SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Special Studies and Analysis - Development of Facilities and Methodology for Conducting Diesel Emissions Testing at the Lake Lynn Laboratory
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (Pittsburgh), Post Office Box 18070 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236-0070
- ZIP Code
- 15236-0070
- Solicitation Number
- MLM000HCC24-2005-21851
- Response Due
- 6/25/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2005
- Description
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, Health Branch intend to negotiate on a sole source basis with Mid-Atlantic Research Institute, LLC (MARI) to conduct work in the 'Development of Facilities and Methodology for Conducting Diesel Emissions Testing at the NIOSH Lake Lynn Laboratory'. MARI has extensive experience in testing diesel engines in the laboratory and in real world environment, they possess equipment and experience to take in-mine tailpipe emission measurements and are in close proximity to the facility to accomplish the frequent visits required by the statement of work. BACKGROUND The NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) is currently working on four projects related to worker exposures to diesel particulate matter and gases. These are: (1) Selection and Evaluation of Diesel Emission Controls for Outby Underground Coal Mine Equipment (927P135), (2) Reducing Underground Miner?s Exposure to Diesel Emissions (927007F), (3) Ultrafine aerosols from diesel-powered equipment (927008S), and (4) Characterizing Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines (927003B). Evaluation of control technologies that are available to the underground mining industry, methods designed to control diesel particulate emissions, characterizing diesel particulate matter (DPM) in mine air with respect to size distribution, and size-resolved chemical composition of DPM are major research objectives of the NIOSH diesel projects. NIOSH PRL researchers are currently designing and constructing a diesel emissions facility at the NIOSH Lake Lynn Laboratory (LLL), Fairchance, Pennsylvania. The objective is to integrate the NIOSH Mobile Engine Emissions Laboratory (MEEL) into the D drift of LLL, establish a facility that will offer a unique environment for field-testing of diesel technologies, and have accuracies characteristic of emissions laboratories. This is important to avoid any laboratory uncertainties introduced with various process simulations and to bridge the gap between inherently inaccurate real world field experiments and unrealistic laboratory investigations. The goal is to create a research facility that will allow characterizing diesel emissions in occupational settings. LLL is a limestone mine situated about 97 km (60 miles) southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and 16 km (10 miles) northeast of Morgantown, West Virginia. The D drift is 530 meters (1750 ft) long. The drift is approximately 6 meters (20 feet) wide and 2 meters (7 feet) high. Fresh ventilation air is supplied from the ventilation shaft located in E drift, situated immediately upwind and normal to D drift. Air quantity is regulated with a sliding door positioned at the upstream end of D drift. For diesel emission studies, the D drift can be treated as a full-flow dilution tunnel. NIOSH Mobile Engine Emissions Laboratory (MEEL) is built around two eddy-current dynamometers, SAJ Model AE150 (150 kW) and AE 400 (400kW). The smaller dynamometer is mounted on a base plate supplied by Application Engineering, South Haven, Michigan. The dynamometer is currently coupled to a naturally aspirated mechanically controlled Isuzu C240 diesel engine. The larger dynamometer has been recently acquired and will be mounted on a base plate supplied by Application Engineering and coupled to Mercedes Benz OM904 modern electronically controlled turbocharged engine. The dynamometers are suitable for loading the test engines over various steady-state and transient cycles. A Model Dyn-Loc IV dynamometer and Model DTC-1 engine throttle controller from Dynesystems Co. Germantown, WI provide engine control. The smaller MEEL is mounted on a custom built trailer that allows movement to various locations. Ambient emissions, generated by various configurations of diesel engines, exhaust aftertreatment devices, and fuel formulations, will be measured for particulate matter and selected gaseous concentrations in the mine air downstream of the dynamometer and engine. The same pollutants will be also measured simultaneously in the exhaust system of each tested engine. The results of the ambient concentration and tailpipe emissions measurements will be analyzed and used to assess effects of control technologies, validate the methods, and obtain test parameters such as a dilution rate. NIOSH is currently working on integrating the MEEL into LLL