SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- Industrial Type Coriolis Meters - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 12/21/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 236210
— Industrial Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-5 Southern California Province, 701 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, California, 91006, United States
- ZIP Code
- 91006
- Solicitation Number
- AG-9A72-S-11-0001
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2011
- Point of Contact
- Shirley Collier-Crisp, Phone: (626)574-5305, Mary C Howell, Phone: 626-574-5241
- E-Mail Address
-
scolliercrisp@fs.fed.us, mchowell@fs.fed.us
(scolliercrisp@fs.fed.us, mchowell@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation AIRTANKER BASE DESCRIPTION AND MASS FLOW METER OPERATIONS: Airtanker Base Retardant Mixing Plants consists of the following components: Retardant Tank(s), Pump and Mass Flow Meter. These are connected to the distribution manifold which consists of appropriate valves, pipes, and hoses leading to the fill port of the aircraft. The fire retardant is an ammonium-based fertilizer blended with thickeners, colorants and corrosion inhibitors to meet the requirements of the Lot Acceptance, Quality Assurance, and Field Quality Control for Fire Retardant Chemicals, NFES 1245 ( http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/wfcs/laqa.htm ). Retardant is stored at the Airtanker Base either as fluid concentrate which is blended with water on demand, or as a completed product (previously mixed from a powder). The Mass Flow Meters are only used for metering the final product to the aircraft, they are not used in the mixing process (except that they continually check to assure the density of the product remains within limits). The retardant (either type) is delivered to the aircraft at a rate of 450 gallons per minute. The Mass Flow Meters must have the capability to display the number of pounds delivered and instantaneous density of the mixed product. Loading of an aircraft will take between 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the airtanker. Retardant Loading Operation. The totalizer on the meter is reset to zero. The loading hose is connected to the aircraft. Tanker base personnel (one at the pump and one at the aircraft) coordinate the loading process. The retardant flows through the mass flow meter. At fluid concentrate bases a sample of retardant is taken to verify ammonium salt content of the blended product. Adjustments to the blending are made as necessary based on the measurement(s) of the sample taken. Loading is stopped by shutting down the pump and waiting a moment before closing the end of hose valve (at the aircraft) to avoid fluid hammer. The hose is disconnected from the aircraft. At the mass flow meter a ‘ticket’ is sent the printer. The ticket contains the following information: date, time, average density and total number of pounds.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/91T5/AG-9A72-S-11-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA FOREST SERVICE, San Dimas Tech and Development Center, 444 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas, California, 91773-3101, United States
- Zip Code: 91773-3101
- Zip Code: 91773-3101
- Record
- SN02348013-W 20101223/101221234016-375b7553898a630d8c42a725ac9952c7 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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