SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Pipeline Safety Research and Development - Enhanced Operations, Controls, and Monitoring
- Notice Date
- 6/5/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Research and Special Programs Administration HQ, 400 7th Street, SW Room 7104, Washington, DC, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTRS56-02-BAA-0004
- Response Due
- 7/8/2002
- Archive Date
- 7/23/2002
- Point of Contact
- Warren Osterberg, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-366-6942, Fax 202-366-7974, - Warren Osterberg, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-366-6942, Fax 202-366-7974,
- E-Mail Address
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warren.osterberg@rspa.dot.gov, warren.osterberg@rspa.dot.gov
- Description
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Office of Contracts and Procurement, DMA-30, 400 7th Street, SW, Room 7104, Washington, DC 20590 Pipeline Safety Research and Development, Enhanced Operations, Controls, and Monitoring DTRS56-02-BAA-0004, due July 8, 2002, POC Warren D. Osterberg, Contracting Officer, Phone: 202-366-6942, Fax 202-366-7974, Email: warren.osterberg@rspa.dot.gov CONTRACT INFORMATION: Through this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) is soliciting information and descriptions (white papers) for cost-shared activities to address research that will complement and enhance pipeline safety. White papers are not to exceed five pages per project and must include the offeror's contact information: point of contact, telephone number, fax number and email address. Separate white papers must be submitted for each proposed project and multiple projects cannot be combined into a single white paper. On April 23 and April 25, 2002, RSPA's Office of Pipeline Safety (RSPA/OPS) held two (2) briefings to provide additional information on the BAA process. Interested parties may obtain more details on these briefings via the Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) Internet Web site http://primis.rspa.dot.gov/rd/index.htm. The Internet Web site contains the presentation from the briefings, questions and answers from the briefings, and a list of potential bidders and others who requested that their contact information be made public. SPECIAL NOTE: This announcement will be open through July 8, 2002, unless otherwise amended. The purpose of the BAA is to solicit research projects to assure the long-term integrity and security of the nation's gas and hazardous liquid pipeline network. A team of experts will review white papers submitted in response to this announcement and offerors will be advised accordingly, as the evaluation is completed. SCOPE: In November 2001, a RSPA/OPS Research & Development workshop brought together government agencies (Federal, State, local and international), research institutions, pipeline companies and their associations, standards organizations, and public representatives to begin development of a national pipeline safety research agenda. The workshop description, speaker notes, and other documents of interest are on the Internet web site at: http://primis.rspa.dot.gov/rd/index.htm. On March 28, 2002, RSPA issued the first of three BAAs aimed to address the major research areas highlighted by the November workshop. The first BAA solicited white papers for Damage Prevention and Leak Detection research and development. This second BAA solicits white papers for research projects in the second major research areas highlighted by the November 2001 workshop: Enhanced Operations, Controls, and Monitoring: Activities should focus on improving technology for operating, controlling, and monitoring the integrity of pipelines. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: o Internal and external monitoring devices, including devices that will detect stress corrosion cracking (SCC) -Although increasingly understood, SCC presents challenges in its prevention and management/control. For example, current in-line inspection (ILI) technology yields a high false positive detection rate for SCC. Examples of topics of interest include better characterization of SCC occurrence and impact patterns, ultrasonic ILI technologies for crack detection, technologies like electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), internal and external pipeline monitoring devices, and combined acoustic/electromagnetic sensors to locate and gauge SCC. o External corrosion control - Monitoring and maintenance of cathodic protection (CP) systems help mitigate and reduce the spread of pipeline corrosion. Use of techniques to monitor stray electrical systems resulting from coating anomalies may help identify potential corrosion sites. Topics of interest include determining the performance of commercially-available coatings under various conditions, improved coatings to impede environmental influences, understanding the seasonal variations in CP effectiveness, and developing models for predicting corrosion wall loss from CP system data. o Internal corrosion control - Internal corrosion can be caused by corrosive products or microbes carried in the pipeline. These inner surfaces can benefit from cathodic protection and induced corrosion control inhibitors, but not from protective coatings. Topics of interest include environmentally-benign biocides to control microbically-induced corrosion, internal corrosion direct assessment methodologies, technologies