Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Procurement Operations Branch, MS2500, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817

B -- GULFWIDE EMISSION INVENTORY STUDY FOR THE REGIONAL HAZE AND OZONE MODELING EFFORTS SOL 1435-01-99-RP-31002 DUE 052899 POC Jane M. Carlson, (703) 787-1364 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's email, Jane.Carlson@mms.gov. The Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS) intends to competitively award a contract to provide an activity database and calculated emissions data of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, PM10, PM2.5, ammonia, all VOC including exempted compounds (40 CFR 51.100), and other data needed to support ozone and regional haze modeling efforts over Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) west of 87.5 W. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated new, more stringent ambient air quality standards for ozone and is drafting regulations dealing with regional haze. State agencies will be required to perform modeling for ozone and regional haze for use in their State Implementation Plans. The MMS is responsible for providing OCS emissions data to the States for input into the ozone and regional haze models. For completeness, MMS will also provide emissions data about other sources such as exploration, construction, transportation, lightering, supply vessels, and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP). The Contractor for this study shall be given by MMS electronic surveys containing activity data from individual OCS lease blocks and other sources. Each survey shall contain information on sources emitting pollutants on OCS production platforms, mobile offshore drilling units, and construction and pipelaying (for lease-term pipelines) vessels/barges. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing quality control checks and calculating emissions data from the survey information using a Data Management Program provided by MMS. Procedures recommended by the Emissions Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP) shall be used to collect and process these data. The EIIP procedures were developed through a group effort between the State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators/Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials and the EPA in order to standardize emission data collection and calculation. These data shall consist of a single collection of information representing emissions for one (1) calender year beginning on January 1, 2000. Air emissions from OCS production platforms, mobile offshore drilling units, and construction and pipelaying vessels/barges shall be included. For estimating emissions from nonplatform sources such as exploration, construction, transportation, and lightering, the Contractor shall use data from the MMS Technical Information Management System (TIMS) as well as other sources. The Contractor shall provide databases; a final report that summarizes the activity data; the methodology, including quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), used to evaluate the emissions inventory; any deviations from the EIIP procedures used; and a description of data archiving. In addition, the Contractor shall compare data collected in this study with prior emissions information collected by MMS and others, including but not limited to the five-year MMS study entitled "Gulf of Mexico Air Quality Study" (Contract # 14-35-0001-30604, Report# 95-0038, 95-0039, 95-0040). The Contractor shall calculate emissions of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) from the collected activity data and supply a separate database with this information. Emissions from biogenic and geogenic sources (natural seeps) shall also be estimated. The Gulf of Mexico has zones for lightering whose emissions shall be estimated. For completeness, the Contractor shall include an option, priced separately, which will be an estimation of emissions from sources unrelated to OCS exploration and production activities such as recreational boating, commercial shipping, and military activities. The objectives of this study are: (a) To collect, describe, quality check, and archive activity data from sources over the OCS that emit criteria and precursor air pollutants (i.e., carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, PM10, PM2.5, ammonia, all VOC including exempted compounds (40 CFR 51.100), and any other data needed to evaluate ozone and regional haze modeling efforts) over the course of one (1) calender year;(b) To calculate and archive emissions data using the most current AP-42 emission factors and the Data Management Program provided by MMS; (c) To compare the emissions inventory with previously collected emissions data and calculate greenhouse gases from the activity data collected for this study; (d) To prepare a report that summarizes the emissions data and describes QA/QC protocols, methodology used to generate the emissions inventory, data archival procedures, and the results from sections (b) and (c). The scope of work is as follows: A. General Program Scheduling -- The operators shall collect activity data from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. MMS shall provide a Data Management Program and the activity data collected in the surveys to the Contractor in early 2001, the Contractor shall apply quality control procedures to the data. Additional data for estimating emissions from exploration, construction, transportation, lightering, supply vessel activity, and any other sources will be collected concurrently with the survey data collection. The databases and final report summarizing the methodology shall be due three (3) months prior to the end of the study. B. Location -- The location of the study area shall be the Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf west of 87.5 W longitude. C. Study plan -- Task 1. Study Initiation -- The Contractor shall conduct post award meeting to review the draft Program Management Plan submitted in the oral presentation with the MMS Contracting Officer (CO), the