SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- Engine Emissions Sampling and Analytical Systems
- Notice Date
- 10/3/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Contracts Management Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- PR-CI-04-10004
- Response Due
- 10/10/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/9/2003
- Point of Contact
- DENIS S. THARP, Contract Specialist, Phone: 513 487-2092, E-Mail: Tharp.Scott@epa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to DENIS S. THARP
(Tharp.Scott@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with FAR Part 13 and FAR Part 12, the EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (Ann Arbor, Michigan) will procure an Engine Emissions Sampling and Analytical System. As part of the Clean Air Act and its Amendments, a variety of new emissions regulations have been implemented for new diesel engines. Tier 2, NMOG, ULEV, Supplemental FTP and the Heavy Duty Engine 2007 Rule will require test systems that are integrated as sophisticated and adaptable emission measurement systems. The EPA NVFEL has undertaken a comprehensive program to implement new and refined test systems to enhance the capabilities to conduct low level gaseous and particulate emissions testing, of the highest precision and accuracy, on a broad range of engines. This Synopsis provides a general description of the equipment and functional requirements for measurement systems that will be required for implementing some of these enhanced capabilities. 1. A complete gaseous and particulate measurement system for a new heavy duty engine test cell HD Cell 5, located in rooms 423/425 at NVFEL. 2. An upgrade and enhancement to the existing systems in Heavy Duty Cell 2 in room 415 to enhance testing capabilities. 3. Options to purchase additional raw exhaust analysis systems, and particulate sampling upgrades to other existing engine test cells. These measurement systems shall be used to evaluate both regulated emissions and currently unregulated emissions from spark ignition and diesel engines operating in a variety of ambient conditions and on a variety of fuels including those currently considered as "alternative". This specification addresses requirements to optimize the measurement of emissions at levels associated with 2007 emission standards. For the equipment specified in the Statement of Work, the contractor shall have total system responsibility, which shall include all phases of the project, design/configuration, assembly, integration, quality assurance, delivery to EPA-NVFEL, installation, calibration, commissioning, acceptance testing, documentation and training of EPA staff. The contractor shall be responsible for documenting measurement traceability and system acceptance in a manner suitable for audit to ISO standards. Heavy Duty Engine Test Cell 5 Site Overview A complete new sampling and analytical system will be installed in EPA's heavy duty test cell 5, in rooms 423 and 425 at NVFEL. The emissions sampling system shall be based on a constant volume sampler (CVS), as defined in 40 CFR 86.1310-2007. The gas analysis systems shall include both bag/continuous-dilute and raw emission measurement capabilities. The scope of activity in this procurement is to fabricate, deliver, install, integrate, commission and perform acceptance testing of the exhaust emissions sampling system. This capability is needed in order to test low-emission heavy-duty engines equipped with advanced exhaust emission control systems, in accordance with regulatory requirements. This capability will also be used to support transient and steady state emissions testing of heavy duty engines that is of a more experimental nature. HD 5 is a newly developed engine dynamometer test cell. The engines that will be tested will typically used in on-highway truck applications, or non-road applications such as agricultural equipment. The engines tested in this test cell will typically have rated power values from 100 to 400 HP. The measurement system purchased under this contract shall support all Federal and European of fuels including those currently considered as "alternative". This specification addresses requirements to optimize the measurement of emissions at levels associated with 2007 emission standards. For the equipment specified in the Statement of Work, the contractor shall have total system responsibility, which shall include all phases of the project, design/configuration, assembly, integration, quality assurance, delivery to EPA-NVFEL, installation, calibration, commissioning, acceptance testing, documentation and training of EPA staff. The contractor shall be responsible for documenting measurement traceability and system acceptance in a manner suitable for audit to ISO standards. Heavy Duty Engine Test Cell 5 Site Overview A complete new sampling and analytical system will be installed in EPA's heavy duty test cell 5, in rooms 423 and 425 at NVFEL. The emissions sampling system shall be based on a constant volume sampler (CVS), as defined in 40 CFR 86.1310-2007. The gas analysis systems shall include both bag/continuous-dilute and raw emission measurement capabilities. The scope of activity in this procurement is to fabricate, deliver, install, integrate, commission and perform acceptance testing of the exhaust emissions sampling system. This capability is needed in order to test low-emission heavy-duty engines equipped with advanced exhaust emission control systems, in accordance with regulatory requirements. This capability will also be used to support transient and steady state emissions testing of heavy duty engines that is of a more experimental nature. HD 5 is a newly developed engine dynamometer test cell. The engines that will be tested will typically used in on-highway truck applications, or non-road applications such as agricultural equipment. The engines tested in this test cell will typically have rated power values from 100 to 400 HP. The measurement system purchased under this contract shall support all Federal and European heavy duty certification procedures and shall be able to run other configurable procedures for research purposes. This test site will have a structural mezzanine above the room ceiling panels that is capable of supporting test equipment and dynamometer power drives. The site will house a nominal 600 horsepower AC flux vectored single-ended dynamometer and test cell controller/data acquisition system provided under separate contract. Dynamometer and site controller interface requirements are outlined in Appendices to the Statement of Work to provide