# SAM #1333ND27QNB610AMD

Spent fuel packaging and transportation for NIST’s reactor

**Buyer:** DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 1333ND27QNB610AMD
**NAICS:** 484230

NIST’s Center for Neutron Research is seeking a contractor to package and transport spent reactor fuel to DOE’s Savannah River Site.
- Government buyer
  - Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Neutron Research (NCNR).
  - Destination: Department of Energy (DOE), Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.
- Requested services
  - One base shipment of spent fuel cells from the National Bureau of Standards Reactor in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to the Savannah River Site.
  - One optional second shipment, exercisable within two years after completion of the base shipment.
  - CLIN 0001: Base spent fuel shipment, quantity 1.
  - CLIN 0002: Optional second spent fuel shipment, quantity 1.
- Contractor scope and notable requirements
  - Provide packaging and transportation, project management, labor, materials, tools, equipment, casks, and fuel-transfer equipment.
  - Use NRC-certified casks suitable for MTR fuel and transport the shipment in a single cask.
  - Coordinate regulatory requirements and security planning, develop at least three proposed routes, and provide shipment documentation, proof of delivery, and offloading.
  - Licensed NBSR personnel perform fuel handling within the reactor facility.
- OEMs and vendors
  - No commercial OEMs, vendors, or manufacturers are named in the provided materials.

### Description

<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) owns and operates a 20 MW test reactor called the National Bureau of Standards Reactor (NBSR) located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The NBSR is fueled by 30 highly enriched uranium fuel elements. During the course of a year, the NBSR produces approximately 28 spent fuel elements.&nbsp;To be in accordance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), NIST is required to transfer its spent fuel to the Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina.</p>

<p>This requirement is for one base shipment to be completed no later than December 31, 2028, with an option for a second shipment to be completed no later than December 31, 2030. See attached solicitation#&nbsp;1333ND27QNB610AMD and related attachments for full details.</p>

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