SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Deepwater Program: Synthetic-Based Fluid Spill of Opportunity: Environmental Impact and Recovery
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- MMS Procurement Operations Branch 381 Elden Street, MS 2100 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 0106RP39572
- Response Due
- 4/21/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/7/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Minerals Management Service (MMS), U. S. Department of the Interior, intends to competitively award an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Government reserves the right to issue a single IDIQ or multiple IDIQ contracts. The Government anticipates issuing time and materials-type task orders with direct labor hours at specified fixed hourly rates. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED STUDY: The purpose of the proposed study is to obtain information and field data on the environmental fate and effects of a synthetic-based drilling fluid (SBF) accidental release. This study has the following objectives: (1) to determine the spatial distribution of SBF on the seafloor after an accidental release, (2) to evaluate the initial environmental impact, (3) to compare the data generated from the spill location to relevant SBF cuttings discharge studies, and (4) if possible, to evaluate the temporal changes of the accidental release. The study hinges upon the occurrence of an appropriate spill of opportunity, of sufficient volume and at a location close to the seafloor so that SBF accumulates. Sampling should occur within eight months of the accidental release. The location of the spill, based on historical information, is expected to be in deeper waters (1500 ft.- 6500 ft.). Five primary tasks are associated with this effort. They are to (1) prepare a preliminary cruise plan, (2) conduct field sampling at the designated site, (3) analyze the samples, (4) interpret, synthesize, and report data, and (5) evaluate the temporal changes at the site. The aerial extent and distribution of the SBF should be determined through visual and mechanical sampling. Measurements that may be considered are ROV submersible surveys, sediment coring, sediment screening measurements, swath bathymetry/multi beam or similar high resolution sonar mapping. The field sample collection and sample analysis task should include representative physical and chemical sampling of the sediments and water in the area impacted by the spill. The physical and chemical parameters of interest for sediments include, but are not limited to grain size, organic carbon content, dissolved oxygen content, oxidation/reduction potential, total petroleum hydrocarbon content (TPH), and indicators of drilling and production wastes. Field sampling and analysis should include the parent SBF and breakdown product content. The synthesis report should include historical information about accidental releases, an expert discussion of synthetic based fluid fate and effects in the marine environment, comparison of results to permitted discharges, a summary of the observations made during the site visit and the analytical results, and an expert discussion of the environmental effects at the selected site. HOW TO COMPETE: If you are interested in participating in this acquisition, and to receive a copy of the request for proposal (RFP), interested organizations MUST submit their company name, address, phone and fax number, point of contact and email address to the attention of Debra Bridge, Contract Specialist, Procurement Operations Branch, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, MS-2101, Herndon, VA 20170; E-MAIL debra.bridge@mms.gov. by 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2006. Please include with this information the Solicitation No. 39572, and title "Deepwater Program: Synthetic-Based Fluid Spill of Opportunity." PHONE CALLS ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
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- Record
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