additional information. The core requirement of this Engine Sampling and Emission Systems contract shall be to configure, build and implement a complete sampling and measurement system for this test site that is integrated with the test cell controller and data analysis process. The provided system shall include: 1. CFV-CVS with configurable flows up to 5000 CFM 2. Particulate tunnel and particulate sampling apparatus, optimized for low level PM analysis 3. Raw exhaust and dilute exhaust measurement systems as described in later sections of this Statement of Work. 4. All necessary data processors and peripheral equipment required for proper control and functioning of the system Heavy Duty Engine Test Cell 2 Site Overview This test site will utilize a new 750 Hp AC flux vectored engine dynamometer, a CVS, and a test cell control and data acquisition system. The contractor shall provide an analysis system to facilitate the measurement of the raw engine emissions. This site shall be used to test engines built to comply with the 2007 standards, as well as various experimental purposes. For both HD 2 and HD 5, the dynamometers and test cell controllers are being provided under EPA contract PR-CI-03-10779 (68-C-03-133), and will be essentially the same for both cells except for dynamometer size. For HD 2, the CVS/tunnel are being provided under EPA contract PR-CI-03-10163 (68-C-03-101). For more information regarding these systems, please review the Statement of Work available at http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. In addition HD 2 utilizes Horiba MEXA 7000 series analyzers for dilute continuous and bag sample measurements. For HD 2, the core requirement of this contract shall be to configure, build and implement: 1. A raw exhaust analysis system. 2. A second three probe/filter particulate system like the one to be supplied with the HD 5 system for use and integration with the sampling systems on HD 2. HD CELL 2 will have a higher bulk stream flow rate (8,000 CFM versus 5000 CFM) than HD CELL 5. 3. All necessary data processors and peripheral equipment required for proper control and functioning of this equipment. For the HD 2 and HD 5 test cell controllers, a separate EPA contractor is required to integrate and control the operation of the sampling and analytical systems and collect all data directly related to processing an emissions test. These cell controllers are to provide a clear, simple and logical user interface. They will perform associated quality control of the testing process and provide rigorous documentation associated with quality control and traceability. They will provide automation of most tasks associated with testing and support activities. They will provide for preliminary processing, reporting and file transfer of test data, and provide a range of flexible data analysis tools to support special investigations and trouble shooting. For the HD 2 and HD 5, the contractor supplying measurement systems under this contract shall provide the means and communication protocols for the sampling and analyzer systems to be integrated with the test cell controllers. The sampling and analysis systems shall be capable of carrying out basic time of test functions initiated by the test cell controller computer system to be provided by separate contractor. Further information related to the requirements for the test cell contrinformation regarding these systems, please review the Statement of Work available at http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. In addition HD 2 utilizes Horiba MEXA 7000 series analyzers for dilute continuous and bag sample measurements. For HD 2, the core requirement of this contract shall be to configure, build and implement: 1. A raw exhaust analysis system. 2. A second three probe/filter particulate system like the one to be supplied with the HD 5 system for use and integration with the sampling systems on HD 2. HD CELL 2 will have a higher bulk stream flow rate (8,000 CFM versus 5000 CFM) than HD CELL 5. 3. All necessary data processors and peripheral equipment required for proper control and functioning of this equipment. For the HD 2 and HD 5 test cell controllers, a separate EPA contractor is required to integrate and control the operation of the sampling and analytical systems and collect all data directly related to processing an emissions test. These cell controllers are to provide a clear, simple and logical user interface. They will perform associated quality control of the testing process and provide rigorous documentation associated with quality control and traceability. They will provide automation of most tasks associated with testing and support activities. They will provide for preliminary processing, reporting and file transfer of test data, and provide a range of flexible data analysis tools to support special investigations and trouble shooting. For the HD 2 and HD 5, the contractor supplying measurement systems under this contract shall provide the means and communication protocols for the sampling and analyzer systems to be integrated with the test cell controllers. The sampling and analysis systems shall be capable of carrying out basic time of test functions initiated by the test cell controller computer system to be provided by separate contractor. Further information related to the requirements for the test cell controllers may be found at the website referenced above. This procurement includes seven options: 1. One Additional Dilute Exhaust Gas Analysis System. 2. Up to Two Additional Raw Engine Exhaust Gas Analysis System. 3. Add Sulfur Dioxide Analyzer to Each Analysis System. 4. EGR Determination for Each Raw Engine Exhaust Gas Analysis System. 5. Modal Mini-Diluter for Each Raw Engine Exhaust Gas Analysis System. 6. Gaseous Sample Source Switching for Each Raw Engine Exhaust Gas Analysis System. 7. Up to Three Additional Particulate Matter, Secondary Dilution and Sampling Systems. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. This procurement will be made using "Best Value" evaluation criteria and Full and Open Competition for everything in the SOW including options. The Statement of Work and Site Visit information will be available by October 7, 2003 at http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. The solicitation should be issued by October 10, 2003 at http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. Interested parties may contact Scott Tharp in writing via fax (513) 487-2107 or email at Tharp.Scott@epa.gov with questions. See Note 12
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