SOURCES SOUGHT
41 -- SEARCH FOR COMMERCIAL (COTS)PORTABLE, HANDHELD GAS ANALYZERS FOR USE ONBOARD US NAVY SUBMARINES
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N65540 Naval Surface Warfare Center Naval Business Center, Naval Base Philadelphia, PA
- ZIP Code
- 20817-5700
- Solicitation Number
- N6554002SS0062
- Response Due
- 6/12/2002
- Point of Contact
- AUDREY M. DAVIS, PROJECT ENGINEER, (215)897-1380,FAX (215)897-7980, EMAIL davisam@nswccd.navy.mil
- E-Mail Address
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Click here to email the technical point of contact
(davisam@nswccd.navy.mil)
- Description
- The US Navy is considering employing portable, handheld gas analyzers on submarines and is seeking information regarding current industry capabilities. NAVSEA Philadelphia and the Naval Research Laboratory are inquiring as to those capabilities in order to establish the limits of commercially available technology. These analyzers are not intended to be replacements for a submarine's primary atmosphere monitoring system. Instead, devices are primarily needed to back up the central monitoring system in the event of its malfunction and to assist in the event of a casualty such as a fire. Analyzers shall be handheld, portable instruments that will be used to measure individual atmosphere constituents/contaminants (multiple analytes can be combined into one analyzer). The majority of constituents/ contaminants to be measured by the new handheld devices have been previously quant ified onboard submarines using colorimetric devices. Any analyzer submitted for consideration as an example of current technology should not exceed 0.5 ft3 in size, regardless of the number of measured constituents/ contaminants. In general, analyzers should be rugged, reliable, user friendly and field compatible; ideally, analyzer should incorporate several sensors into one platform. The Navy is particularly interested in hand-held, portable analyzers that can combine analyses of certain contaminants on one hand-held device. One device should be capable of measuring oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and/or combustible gases. A second device should be capable of measuring aromatic hydrocarbons, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen chloride, and/or nitrogen dioxide. A third device should be capable of measuring ammonia, sulfur dioxide, monoethanolamine and/or ozone. Th e Navy is also interested in cost, stability of production, performance, operation in a submarine environment and maintainability. In general, an acceptable analyzer should (a) perform mandated measurements with sufficient accuracy, precision and long term reliability; (b) maximize the number of sensors within a given instrument in order to minimize the total number of onboard analyzers; (c) minimize the size and cost of the selected instruments; (d) minimize the need for calibration and maintenance. If available, an acceptable analyzer should perform as follows: (a) range of measurement should be from 50% of the 90 day limit to 50% above the one hour limit for each gas measured. (b) it is desirable but not mandatory that devices' minimum measurable concentration shall be 10% of the 90 day limit for each of the gases measured; (c) operating temperature range shall be be tween 20-50oC and operating humidity range shall be between 35%-95% relative humidity; device must exhibit no interference between measured gas and others present in atmosphere. Typical atmospheres include 50 ppm hydrocarbons; 1, 000 ppm hydrogen, 5,000 ppm carbon dioxide, 20 ppm carbon monoxide and lower concentrations of various contaminants such as halogenated hydrocarbons. If needed, a more detailed description of the desired capabilities of the analyzers can be provided. Replies should be sent to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 5001 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19112-1403 Attn: Audrey Davis, Code 822.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00080725-F 20020523/020521213255 (fbodaily.com)
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