# Illinois BidBuy #27-588IEMA-MGMTA-B-54733

Onsite radiation calibration training for Illinois Emergency Management Agency personnel

**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** November 12, 2026
**Identifier:** 27-588IEMA-MGMTA-B-54733
**NAICS:** 611430, 541380

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is seeking two onsite radiation calibration training courses for its Nuclear Calibration Laboratory and related radiation safety programs.
- **Buyer:** State of Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Division of Nuclear Safety; training supports the Nuclear Calibration Laboratory and associated radiation safety programs.
- **Location and audience:** Onsite in Springfield, Illinois; one course serves 5 participants and the other serves up to 24.
- **Requested services:**
  - Gamma reference-field calibration training with classroom and hands-on instruction for 5 participants. Topics include calibration fields and equipment, radionuclides, detector positioning, measurements, data collection, curve fitting, and uncertainty estimation.
  - Hand-held portable radiation instrument and personnel dosimetry calibration training for up to 24 participants. Topics include calibration practices, instrument performance, reference conditions, calibration environments, and uncertainty contributors.
- **Requirements and equipment:** The contractor must provide qualified instructors, instructional materials, and completion documentation. The agency can provide access to its irradiator, radioactive sources, and laboratory equipment for the gamma course. For the portable-instrument and dosimetry course, the contractor must identify the equipment, instruments, sources, or demonstration materials required; the agency cannot ensure enough instruments or sources for all attendees.
- **Applicable guidance:** ISO 4037-2019, IEEE/ANSI N42.323AB-2026, ANSI N42.17A-2003, ANSI N13.11-2022, and NCRP Report No. 112.
- **OEMs and named vendors:** None identified.

### Description

The agency seeks contractor-provided onsite delivery in Springfield, Illinois, of two radiation calibration training courses. Gamma reference field and instrument calibration training is for five participants; portable radiation instrument and personnel dosimetry calibration training is for 24 participants. The contractor must provide qualified instructors and instructional materials, cover the standards and topics specified in the Statement of Work, and document completion for all participants. Vendors must bid on all line items to be deemed responsive.

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