detailed description of experience and required capabilities. Responses shall be submitted within 15 calendar days from the date of this notice and should be sent to U.S. Department of Energy, Contracts Management Division, ATTN: Donnie Campbell, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802. Responses may also be sent by facsimile to (803) 725-8573 or by electronic mail to betty.whitley@srs.gov. Posted 06/23/99 (W-SN346514). (0174)

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