SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- GAS SORPTION ANALYZER
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Federal Locations, All DOE Federal Contracting Offices, 3610 Collins Ferry Road (MS-I07) P.O. Box 880 Morgantown, WV
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RQ26-08NT000923
- Response Due
- 9/12/2008
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2009
- Point of Contact
- Robert Mohn, Contracting Officer, 412-386-4963,mohn@netl.doe.gov;Robert Mohn, Contract Specialist, 412-386-4963,<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SUBJECT: GAS SORPTION ANALYZERThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED. Responses shall reference Request for Quotations No. DE-RQ26-08NT000923 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, intends to purchase a GAS SORPTION ANALYZER: 1. Fully automated, two sample port, gas sorption analyzer (performs measurements of adsorption & desorption of many gases for characterization of surface area & pore size distribution of powdered and other porous solids); complete with standard parts & accessories. (1 each). 2. Win Data reduction Software. (1 each). 3. Vacuum Pump. (2 each). 4. FloVac Degasser; six sample port, flow and vacuum sample preparation unit for added degassing throughput. (1 each). The following specifications are required for the GAS SORPTION ANALYZER: NETL Researches require an analyzer that is capable of doing both of the following analyses: B.E.T. surface area and pore volume. The research has been expanded to include investigation of other innovative materials for gas separation looking at optimum materials for various processes separation. NETL researchers need to be able to evaluate these materials accurately, quickly, and efficiently in determining the best possible one(s). To be able to do this would require the following instrument specifications: A self-contained bench scale instrument that does high quality dual sample analyses of both surface areas and pores on powdered and porous materials in a short time frame (~8 min or less) Two stations which are necessary to be run on simultaneous samples with either of the following combinations: o B.E.T. & B.E.T, o B.E.T. & pore size, o pore size & pore size, o or pore size and continuous saturation vapor pressure. multiple techniques are required for measurement of the saturation vapor pressure. o a wide surface area range from 0.01 square meters/gram to no upper limit; o a pore size range : ~ 3.5 to > 4000 (0.35 nm to > 4000nm), An all in one small (~ 2 square feet) unit which has self-contained enclosures since lab hoods may not be available and counter space is also limited, with built in sample preparation stations capable of flow and vacuum out gassing. The use of a no void analysis which does not require the use of helium gas. (NOTE: current concerns regarding the shortage of helium gas, research has been instructed if possible not to use helium) The use of only one gas to operate the instrument, but also need the option to select from a variety of gases which includes non-corrosive gases (i.e. carbon dioxide, nitrogen, butane, etc.) to examine a variety of different samples. Versatility to prepare samples either under vacuum or flow conditions. There will be times when continuing testing (greater than 24 hrs) during the work week will be necessary without interrupting the operation. This is accomplished with liquid nitrogen (available here on site) in a dewar. Therefore, a dewar elevator will be necessary to bring the dewar up as it evaporates while maintaining the sample in liquid nitrogen. The ability to operate the unit connected to a PC or by itself. A degasser which can do two separate sample preparation techniques on at least 6 samples. It is necessary to be able to degass six samples, either individually or all together while each sample can be removed as needed and another can be placed to be prepared, while running analysis. o The degassing range: ambient to 400C, in1C increments (with less than 5C fluctuation). (It is important to examine various ranges of material exposure and to do as many as possible in looking for the optimum material). An all in one unit outgassing station that can allow o for adjustable evacuation rates, o various fittings to accommodate various glassware(i.e. 3 various diameter stems), o needle valves to prevent the blowing out of fine powders, o metal flow tubes to allow for variable depth into the cell, o flow rate for each station, o each port should have the ability to be adjusted individually up to 100 cc/min. Filter gaskets to prevent vacuum system contamination by powdered samples. The ability to access the degasser during an analysis to either start or stop the flow or the vacuum degassing without interrupting analysis. touch control panel attached to the unit built-in microprocessor o required for guided calibration for optimum performance meeting ISO requirements. high-sensitivity pressure transducer that has high stability o preferred accuracy +/-0.11% with a minimum resolvable pressure 0.016 mm Hg, and a minimum resolvable pressure P/Po (N2) of 0.00002). The apparatus must be capable of using multiple techniques which include CO2 DFT/Monte Carlo Models (also used here for research), TempComp algorithm (corrects for evaporation of liquid nitrogen), NLDFT models (for combined micropore and mesopore distribution); many of these are already used in current experimental studies. o Adsorption and desorption isotherms (linear and logarithmic scales) o Langmuir surface area (includes slope, intercept, constant, and correlation co-efficient) o Plot of single-point B.E.T. surface area also as function of pressure o Fractal dimension by NK and FHH methods. o Micropore volume and surface area by t-plot method:(using Halsey, deBoer, or carbon STSA equations); other various methods include the following for mesopore size distribution by BJH or DH method and micropore size distribution by MP method. Consistent solenoid valves. The ability to check on or calibrate manifold volume. o Leak-free (10-9 cc/sec) dosing manifold. RTD coolant sensor for constant void volume required for high accuracy as coolant evaporates. The instrument needs to meet the following ISO Standards: 15901-2 which addresses the acceptable instruments and techniques and 15901-3 which describes the acceptable data reduction for pore size analysis via gas sorption. (Note that the NOVA is in complete compliance with section 9 which describes the Static Volumetric method.) The software for the instrument should allow for secure operation of the instrument, data acquisition, and report generation. Note that this meets the regulatory requirements for electronic records set forth by the FDA and even though they are set by the FDA, with current research expansion including University students, etc, safe electronic records would be a good idea. DELIVERY: FOB Destination is required (all freight included). The provisions at 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (JAN 1999) does not apply to this acquisition. Instead, the following information will be used for evaluation of offerors: An award shall be made to the responsible offeror submitting a technically acceptable quote and offering the lowest evaluated price. Evaluation is based on best value including cost and ability to meet stated requirements above. Offerors shall submit descriptive literature and drawings detailing features, technical capabilities and warranty data. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted response to this provision as it compares to the minimum characteristics provided above. Therefore, it is essential that offerors provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government evaluation team to make an adequate technical assessment of the quote as meeting technical acceptability. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically acceptable quotes. The North American Industry Classification (NIAC) is 334516. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL SUBMIT OFFERS WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Federal Tax Identification (TIN); Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS); and remit to address if different. A Firm Fixed Priced Purchase Order shall be issued using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures FAR Part 13. This is a small business set-aside. All offers are due no later than 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone on September 12, 2008. All quotes must be E-mailed to Robert.Mohn@netl.doe.gov and Christina.Myers@netl.doe.gov, or if faxing the fax must be sent to both Robert Mohn at 412-386-5770 and Christina Myers at 412-386-4604. All technical questions concerning the above item should be directed to Ms. Christina Myers at 412-386-5756.
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