SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Commercial Portable Monitor/ Analyzer
- Notice Date
- 10/10/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Experimental Diving Unit, 321 Bullfinch Road, Panama City, FL, 32407-7015
- ZIP Code
- 32407-7015
- Solicitation Number
- N0463A-03-Q-02001
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2002
- Point of Contact
- Chris Diehl, FBO Location Administrator (Secondary), Phone (850) 230-3191, Fax (850) 230-3147, - Robin Harasin, FBO Location Administrator (Primary), Phone (850) 230-3109, Fax (850) 230-3147,
- E-Mail Address
-
Diehlc@nedu.navsea.navy.mil, Harasinrl@nedu.navsea.navy.mil
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Commercial Portable Monitor/Analyzer to Detect Contaminants in Air. Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU), Naval Sea Systems Command, Panama City, FL is seeking vendors to provide current industry capabilities in order to establish the limits of, test, and evaluate commercially available technology meeting the below desired specifications. The US Navy is considering employing portable gas analyzers to monitor on site and in real-time effluent of air compressors. Compressors deliver breathing air for divers and are used around the world by deploying and non-deploying units. Monitor will be used indoors and outdoors and in all weather conditions. Compressor intake draws from well-ventilated outdoor air, indoor air (e.g. industrial-setting, ship/submarine compartments), and contaminated outdoor air (e.g. dockside, near oil/chemical spills). 1. Analyzer shall be portable instrument used to measure individual atmosphere constituents/contaminants. Any analyzer submitted for consideration as an example of current technology should not exceed size specifications, regardless of the number of measured constituents/ contaminants. In general, analyzer should be rugged, reliable, user friendly and field compatible. Analyzer should incorporate several sensors into one platform. Navy is particularly interested in hand-held, portable analyzers that can combine analyses of gases in one device. Device shall be capable of measuring oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds in balance nitrogen. Navy is also interested in cost, stability of production, performance, maintainability, and delivery leadtime. SPECIFICATIONS: a. Stand-alone as unit, i.e. does not require computer or other type of controller. Movable between compressors. b. Simultaneously monitor/detect carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). c. Be operable by personnel with high-school diploma or GED with minimal familiarity with analytical instrumentation (not laboratory technician). d. Be stable electronically and mechanically under field conditions expected at compressor sites including shipboard and while attached to operating compressor. e. Possess audio and visual alarms with selectable limits. f. Perform mandated measurements with sufficient accuracy, precision, and long-term reliability. g. Maximize the number of sensors within a given instrument in order to minimize the total number of analyzers. h. Minimize the need for calibration and maintenance. i. Minimize interference between measured gas and others present in effluent. j. Possess illuminated display and display of all components/gases simultaneously with measurement units. Minimum resolution and units: O2 0.1% CO2 10 ppm CO 1 ppm VOCs 0.1 ppm 2. Possible VOCs include acetaldehyde, acetone, benzene, benzaldehyde, butanal (butyraldehyde), butane, butanol, butene, dimethylethyl phenol, ethane, ethyl acrylate, ethylene, freon 114, hexane, hexanal, methane, methyl ethyl benzene, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl propyl ketone, methyl vinyl ketone, pentanal, propane, propylene, toluene, trimethyl benzene, xylenes. 3. Minimal Measurement Range: O2 0-25% CO2 0-2500 ppm CO 0-50 ppm VOCs 0-20 ppm (isobutylene equivalents) Nitrogen (N2) balance 4. Sensor life: > 1 yr for all components/gases 5. Operating and storage conditions: Pressure: Analyzer at ~ 1 ATA; gas stream ~ 1 ATA to 1 ATA+0.1 ATA Temperature: -5 to 50 deg C Humidity: 0-99% relative (non-condensing) 6. Calibration: In field zero and 1-point span for all sensors at ambient temperature of 18-30 deg C. Zero gas: hydrocarbon-free, CO2-free, zero grade N2 Span gas: nominal mixture of 21% O2, 1000 ppm CO2, 20 ppm CO, 10 ppm isobutylene, balance N2 7. Repeatability (within 30 minutes): ? 5% relative of all four components/gases over measurement range. 8. Short-term accuracy: ? 20% of all four components/gases over measurement and temperature ranges within 8 hrs of calibration 9. Weight: 10 lbs or less 10. Maximum Dimension Limits: 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm (1 ft x 1 ft x 1 ft) 11. Operate continuously for 8 hours off internal rechargeable battery pack with ability to operate continuously off 12 VDC or 120 VAC. 12. Commercial Off-The-Shelf Item. Minor modifications must meet commercial item definition of FAR 2.1. To ensure consideration, vendors shall submit technical literature with complete description, specifications, commercial pricing, and delivery leadtime of items which meet the above specifications by cob 15 November 2002 to: Contracting Officer, Code 053, Chris Diehl, Navy Experimental Diving Unit, 321 Bullfinch Road, Panama City, FL 32407, or to e-mail address: diehlc@nedu.navsea.navy.mil. Multiple/future awards may be procured via SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES without further competition following review and evaluation of the technical information received. Anticipated procurement is 30 December 2002. Telephone requests are unacceptable. NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, 321 Bullfinch road, Panama City, Fl. 32407
- Zip Code: 32407
- Country: U.S.
- Zip Code: 32407
- Record
- SN00186229-W 20021012/021010213424 (fbodaily.com)
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