SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- COVARIANCE SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 2/17/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-4431-S-16-0007
- Archive Date
- 3/18/2016
- Point of Contact
- Huron W. Virden, Phone: 6626865388
- E-Mail Address
-
huron.virden@ars.usda.gov
(huron.virden@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Notice of Intent - The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to LI-COR, Inc. 4421 Superior St., Lincoln, NE 68504., as they are the sole source for this type covariance system pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy agency Requirements. The award will be for an eddy covariance (EC) system used for monitoring ag-ecosystem and irrigation research. Specifically, this system must include: one open path CO2/H2O analyzer, two data processing devices, and solar power supplies. The CO2/H2O analyzer is required to be capable of making simultaneous CO2 and H2O flux measurements in the free atmosphere and logging complete eddy covariance datasets, including wind speed measurements from a sonic anemometer and biological and meteorological variables with a biomet system providing fully processed flux results in real time with the data processing devices. Main specifications of the CO2/H2O analyzer include the calibration Range: 0-3000 ppm for CO2 and 0-60 mmol/mol for H2O; Accuracy: within 1% of reading (nominal) for CO2 and H2O; Zero drift (per °C): ±0.1 ppm typical, ±0.3 ppm max for CO2 and ±0.03 mmol/mol typical, ±0.05 mmol/mol max for H2O; Direct sensitivity to H2O (mol CO2/mol H2O): ±2.00E-05 typical, ±4.00E-05 max for CO2; Direct sensitivity to CO2 (mol H2O/mol CO2): ±0.02 typical, ±0.05 max for H2O. Type: Absolute, open-path, non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer; Detector: thermos-electrically cooled lead selenide; Bandwidth: up to 20 Hz; Path Length: 12.5 cm; Operating Temperature Range: -25 to 50 °C; Relative Humidity Range: 0-95% (non-condensing); User Interface: Windows® based software supports all setup, configuration and calibration functions through RS-232 or Ethernet ports; Outputs: RS-232, SDM, Ethernet, user-scalable 16 bit DACs; Inputs: Ethernet, analog input channels. Power requirements: 10.5 - 30 VDC; Head weight: ˂ 1kg. The solar power supplies should be capable of providing reliable power required by the CH4 and CO2/H2O analyzers using sunlight as the energy resource. The delivery requirement for this system is 60 days after receipt of order. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about March 04, 2016, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 4:00PM central time, March 03, 2016. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries should be mailed to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS-MSA 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA-ARS-SEA, 141 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD, Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN04022384-W 20160219/160217235201-3d5e3730212ca9d9215024bb28a8ca75 (fbodaily.com)
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