SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- THERMOGRAHIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2008
- 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-RQ26-08NT000905
- Response Due
- 9/15/2008
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2009
- 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
- N/A
- Description
- SUBJECT: THERMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS SYSTEMThis 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-RQ26-08NT000905 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, (with deliver to our site in Albany, OR) intends to purchase the following: The Materials Science Focus Area requires a thermographic analysis system in order to study energy transformations in high temperature materials. The following text details the specifications for an DT-TGA system that would be required in order to meet the strict requirements for the MSFA on this program. Specification: The system should allow STA (TG, TG-DTA and TG-DSC) measurements between room temperature and 2400C. A carbon-free measurement atmosphere to avoid reduction reaction on e.g. oxide-ceramic samples or contamination of metallic samples. The system must be of vertical, top-loading design to support the natural gas path and avoid condensation problems caused by evolved gases at elevated temperatures. The system should perform real simultaneous TGA-DTA/DSC measurements on one sample during one run. This is to eliminate errors caused by sample preparation or sample atmosphere when running two samples on independent units. The software should perform DSC and DTA scaling which is convertible any time. The hardware should have easily user exchangeable sensors for TG, TG-DTA and TG-DSC (exchangeable in two minutes or less). True metallic plate-type TG-DSC sensors for the temperature range from room temperature to 1650C must be available (exchangeable in two minutes or less). The TG-DSC type S sensors should have a sensitivity of > 1V/mW (RMS noise better than 10 W) (exchangeable in two minutes or less). Type S, B, K, E and W TG-DTA sensors must be available (exchangeable in two minutes or less). Type E and K TG-DSC sensors must be available to increase the DSC sensitivity in the low temperature range (RMS noise better than 1 W) (exchangeable in two minutes or less). For heterogeneous or low density materials a user interchangeable sample holder for TGA with a capacity of 5.0 cm should be available. The furnace must have a motorized hoist with separate safety button. The system must be expandable to accommodate a second furnace on the motorized hoist, which may be either a 2000C furnace with Skimmer mass spec coupling or an additional 2400C furnace. An auxiliary gas spring hoist must be available which can accommodate an additional two furnaces of the following types: subambient, platinum, rhodium or silicon carbide. The sample support must be fixed to allow easy sample loading. The DTA/DSC signal must have a temperature precision of better than +/- 0.5C. The DSC signal must have a calorimetric precision of better than +/- 3%. The balance must have a loading capacity of up to 18g. The balance must have a measurement range of 18g. The balance must have a resolution of up to 5 g (over the entire measurement range). The balance must have a stability of better than 10 g/h under isothermal conditions. The balance and software must be able to automatically read the sample weight. The system must be delivered with a thermostatically controlled balance chamber (including refrigerated bath circulator) to eliminate drift due to heating from the high-temperature furnace and/or fluctuations in the room temperature. The combined TG-DTA/DSC software must be able to correct enthalpy values for weight changes during the sample run. The system must be of vacuum-tight design to allow reduced pressures for repeatable and pure sample atmospheres. The system must be delivered with two turbo pump systems and be capable of reaching vacuum levels of 5 x 10-6 mbar. The system should have the possibility to allow automatic gas changes if required. The system must be delivered with at least 6 traceable standards to allow calibration for temperature and DTA/DSC by the user. Ceramic, graphite and metal crucibles in various sizes must be available. Operating and evaluation should be by Windows based software. The software should include calibration routines and offer the possibility for baseline corrections of the TGA and DTA/DSC signals. The software must be delivered with the calculated DTA (CDTA) extension. This allows calculated DTA signals when using the TG sample carrier and permits temperature recalibration of the TG, TG-DTA and TG-DSC sensors. A software package should be available for Kinetic evaluation of DTA/DSC and TG data using Arrhenius and ASTM 968, Freedman, Ozawa-Flynn Wall, single step reactions with multiple reaction types. Besides these old traditional methods the possibility for multiple step reaction using non-linear mathematics should be available. The system should be ready to be extended by an MS or FTIR coupling for evolved gas analysis. Heatable adapters and transfer lines for FTIR and/or QMS coupling must be available. Components must be interchangeable with existing laser flash, dilatometer and STA systems. The software for the STA and our existing instruments must be compatible and seamless, i.e. the STA, dilatometer and laser flash. 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 best value 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. ALL 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. All offers are due no later than 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone on September 15, 2008. All quotes must be E-mailed to both Robert.Mohn@netl.doe.gov and Paul.Turner@netl.doe.gov. or and if faxing the fax must be sent to both Robert Mohn at 412-386-5770 and Paul Turner at 541-967-5991.. All technical questions should be directed to the Technical Representatives Mr. Paul Turner at 541-967-5863.
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