SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- SPECIAL OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. - OIL SPILL
- Notice Date
- 7/2/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG, MS 39180-6199
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W81EWF-0160-7297
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- ellaine.james, 601-634-2396
- E-Mail Address
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USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg
(ellaine.r.james@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ERDC Contracting Office intends to solicit sources and pricing under the authority of FAR 13.500 to APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES,INC., 55 VILLAGE SQUARE DR, STE 6, WAKEFIELD, RI 02879-8248, - - 3D oil fate model that will link to an existing contaminant fate and transport models used to assess impacts of dredging operations on the environment. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures --- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than Friday, 9 July 2010 - 11:00 A.M., CDST. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit quotes for consideration by the Government to ellaine.r.james@usace.army.mil. Technical POC -- Mansour Zakikhani - mansour.zakikhani@usace.army.mil. Please use solicitation number referenced in the subject line. 1. Environmental models are integral and indispensable tools for the assessment and prediction of the environmental impacts of oil spills. We use models to extrapolate the field observations and predict the long-term potential environmental impacts. The Water Quality and Contaminant Modeling Branch (WQCMB), Environmental Laboratory, will need to expand its capabilities in the area of fate and transport of oil slicks. Hydrodynamic and water quality modeling of the Gulf of Mexico linked with a state-of-art, three-dimensional (3D) fate and transport oil slick model can be adapted for predicting short- and long-term ecosystem impacts. 2. Over the past three decades, intensive research has been done to develop mathematical models to hindcast and/or forecast the fate and transport of spilled oil and oil products in marine environments. Research is also being conducted both in the United States and abroad to assess if and how to chemically disperse oil from a subsurface blowout similar to what has happened in the Gulf of Mexico. A number of oil spill models have been developed and applied by several companies and government agencies. These models are classified with respect to their stage of evolution as first-, second-, and third-generation models. The third-generation model or the comprehensive oil spill model simulates the fate and transport of oil in three dimensions and includes advection, diffusion, surface spreading, vertical mechanical dispersion, evaporation, emulsification, stranding and may have modules to deal with subsurface blowout problems. Most of the models that have been developed by universities are proprietary; they have been developed for research purposes and do not have practical applications. The General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment (GNOME) is a public domain model, but it is a two-dimensional, surface-only spill model. There are other commercially available 3-D models, but SIMAP has been reported to be a state-of-art comprehensive model that has all the processes needed for our modeling simulations. SIMAP, which can be linked to ERDC hydrodynamic and water quality models, contains the following major components: " Physical fates model for estimates of surface distribution and subsurface concentrations of the spilled oil and its components over time. " Biological effects model for estimates of impacts resulting from a spill scenario on fish, shellfish, wildlife, and for each of a series of habitats (environments) affected by the spill. " Currents that transport contaminant(s) and organisms that are entered using the graphical user interface or generated using a (separate) hydrodynamic model. Alternatively, existing current data sets may be imported. " Environmental, chemical, and biological databases that supply required information to the model for computation of fates and effects. In SIMAP, both the physical fates and biological effects models are 3 D. There is also a two-dimensional oil spill model for quick trajectories and screening of scenarios and a 3 D stochastic model for risk assessment and contingency planning applications. The models are coupled to a geographic information system (GIS), which contains environmental and biological data, and also to databases of physical-chemical properties and biological abundance, containing necessary inputs for the models. The computer-based system operates on Windows 95(+) or Windows NT/XP with user friendly graphical inputs for running the models, editing data, and viewing model output. This option makes the model capable for use in remote or field locations. The model has been applied to a variety of marine and freshwater environments for use in response and contingency planning, risk assessment, and training. 3. Currently, we have the need to be able to predict the fate of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico relative to Corps of Engineers projects. This SIMAP model, developed and supported by ASA, is the only 3D oil fate model that will link to our existing contaminant fate and transport models used to assess impacts of dredging operations on the environment. Results of these model simulations are needed to meet regulatory criteria associated with navigation operations in Mississippi and Mobile Rivers and harbors. ASA is the only vendor (source) that can provide requirements in regards to effects of oil spills on Corps of Engineers projects. ERDC with the above-described, state-of-the-art SIMAP model. The SIMAP model and associated training (available only from ASA) will enhance our capability to meet these mission.
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