Intent to sole-source 3 months extension to NRC contracct NRC-HQ-12-C-04-0068 Access to the INPO Nuclear Industry Operating Experience Data System (ICES)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to negotiate a non-competitive modification with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), 700 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339, under NRC Contract No. NRC-HQ-12-C-04-0068 entitled "Computer access to INPO's Equipment Performance and Information Exchange (EPIX) System." The EPIX system has been renamed the INPO Consolidated Event System (ICES). The current period of performance of this contract is May 2, 2012 through January 1, 2017. The purpose of this modification is to extend the period of performance of the contract through April 1, 2017 to provide the NRC with continued access to INPO's ICES system database, manuals, and associated support services while a follow-on contract is being processed. The firm fixed price for this proposed three-month extension is $94,722.45, which will increase the total ceiling of the contract from $1,751,890.51 to $1,846,612.96. Specifically, INPO will be required to continue to provide computer access to the ICES, the associated training and support services, and copies of the ICES component data. ICES is a web-based database that provides information on components important to nuclear plant safety and reliability. ICES was developed to meet current and projected industry needs for component-level information exchange and to replace the Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System (NPRDS). ICES also provides access to the retrieval of data reported to NPRDS from January 1973 through December 1996. ICES is a proprietary database managed by INPO for exclusive use by its member organizations. The NRC has confirmed that the ECIS is currently only available from INPO.