facilities and developing test protocols and procedures for conducting diesel research there. NIOSH needs to design and develop two sampling stations. The first station, an ambient monitoring station, will monitor and record concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and total hydrocarbons (HC) in the D drift ambient air downstream of the MEEL. The second station, a tailpipe monitoring station, will monitor and record concentrations of CO, CO2, NO, NO2, and O2 in the raw exhaust of the test engines. The following instrumentation will be used for measurement of ambient concentrations of selected gases: 1. Eco Physics Chemiluminescence NO/NO2 analyzer Model CLD 700 AL (Range: 0.1/1/10/100 NOx) 2. California Analytical Instruments Heated Flame Ionization Detector Model 300 HFID (Range: 0-10/30/100/300/1000/3000/10000/30000 ppm) 3. INNOVA 1312 Photoacoustic Multi-gas Monitor with filters for CO, CO2, SO2, non-Methane hydrocarbons, and water vapor. A Perma Pure ?Mini-GASS? Gas Analysis Sampling System Model MG-1220 will be used for conditioning samples prior to measurement. The data stream from the analog outputs of the selected instruments will be acquired using an Agilent Technologies 34970A Data Acquisition System. Three Industrial Scientific iTX multigas monitors will measure ambient concentrations of CO, NO, and NO2. Three infrared CO2 monitors from RKI Instruments Inc. are also available for ambient monitoring of CO2 concentrations. A California Analytical Model 602 Series non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) analyzer will measure CO and CO2 concentrations in the exhaust of tested engines. The data from the analog outputs of this instrument will be collected using the Logic Beach ?ModuLogger? data acquisition system. The ECOM KL Portable Emissions Analyzer with O2, CO, CO2, NO, and NO2 is also available for measurement of those gases in the exhaust of test engines. The Horiba Instruments (STEC Inc.) automated gas divider SGD-A10 will be used to calibrate gas-detection instruments. The gases needed for calibration of the aforementioned instruments will be acquired by NIOSH. The Perma Pure Zero-Air generator (18 liter) will be used to supply zero air for dilution of the calibration gases and purge both instrumentation and the sampling system. Accessories needed for this project, including pumps, tubing, filters etc. are available or will be acquired by NIOSH. The instrumentation will be protected using air conditioned enclosures supplied by NIOSH. SPECIFIC TASKS NIOSH researchers have recognized the need for expert assistance in accomplishing the following tasks: (1) Integration of NIOSH-supplied instrumentation into ambient sampling stations for continuous measurement and recording of CO, CO2, NO, NO2, SO2, and total hydrocarbons in mine air downstream of the MEEL in the D-drift of LLL (2) Integration of NIOSH-supplied instrumentation into tailpipe sampling stations for continuous measurement and recording of CO, NO, NO2, O2 concentrations in the tailpipe of test engines (3) Development of detailed protocols for the measurement of CO, CO2, NO, NO2, SO2, and total hydrocarbon concentrations in the mine air as a part of diesel studies at LLL, including selection of sampling station locations (4) Development of detailed protocols for measurement of CO, NO, NO2, and O2 concentrations in the tailpipes of test engines as a part of diesel studies at LLL (5) Development of detailed protocols for calibration of the aforementioned gas-detection instrumentation for diesel studies at LLL (6) Development of a methodology for establishing a dilution factor (ratio between concentrations of pollutants in an engine exhaust and in diluted exhaust) achieved in D-drift in quasi-real time using simultaneous measurements of one or more aforementioned gases. A contractor will validate the product and the protocols through a series of tests conducted in the LLL D drift. The contractor will supply NIOSH with a detailed report on the findings and detailed documentation for the resulting designs and protocols. This announcement is being issued for informational purposes only; requests for quotations are not available. The agency shall consider any response(s) to this announcement describing vendor qualifications and ability to perform this work in determining whether or not to compete this requirement. Responses shall be submitted to Margaret Mooney at zia3@cdc.gov and responses must be received within 15 days of the posting of this notice. If any responses are submitted in response to this presolicitation notice and the agency determines to compete this requirement, a RFQ will be issued solely to the responders of this notice. A subsequent presolicitation notice will not be issued. This acquisition is being processed under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
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