SOLICITATION NOTICE
H -- Passive Flux Meters (PFM) & Fractured Rock PFM to measure groundwater velocity
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- CPODUS Environmental Protection Agency26 West Martin Luther King DriveMail Code: NWDCincinnatiOH45268USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-OH-13-00091
- Response Due
- 6/27/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Samantha Fuchs
- E-Mail Address
-
Samantha Fuchs
(Fuchs.Samantha@epamail.epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) intends to procure on a sole source basis with the University of Florida support in conducting a research study using passive flux meters (PFM) and fractured rock passive flux meters (FRPRM) to measure groundwater flow velocity and mass flux in a fractured bedrock setting and to compare the results to current technology. The study will be implemented at the San German Superfund site in Puerto Rico, where bedrock aquifers are an important source of drinking water. Services required include consultation on field test design, designing and building the PFMs and FRPFM, conducting field trials, analysis of samples, and consultation on resulting data. The purpose of the study is to test a new potential cost effective technique for the assessment of contaminated fractured rock aquifers because current technologies for fractured rock investigations are costly and difficult to implement. Available investigative methods cannot directly measure groundwater flow velocity and contaminant mass flux in fractured bedrock units, two parameters that are important in understanding the behavior of contaminants in the subsurface, assessing risk, and designing a successful remediation. The PFM and FRPRM are the only technologies that provide a means to simultaneously measure groundwater velocity and contaminant flux with depth in a single deployment. The PFM and FRPRM are patented technology. Therefore, the U.S. EPA needs to procure the services of the patent holder (the University of Florida) to use the technology in order to evaluate the application in a fractured rock setting. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. However, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting this EPA requirement must submit technical documentation to establish its assertion. This documentation must be submitted to the POC within 15 days of the electronic posting of this notice. Telephone requests will not be honored. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the EPA. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. The anticipated award date is July 18, 2013.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/OH/RFQ-OH-13-00091/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Environmental Protection AgencyNational Risk ManagementResearch Lab26 W Martin Luther King DrCincinnatiOH45258-0001USA
- Zip Code: 45258-0001
- Zip Code: 45258-0001
- Record
- SN03087893-W 20130614/130613000347-a13ce2283656462fa5dd13299f2c03fa (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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