SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- The system must be an industrial FTIR gas analyzer capable of continuous unattended operation. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. NAICS Code 334516, Size Standard 500.
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, New Orleans-Civil Works, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
- ZIP Code
- 70160-0267
- Solicitation Number
- DACW29-02-T0044
- Response Due
- 5/8/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/7/2002
- Point of Contact
- Gregory Arnold, 504-862-1487
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, New Orleans-Civil Works
(gregory.p.arnold@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NA GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The system must be an industrial FTIR gas analyzer capable of continuous unattended operation. It must be capable of extractive gas sampling and analysis under EPA protocols. It must be a sampling system to pull atmospheric air from at least eight and pr eferably up to 16 sample ports with automated valve and data collection control. The system must be capable of detecting all known chemical warfare agents when properly configured and calibrated. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Analyzer The spectrometer must be capable of resolution up to 0.5cm-1 . The instrument must be equipped with a high sensitivity MCT detector, cryogenically cooled via mechanical means. The instrument must have a non-hygroscopic ZnSe optics for the operating envir onment. We require a scan velocity of 2 scans/sec at 0.5cm-1 for adequate resolution and sensitivity. The Analyzer must have onboard signal processing via dual ADC. The system must have the ability to interface to the current computer network currently used by the USACE. The system?s interferometer must be capable of operating in any environmental conditions. The system must be able to operate for a minimum of 20 minutes in the event of power loss without the need for a manual restart. Sampling System The FTIR spectrometer and all sampling components must be housed in a stainless steel enclosure with a NEMA rating. The requirement is for a system in which cooling water is used for system stability. The system must pull air samples sequentially through from 8 (16 optional) individual sample ports using stainless steel hardware and independent flow control for each sample line. The requirement is for a heated 10-meter White Gas cell with nickel coated body and gold-coated mirrors. The gas cell and samp le lines must be automatically purged with dry air after each sample collection cycle. The sampling system must be fully programmable to allow for group sampling and reduced detection time. There must be an automated routine calibration cycle using a sur rogate gas to provide comprehensive system status checks. We require on-site method development and system optimization from the vendor. Software The data system for the analyzer must be a integrated, Windows 2000 based PC which is Y2K compliant. The data system must be equipped with FTIR software for performing Piece-wise Linear quantitative analysis to allow for post processing of data and remote data retrieval via our in-house network. The software must display real time analysis results for up to 30 compounds in numerical, spectral, and trend analysis formats. The software must allow incorporation of temperature, pressure, and flow sensor data into the analytical method, and calculate in pounds or kilograms per hour. The software must allow automated temperature/pressure correction of spectra. The system must provide archiving of spectral data in the following formats: Interferograms, Single -beams, Absorbance, and Residual. The software must provide numerical archiving and compatibility with export to standard spreadsheet software. We require a data storage scheme which eliminates any possible system failure due to limited storage capacity . Outputs and Alarms The system to be capable of communicating analysis results via either 4-20mA analog output or DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange). The system must be capable of generating dual alarms for each compound of interest ? warning and critical levels. The alarm system must be a ?smart alarm? incorporating error prediction to detect the possibility of a false alarm. We require a system failure alarm. All alarm activity must be archived to a permanent text file to include the activation time, duration of alarm, and c onditions surrounding the event. Performance The system must provide Lower Detection Limits for the compounds listed below with a sample cycle time of 10 seconds (including sample introduction and measurement): Compound Lower Detection Limit Benzene greater than 1ppmv Phenol greater than 1ppmv THC as hexane greater than 1ppmv Naphthalene greater than 1ppmv Xylenes greater than 1ppmv Toluene greater than 1ppmv Ethybenzene greater than 1ppmv Methanol greater than 1ppmv Methylene Chloride greater than 1ppmv Acetone greater than 1ppmv HCl greater than 1ppmv The detection range must be from LDL to 500x LDL. The software must allow for up to 15 additional compounds, and allow inclusion of up to 20 compounds in calibration matrices. System performance requirements must include MAU less than or equal to 5%, no detectable cross contamination, and reproducibility less than or equal to 2%. Contractor Experience and Other Requirements The successful contractor must be able to guarantee that the above system will be able to perform as specified above. Contractor should have more than 10 years experience primarily in the filed of FTIR gas phase analysis instrumentation capable of operating under harsh environmental conditions for specific health and safety applications. Documentation to substantiate thi s experience should be provided with the quotation. Contractor shall have specialized knowledge regarding the identification and control of existing problems involving the instrument, instrumentation methods, and the working environment that can result in unfavorable data collection events. Documentation t o substantiate this knowledge should be provided with the quotation. Contractor shall have technical personnel with documented training and experience in this or similar projects. Personnel resumes shall be provided with the quotation. It is desirable that the contractor?s company be owned and operated by skilled, experienced technical people. Contractor shall provide references documenting experience with systems similar to this. Contractor will also provide on-site training and installation of the system. The primary training will include 2-3 days of instrumentation and software familiarization principles to approximately 20 people. The physical address where installation and tr aining will take place is: US Army Corps of Engineers Calcasieu Lock 3972 Calcasieu Lock Road Lake Charles, LA 70605 The following clauses are applicable to the solicitation by reference: 52.209-6 52.219-6 52.242-13 52.253-1 252.204-7003 252.204-7004 252.212-7001 (Dev) 252.243-7001 252.243-7002 The following clauses are applicable to the solicitation by full text: 52.204-6 52.212-1 52.212-3 (Please return this clause completed with your quote) 52.212-4 52.212-5 (52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-19, 52.225-3, 52.225-5, 52.232-33, 52.239-1) 52.212-5 52.225-4 52.252-1 52.252-2 To view or print the above clauses please go to the following site: www.farsite.hill.af.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans-Civil Works ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans LA
- Zip Code: 70160-0267
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 70160-0267
- Record
- SN00065568-W 20020426/020424213412 (fbodaily.com)
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