SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Plume Prospector: Gas leak quantification using thermal video and FTIR spectrometry; field work support and sensor integration for the South Wind project - Crittenden County, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee.
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-06-00157
- Response Due
- 6/30/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2006
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541990 The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to award a purchase order, using FAR Part 13 procedures, for gas leak quantification using thermal video and FTIR spectrometry and for field work support and sensor integration for the South Wind project (Thermal imaging for detecting of industrial gas emissions in Crittenden county, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee). This procurement, which is 100% set aside for small business, has an associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 541990, with a small business size standard of $6 million. The South Wind project is a research and development activity that is investigating the utility of using remote sensing technologies to detect fugitive gas emissions from industrial facilities and pipeline corridors. This project is part of an ongoing research program for developing remote sensing capabilities to detect, identify, and quantify fugitive industrial emissions. The objective of this acquisition is to acquire the services of field work support staff to assist in the data collection during the South Wind exercise. The support staff will be expected to assist in the operation of FTIR spectrometer and thermal video cameras, analyze the data from both systems, assist in generation of analytical products and reports, and provide software engineering support. The EPA owns a field portable FTIR spectrometer, the D&P Instruments TurboFT with 4 inch telescope. This system is capable of identifying the chemical composition of a gas plume from over 1km distance. The thermal cameras deployed in the South Wind exercise will have the capability to detect a gas leak in real time and display an image of the emission. These cameras can rapidly survey a facility for leaks. Once a leak has been detected by the camera, the FTIR spectrometer will be used to identify the compound and estimate the concentration. This project requires the wide area survey of numerous petrochemical and refinery facilities, pipeline corridors, and storage tank sites. Requirements of the project include the following: (1) In Real Time, detect the presence of gas phase hydrocarbon compounds at various concentrations and release rates. "Detect" is defined as being able to determine/isolate an object such as a plume of gas against the background. (2) Identify compound species by comparison to reference library database. (3) Acquire the spectral data of gas phase and/or vapor emissions at multiple targets of interest (i.e. petrochemical product units, storage tanks). (4) Provide geo-locations of the detected releases using GPS technology. The contractor shall have the experience and knowledge to make minor sensor hardware and software adjustments and repairs if necessary. Travel to the study area will be required. Period of performance will be from date of issuance of the order through four (4) months thereafter. A Request for Quotations (RFQ) with complete information will be posted on the EPA's website in approximately 15 days at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/ Hard copies of the RFQ will not be available. Offerors must submit both a technical proposal and a price proposal. The technical proposal must include responses to the Technical Evaluation Criteria, which will be posted with the RFQ. In determining the best value for the government, responses to the Technical Evaluation Criteria are considered significantly more important than price. The price proposal must show a breakout of costs. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments (if any) will be distributed solely through the EPA's web site.
- Record
- SN01060061-W 20060602/060531221329 (fbodaily.com)
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