to identify the impact of system operating conditions on the onset and growth of corrosion, and technologies to identify corrosion-inducing bacteria. o Related risk assessment - Monitoring technologies produce a vast amount of data about the condition and integrity of a pipeline. Comprehensive analysis of that data and establishing realistic maintenance priorities can help assure cost-effective operation and safety. Topics of interest include computer programs to analyze risk assessment data, application of standard methods of risk and reliability analysis to pipelines, and techniques to understand the key factors (welds, repair materials, surface loadings, material mechanical properties) that influence the reliability of older pipelines. o Human factors - Rotating pipeline controller shifts, human fatigue, and the interaction between operator personnel and pipeline machinery can contribute to pipeline accidents. Topics of interest include technologies and procedures designed or modified to minimize operator error, the research on the effects of rotating pipeline controller shifts and potential solutions for minimizing those effects, human interface in database management and other portions of the pipeline operating system. In the next few months, RSPA/OPS will be soliciting white papers for research projects in the remaining research area highlighted by the November 2001 workshop - "Improved Materials Performance." Research for "Improved Material Performance" will focus on improving pipeline materials to extend the integrity and lifetime of installed pipelines and their various components. Topics of interest include, but will not be limited to, damage and defect resistant materials, higher grade/strength steel, higher pipe design pressure, welding and joining, composite pipe, and pipe coatings. WHITE PAPERS: RSPA is soliciting white papers on proposed research activities dealing with enhanced pipeline operations, controls, and monitoring. Each white paper, not to exceed five pages including appendices and backup materials, must include sufficient information to evaluate the following areas: 1. Cost sharing contributions of at least fifty percent of the proposed project's cost; 2. Offeror's understanding of the "state of the art" in the research area they are proposing to address; 3. Demonstration of understanding of the need that the offeror intends to address and quantifiable metrics of how the proposed work will result in improvements over existing technologies; 4. Technical merit of the approach or concept to successfully address the need; 5. Time line to implement proposed technologies and concepts into practice in the pipeline industry (one to three years preferable); 6. Technical experience and capabilities of the offeror in federal research programs; 7. Feasibility & risk of the proposed work; and 8. Realism of cost estimate. All evaluation factors are of equal importance. GENERAL INFORMATION: This BAA can be downloaded via the Internet at: http://www.rspa.dot.gov under Procurement Opportunities. In all correspondence to the RSPA Office of Contracts and Procurement, please reference the BAA No. DTRS56-02-BAA-0004. Early submission of white papers responding to this BAA is strongly encouraged. All white papers must be submitted via overnight mail (e.g., Federal Express, UPS) to Warren Osterberg, Research and Special Programs Administration, ATTN: DMA-30, 400 Seventh Street SW, Room 7104, Washington, D.C., 20590. Because of continued security concerns, do not send white papers via regular mail. Please submit ten (10) copies of each white paper. White papers must be received by the above office no later than July 8, 2002, at 4:00 PM, EDT. NOTE: All inquiries concerning this announcement shall be directed to the RSPA Office of Contracts and Procurement, ATTN: Mr. Warren D. Osterberg, Contracting Officer, telephone: (202) 366-6942; e-mail: warren.osterberg@rspa.dot.gov. BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT: This FedBizOps notice, in conjunction with further announcement details available from the RSPA procurement site Internet address identified above, constitutes the BAA as contemplated by FAR 6.102(d)(2). A formal Request for Proposals (RFP) for other type of solicitation regarding this announcement will not be issued. Approximately $2,500,000 worth of projects is anticipated to be awarded from this solicitation and the other solicitations mentioned above, depending on the number and quality of final proposals received. No more than $500,000 in funding is expected to be awarded to any single research project. A technical evaluation panel will review all white papers received for responsiveness to the evaluation areas stated in this BAA. Offerors providing white papers deemed worthy of further consideration and meeting the criteria of this BAA will be notified with possible suggestions for change in scope and detailed guidelines for submitting full proposals. No discussions will be held between an offeror and the Government's technical staff after submission of a white paper without the Contracting Officer's prior approval. It is DOT/RSPA's desire to encourage the widest participation, including the involvement of individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations, small and small disadvantaged businesses, educational institutions, and State or local governments or other entities.
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