MMS Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR), and the MMS Contract Inspector(s) and others designated by MMS. Task 2 -- Collection of Activity Data -- The MMS will provide the Contractor with activity data collected from the operators using MMS' data collection program. The Contractor shall collect additional activity data to estimate emissions from sources in the OCS other than information collected from the operators. These activity datashall be used to estimate emissions from exploration,construction, transportation, lightering, supply vessels, the LOOP, and biogenic and geogenic sources in the Gulf and any other sources related to OCS oil and gas activities that may contribute to ozone, regional haze and greenhouse gases; Task 3 -- Quality Assurance/Quality Control -- The Contractor shall check the quality of all activity data collected and verify that the data is reasonable. The quality check shall include verification that operators have entered correct information about the name, identification, and location of the facilities and reasonable information about the sources of emissions at the platforms. All quality control and quality assurance activities shall be documented in the final report; Task 4 -- Emissions calculations and databases -- The MMS will provide the contractor with a Data Management Program, which will calculate emissions from the activity data collected from the operators. The Contractor shall also estimate emissions contributions from exploration, construction, transportation, lightering, supply vessels, and from biogenic and geogenic sources. The Contractor shall also include estimates of greenhouse gases. From these calculated emissions data and activity data the following databases need to be constructed and provided to MMS as deliverables: 1) An activity database with calculated emissions in MS ACCESS for all sources; 2) An ASCII file(s) containing the emissions data in a format that will be compatible with air quality modeling; and 3) The emissions data in a form compatible with EPA's guidelines given in the Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule (CERR) such that the data can be easily transmitted to the EPA and states. The MS ACCESS database shall contain four (4) different source categories: 1) stationary sources, which include production platforms and the associated drilling and production equipment; 2) construction sources such as tugboats and barges used in platform installation and pipeline installations; 3) exploratory drilling units; and 4) transportation sources which include crew and supply boats, helicopters, barges and other vessels; Task 5. Comparison to previous emission inventories -- The Contractor shall compare the OCS emission inventory with prior studies, specifically "Gulf of Mexico Air Quality Study" (Contract No. 14-35-0001-30604, Report # 95-0038, 95-0039, 95-0040) as well as any other similar studies. The Contractor shall discuss similarities and deviations in air emissions (i.e. increased, decreased, unchanged) between this study and the prior study(ies) in the Final Report. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract, interested parties MUST demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the work by providing, by 4:00 P.M., July 28, 1999, a Capabilities Statement detailing: (1) your key personnel (those who would have primary responsibility for performing and/or managing the study) with their qualifications and specific experience and your organizational experience and facilities with:(A) evaluating air emissions from oil and gas facilities; (B) software used to collect activity data and calculate emissions inventory data; (C) expertise in oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico; and (D) understanding of the Emissions Inventory Improvement Program procedures and the EPA's guidelines given in the Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule; (2) specific references (including contract number & project description, period of performance, dollar amount, client identification with the point of contact & telephone number) for previous work of this nature that your key personnel or organization has performed within the last four years. (REFERENCES WILL BE CHECKED). Offerors shall submit their Capabilities Statement in original and one copy to Jane M. Carlson, Contracting Officer, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, MS-2500, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Four (4) additional copies shall be submitted to Connie Landry, Procurement Coordinator, (MS 5431), Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394. Time of receipt of submissions will be determined by the time received in the Procurement Operations Branch, Herndon, Virginia. Your Capabilities Statement will be evaluated based on your key personnel skills, abilities and experience; your organization's experience and past performance (including number, size, and complexity of similar projects, adherence to schedules and budgets, effectiveness of program management, willingness to cooperate when difficulties arise, general compliance with the terms of the contracts, and acceptability of delivered products. Following review of all Capability Statements, we will establish a list of those deemed most qualified to perform the work. Qualified offerors will be notified and provided additional proposal instructions. Proposals will essentially consist of an oral technical presentation, written program management plan and written cost/business proposal. Further details of proposal requirements and logistical considerations will be provided at a later date. The period of performance of the contract will be thirty (30) months with a cost range of $250,000 to $275,000. Questions should be faxed or Emailed as soon as possible to: Fax -- (703) 787-1387 or Email -- Jane.Carlson@mms.gov. Please include with your question(s) your full name, the RFP number & title, your organization, complete address, and phone and fax numbers. Telephonic questions or requests are strongly discouraged. Posted 05/07/99 (W-SN329217). (0127)

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