SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Neutron Drop Sensor Design, Development and Fabrication
- Notice Date
- 1/16/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, National Security Technologies LLC (DOE Contractor), National Security Technologies LLC, PO Box 98521, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89193
- ZIP Code
- 89193
- Solicitation Number
- 01162009-RSLA-NUDTR
- Response Due
- 1/26/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jeanette L Matthews, Phone: 702-295-2700
- E-Mail Address
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matthejl@nv.doe.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The SUBCONTRACTOR shall design, develop and assemble twelve (12) fast neutron detectors designed for the maritime setting (i.e., aboard cargo container vessels) to be lowered by rope into cargo holds. These detector units will be tested and evaluated by the CONTRACTOR upon delivery of the units by the SUBCONTRACTOR. At the conclusion of the test and evaluation phase, the detector units shall remain in possession of the CONRACTOR. In carrying out each work assignment issued as a task under the basic contract, the SUBCONTRACTOR shall furnish the personnel, services, equipment, materials, and other requirements necessary for the performance of work set forth herein, with notable exceptions listed. Individual Tasks will include greater detail concerning the project requirements. Tasks: The SUBCONTRACTOR responsibilities include the following tasks: 1. Design, develop and assemble 12 autonomous, fast neutron sensors utilizing pressurized Helium-3 tubes that are moderated by a cylindrical annulus of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and attached to a Neutron Pulse Monitoring Module, which provides a stable high-voltage supply with a precision charge sensitive amplifier, wave shaping and discriminator. An internal microcomputer processor shall control the detector and record and display the data. A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen, or equivalent alternative, shall display neutron counts, integration time, count rate, and a corresponding data/log file number. Data files shall store a running log of the count history, and the files shall be stored on removable media. The units shall operate on battery power and shall be individually gain matched. The units shall have a push-button interface and shall have a rugged construction to withstand varying temperatures and humidities associated with the maritime environment, and shock and vibration from field use. The sensors shall undergo quality assurance testing. Specifications are as follows: · He-3 tube: pressurized (<3 atmospheres) Reuter Stokes tube, 2-inch diameter, 12-inch length cylinder, supplied by CONTRACTOR, or similar · HDPE moderation: 5- to 5.5-inch diameter with a 2-inch bore to accommodate the He-3 tube (NOT borated) · Pulse Monitoring Module: Precision Data Technology, Inc. (PDT) 100B-LEMO, VCC=5V, PW =50nsec, C=0.2pC (supplied by CONTRACTOR), or similar alternative · Battery type: Camcorder-style Li-ion rechargeable battery, (Sony NPF970 L Series, or similar) with > 12 hours continuous operation on full charge · Memory: data files stored on removable media, such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory devices, Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, or similar alternative 2. Include a Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) IN/OUT feature for the microprocessor, which shall enable daisy-chaining of multiple detector units into one unified detector system. 3. Include a Bluetooth transceiver in each of the detector units for wireless real-time transfer of data to a Bluetooth-enabled laptop computer. This computer shall execute a software application, also designed by the SUBCONTRACTOR, which incorporates neutron drop sensor data and compares it to a calculation of a background neutron count rate as a function of date, air pressure, Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, as well as vessel type and location of detector unit within the vessel (i.e., effective “depth”). Deliverables: 1. 12 fully-assembled, fully-functional and tested neutron drop sensors with Bluetooth capability. 2. Design and implement a software package with the capacity to receive drop sensor data transmitted by Bluetooth and plot results compared to background calculations and simulations. Completion Criteria: 1. Review by CONTRACTOR and sign off by CONTRACTOR Project Manager. 2. Successful T&E, Review by CONTRACTOR and sign off by CONTRACTOR Project Manager. Deadlines: 1. Design, development, assembly and initial testing completed by 31 May, 2009. 2. Test and evaluation completed by 31 August, 2009 Final completion, no later than 30 September, 2009. CONTRACTOR-provided Resources: 1. Pressurized Reuter-Stokes He-3 tubes, 12-inch length, 2-inch diameter, from CONTRACTOR stock. 2. PDT Neutron Pulse Monitoring Module, PDT100B-LEMO, VCC=5V, PW=50nsec, C=0.2pC, from CONTRACTOR stock. 3. Camcorder battery clips, with locking feature, from CONTRACTOR stock.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Andrews AFB, Andrews AFB, Maryland, 20762, United States
- Zip Code: 20762
- Zip Code: 20762
- Record
- SN01734420-W 20090118/090116220318-a48e668c6e0e804aa234c40b8285843a (fbodaily.com)
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