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

C -- INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF LIBERTY PIPELINE FAILURE ASSESSMENT AND RISK ANALYSIS SOL 16148 DUE 082599 POC Wallace O. Adcox, Contracting Officer, (703) 787-1362 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's e-mail address, wallace.adcox@mms.gov. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has a requirement for engineering services in connection with the Liberty Prospect. BACKGROUND: BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) submitted a Development and Production plan (DPP) to the Minerals Manage-ment Service (MMS) for development of the Liberty Prospect. The Liberty Prospect is located in Foggy Island Bay, which is about 20 miles east of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in the Beaufort Sea. The project will consist of a self-contained drilling and production facility on a gravel island, about 6 miles from shore, with subsea pipelines connecting to existing onshore pipelines. The Liberty Project pipelines are the first proposed pipelines in the Arctic outer continental shelf. The MMS is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Liberty Project. A facilitated effort is ongoing with other permitting and re-source agencies to identify alternative pipeline system designs to be evaluated in the EIS. The process will help the participants to develop a betterunderstanding of the design, construction, and operational issues associated with subsea pipeline system alternatives. The pipeline system alternatives that are identified will be developed by BPXA, and a report generated. The report will be reviewed by an MMS contracted engineering firm. BPXA will prepare a report on Alternative Pipeline Systems for the Liberty Project. Ex-pectations are that the report will include at least four pipeline systems developed to a conceptual engineering level. These four pipeline system alternatives are expected to in-clude: 1) Single wall steel pipeline; 2) Pipe-in-pipe system; 3) Single wall steel pipe in-side High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) sleeve; and 4) Flexible pipe system. The MMS needs a review of the risks associated with these alternatives. STATEMENT OF TASKS: The contractor shall provide an independent evaluation of pipeline failure assessment and risk analysis for each Liberty Pipeline design. It shall include a risk analysis of the pipe-line mechanical failure mechanisms and associated spill probability for each pipeline system design. The analysis shall include: 1) The safe operating limits of the pipeline system; 2) Operational failure mechanism; 3) Ultimate failure mechanisms; 4) Leak probability; 5) Leak detection technology and reliability; 6) Seasonal variations in pipe-line risk; 7) Ultimate (combined) pipeline risk; 8) Size of leak associated with different failure mechanisms; 9) Water depth variations in pipeline risk. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract interested parties must demonstrate that they are quali-fied to perform the work by providing, BY FOUR O'CLOCK EASTERN TIME on August 25,1999, their SF 254 and SF 255 forms (see Numbered Note 24). Please send the original and one copy to: Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, MS2500, Herndon, VA 20170-4817, Attn: Wallace O. Adcox. Send three (3) copies to Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS, 949 East 36th Ave. -- Suite 300, MS8300, Anchorage, AK 99508-4302, Attn: Mr. Dennis Hinnah. Questions regarding this procurement should be faxed or E-mailed as soon as possible to fax (703) 787-1387or e-mail "wallace.adcox@mms.gov". TELEPHONE INQUIRARIES ARE STRONGLY DIS-COURAGED. Please include with your question(s) your full name, the RFQ number & title, your organization, complete address, and phone and fax numbers. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Your response will be evaluated according to: 1) Professional qualifications necessary to perform the required services; 2) Specialized experience and technical com-petence in probabilistic analysis of pipeline systems; 3) Ability to complete the work by mid-November 1999; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with perform-ance schedules. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN TO ALL BUSINESSES RE-GARDLESS OF SIZE. The SIC Code for this procurement is 8711. The estimated con-tract value is less than $100,000. Selection will be made pursuant to the Simplified Ac-quisition Procedures for A&E actions (See Numbered Note 24). INTERESTED FIRMS ARE ADVISED THAT THIS ACQUISITION WILL FOLLOW FAR PROCEDURES IN GENERAL, BUT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BROOKS ACT AS NON-FEDERAL FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR THIS WORK. Posted 08/10/99 (W-SN365974). (0222)

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