Nuclear Safety Technical Support

Request for Proposal (RFP) – Nuclear Safety Technical Support BACKGROUND The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the provision of nuclear safety technical support on an “as and when requested basis” via DND 626 Task Authorizations. Work on task authorizations may occur concurrently; therefore, multiple qualified persons in the three Nuclear Specialist categories may be required in multiple Task Authorizations. REQUIREMENT The period of the contract, if awarded, will be approximately three (3) years, followed by two (2) one-year option periods. Tasks and Deliverables are detailed in Annex “A” of the Request for Proposal. Mandatory Criteria for each category include, but are not limited to, the following: Senior Nuclear Specialist:

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource possesses a Master’s degree in Physics, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering or related field.Academic Certification (Degree, etc.) must be obtained from a recognized* Canadian university, college or high school, or the equivalent as established by a recognized* Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada. *The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site (http://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada).

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of (15) fifteen years’ work experience in the last (20) twenty years as an engineer or scientist in a radiation, nuclear, or other related field.Intermediate Nuclear Specialist:

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource possesses a Bachelor’s degree in any applied science or engineering field.Academic Certification (Degree, etc.) must be obtained from a recognized* Canadian university, college or high school, or the equivalent as established by a recognized* Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada. *The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site (http://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada).

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of (10) ten years’ work experience in the last (15) fifteen years as an engineer or scientist in a radiation, nuclear, or other related field.Junior Nuclear Specialist

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in any applied science or engineering field.Academic Certification (Degree, etc.) must be obtained from a recognized* Canadian university, college or high school, or the equivalent as established by a recognized* Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada. *The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site (http://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada).

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of (3) three years’ work experience in the last (6) six years as an engineer or scientist in a radiation, nuclear, or other related field.Technical Writer

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource has obtained a Bachelor’s degree or College diploma in any field.Academic Certification (Degree, etc.) must be obtained from a recognized* Canadian university, college or high school, or the equivalent as established by a recognized* Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada. *The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site (http://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada).

The Bidder must clearly demonstrate that the proposed resource has a minimum of (3) three years’ technical writing work experience in the last (6) six years in engineering, science, or other related field.The Mandatory and Point Rated Criteria are detailed in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Where this notice and the RFP differ, the RFP will prevail. The Department of National Defence reserves the right not to award a Contract, regardless of the responses it receives.