SOLICITATION NOTICE
42 -- Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
- Notice Date
- 5/17/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (Pittsburgh), Post Office Box 18070, Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15236-0070
- ZIP Code
- 15236-0070
- Solicitation Number
- 2010-Q-12193
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2010
- Point of Contact
- Margaret L Mooney,
- E-Mail Address
-
zia3@cdc.gov
(zia3@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR), hereby announces its intent to issue a purchase order to Sensidyne, Inc. to design, update and manufacture of the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM). Background: NIOSH developed and produced prototypes of an instrument to measure, in real time, the potential explosion hazard of coal and rock dust mixtures in underground coal mines. This instrument, the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM) uses optical reflectance to measure the relative concentration ratio of coal dust (black) to rock dust (white/grey) collected in a coal mine. The CDEM is intended to be used by mine operators and regulators as a screening tool inside the mine to assess the explosion hazard potential in real time and take prudent actions to mitigate the hazard. To use the CDEM in a mine it must be intrinsically safe, that is it must not present a potential to ignite coal dust or flammable gas mixtures that could be present in mines as determined by the Mine safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The prototype units developed by NIOSH achieved this MSHA intrinsic safety requirement. Since the hardware design was finalized in 2006 a number of parts required to manufacture the device have become obsolete, prohibiting the production of additional units without a re-design and a re-assessment of intrinsic safety. NIOSH is finalizing a recommendation (estimated June 2010 publication) that concentrations of rock dust used to inert coal dust in underground mines be increased to mitigate existing explosion hazards. On April 5, 2010 a large explosion at a mine in West Virginia resulted in 29 deaths. The extent of the explosion implies a potential contribution of coal dust. The recommended standard and the explosion have generated renewed interest in the use of the CDEM and generated internal and external demand which cannot be met at this time. Proposed Scope of Work: In order to meet the short term need for additional CDEM units to support continued coal dust explosion prevention research, NIOSH has a need to update the current CDEM design to obtain a new intrinsic safety approval from MSHA and produce a limited number of units. In addition, NIOSH would like the CDEM to be available for purchase by others, such as MSHA, mining companies, engineering firms, academic institutions and safety experts. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are encouraged to submit to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the posting date of this notice, their written item description/item characteristics and pricing information in the format they choose, not to exceed 10 pages. Please forward the item description and pricing information to Margaret L. Mooney, CDC NIOSH, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, Reference 2010-Q-12193. All vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to an award of a federal contract. The website is: www.ccr.gov. The Government will review any/all item descriptions and pricing information submitted and determine if other qualified sources do exist that could provide this requirement. Information received in response will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with Sensidyne, Inc, 16333 Bay Vista Drive, Clearwater, FL 33760 as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/CDCP/CMBP/2010-Q-12193/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIOSH PITTSBURGH, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15236, United States
- Zip Code: 15236
- Zip Code: 15236
- Record
- SN02151702-W 20100519/100517234834-3ef1efe35a3ad4a0a6d34a43aaf6d824 (fbodaily.com)
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