SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Advisory and Assistance Services:Relative Computational Biological Performance Evaluation of three Ice Harbor Turbine Runner Designs
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Walla Walla, Attn: CENWW-CT, 201 North 3rd Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington, 99362-1876, United States
- ZIP Code
- 99362-1876
- Solicitation Number
- W912EF-15-R-SS29
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Mary M. Van Sickle, Phone: 5095277204
- E-Mail Address
-
mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil
(mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought announcement is a tool to identify businesses with the capability to accomplish the work. This is not a solicitation. This notice neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Responses to this Sources Sought notice will be used by the Government in making appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, no contract award will result from this Sources Sought Notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. [Respondents will or will not be notified of the results of the evaluation]. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District is issuing this notice to measure the interest and availability of other than large business firms, including HUBZone, 8(a) or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) or other Small Business concerns that are capable of performing services and demonstrate expertise and capability in hydroturbine fish passage and design evaluations, including the ability to conduct a biological assessment of new turbine designs (prior to prototype installation) based upon Computation Fluid Dynamic (CFD) model outputs. CFD modeling capabilities of hydro-turbine runners must be fully developed and implementable upon issuance of this Sources Sought. The requirement is not to develop an assessment tool, but to apply existing models or tools to estimate relative injury or mortality rates for specific turbine designs and operating points. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible firms. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB and EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking sources to include small businesses (an individual, a group of individuals or a business) for a service requirement entitled: Biological Studies to Evaluate New Turbines Designed for Safer Fish Passage at Ice Harbor Dam. A Firm Fixed Price contract may be issued at a later date. The North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 541712. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is 500 employees as determined by 13 CFR 121.104. To make an appropriate acquisition decision for this project, the Government may use responses to this sources sought synopsis. The type of solicitation issued and the manner of advertisement will depend on the responses to this sources sought synopsis. Professional Services in Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences: The USACE, Walla Walla District, has collaborated, through a contract with Voith Hydro to develop the designs of a new fixed blade propeller and a new adjustable blade turbine runner to be installed at Ice Harbor Dam. These turbine runners were designed with biological criteria to be safer for fish passage. Prior to installation, the USACE has a need to computationally evaluate the biological performance of the existing Kaplan, new adjustable blade and new fixed blade runners. 1.0 Objectives 1. Establish the relative biological performance of two new turbine runner designs and compare performance to the existing Ice Harbor Turbine runner design. The biological performance assessment shall primarily consider the effects of pressure, shear and turbulence on Chinook salmon smolts. 2.0 Task Descriptions Task 1 - Acquire the geometric design of the existing Ice Harbor Dam turbine Units 1-3 including the turbine intake, intake screens, scroll case, distributor, runner and draft-tube. Task 2 - Acquire the geometric design of the new Ice Harbor Fixed Blade runner and new Ice Harbor Adjustable Blade runner including the modifications to the stay vanes, head covers, discharge rings draft-tube transition and draft tube. Acquire all appropriate non-disclosure agreements from the Turbine Manufacture of the new fixed and adjustable blade runners. Task 3 - Construct a Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) model for three different turbine designs (existing, fixed blade and adjustable blade). The models shall replicate the prototype scale using steady state assumptions. The full 360 degree runner shall be modeled replicating all runner blades and utilizing a rotating frame of reference. The full intake with bypass screens as well as the draft tube (with associated hydraulic losses) shall be included in the CFD model. The final CFD model shall be capable of accurately modeling operating conditions determined by a physical performance model. Task 4 - From the CFD model outputs determine the magnitude and frequency of nadir pressures for up to four turbine operating conditions of each design. Task 5 - Conduct a Biological Performance Assessment of four individual conditions for each design. The Biological Performance Assessment shall determine relative estimates of pressure related mortality of juvenile salmonids, and shall provide a relative comparison of exposure to detrimental levels of shear and turbulence. Task 6 - Investigate the sensitivity of outcome to sample sizes and sample injection locations for release of sensor fish and or live fish for future field testing of the three different prototype runners. Task 7 - Provide training of Government employees on the CFD and Biological Performance Assessment models and methods. Task 8 - Provide a summary draft report summarizing methods, validation and results (see Deliverables below). Task 9 - Provide a draft final report summarizing methods, validation and results (see Deliverables below). Task 10 - Provide a final technical report summarizing methods, validation and results. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT: In order to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the requirement, interested firms shall present the following information: a. Firm's name, addresses, point of contact, phone number, and email address. b. Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number and CAGE code; c. A capability statement expressing interest in proposing on the solicitation when it is issued, describing the company and its specialized experience with the Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, and/or public utilities. d. A statement detailing any special qualifications or certifications, applicable to the scope of services requested, held by the in-house personnel of the firm expressing interest. e. A list of the firm's current or past specialized experience similar to or the same as the summary scope of services for this requirement performed in the last five years. Include a brief description of each project scope, schedule, and dollar value. f. A statement of firm's business size to include designation as: SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Business, or a Large Business. The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed five (5) pages. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. Companies or individuals interested in responding are invited to submit their information via email ONLY to Mary M. Van Sickle at mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil. All attachments must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Responses should be received by 4:00 p.m. PDT, 13 April 2015. PLEASE REFERENCE quote mark SOURCES SOUGHT Relative Computational Biological Performance Evaluation of three Ice Harbor Turbine Runner Designs quote mark IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this sources sought notice. All responsible sources may respond to this notice and all responses will be considered. Telephonic responses will not be honored. Where to send responses: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 201 North Third Avenue ATTN: Contracting / Mary M. Van Sickle Walla Walla, WA 99362 Phone: (509) 527-7204 Fax: (509) 527-7802 E-mail: mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil Response deadline: April 13th, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time Zone)
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- Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington, 99362, United States
- Zip Code: 99362
- Zip Code: 99362
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