SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Empirical Weathering Properties of Oil in Snow and Ice
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Minerals Management Service Procurement Operations Branch 381 Elden Street, MS 2500 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 0104SS34501
- Response Due
- 4/19/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2005
- Point of Contact
- Sharon Teger Business Specialist 7037871263 sharon.teger@mms.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential small business sources that are interested in and capable of performing the work described below. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement would be 541710 "Oceanographic research and development laboratories or services". MMS does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted in response to this RFI. Based on the review of the responses to this RFI, the MMS may issue a small business set aside or full and open competitive requirement for Capability Statements and subsequently a Request for Proposal (RFP). However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against MMS shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or the MMS use of such information as either part of its evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirements. MMS will not accept unsolicited proposals related to the subject of this RFI. NOTE: At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the small business concern. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED STUDY: The proposed study will make precise measurements regarding oil evaporation, spreading, and other behavior in and on ice and snow as functions of physical conditions and oil properties. The work may be done in any combination of small scale (cold room) laboratory, basin, or as experimental spills in sea ice or snow. Both high and low pour-point crudes will be tested. However, it is important to have some knowledge about the oil properties before performing any field studies and results from the field should also be reproduced in the laboratory when the field work is completed. Economies of scale should be used to test a larger suite of oils in laboratory experiments. Both high (ca. zero degrees C) and low pour point crudes should be used. Cold room facilities capable of oil evaporation research at -40 degrees C are required. Oil-in-snow-and-ice tasks will include quantitative measurements of spreading, stripping velocity, equilibrium thickness, evaporation, migration rates through brine channels, and related chemical composition and physical conditions. The experimental data in concert with other oil-ice weathering data will be used to validate and enhance or develop new algorithms of oil weathering in ice and snow. Publication of findings in peer reviewed scientific literature is essential. Descriptions of other Alaska OCS Region studies previously conducted by MMS can be found at: http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ess/index.htm. SOURCES SOUGHT: Interested organizations should submit a capability statement of approximately 20 pages that details the small business firm's ability to perform all aspects of the effort described above. In order to compete for these requirements, interested parties MUST demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the work by detailing: (1) your key personnel (those who would have primary responsibility for performing and/or managing the tasks with their qualifications, their specific experience, and publication record in peer reviewed scientific journals; (2) your facilities (laboratory, cold room, and other facilities and instruments necessary to accomplish the tasks); (3) your organizational experience; and (4) specific references (including contract number & project description, period of performance, dollar amount, client identification with the point of contact & telephone number & E-mail address) for previous work of this nature that your key personnel or organization has performed within the last four years (references will be checked). If you believe the Government will find derogatory information as a result of checking your past performance record, please provide an explanation and any remedial action taken by your company to address the problem. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be reviewed by MMS personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. RESPONSES ARE DUE no later than COB pm Eastern Time on April 19, 2004. Interested parties shall submit their Capabilities Statements in original and one (1) copy to Sharon Teger, Contract Specialist, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, MS-2500, Herndon, VA 20170-4817. Two (2) additional copies shall be sent to Richard Prentki, Ph.D., Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Region, 949 E. 36th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99508. Timeliness of receipt of submissions will be determined by the time received in the Procurement Operations Branch, Herndon VA. Questions should be faxed as soon as possible to Sharon Teger at Fax (703) 787-1022. Please include your full name, the RFI number (1435-01-04-RP-34501) and title (Empirical Weathering Properties of Oil in Snow and Ice), your organization, complete address, and phone and fax numbers. TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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