SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Field Ready Greenhouse Gas Analyzer system
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- CPODUS Environmental Protection Agency26 West Martin Luther King DriveMail Code: NWDCincinnatiOH45268USA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-OH-14-00203
- Response Due
- 9/11/2014
- Archive Date
- 12/11/2014
- Point of Contact
- Samantha Fuchs
- E-Mail Address
-
Samantha Fuchs
(Fuchs.Samantha@epamail.epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (CPOD) and Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Atlantic Ecology Division (AED). The EPA/ORD/NHEERL/AED has a requirement for a Field Ready Greenhouse Gas Analyzer system to measure the flux of the gases nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and water vapor in situ from wetland sediments and soils, and will support multiple research projects. Applications include the development of indicators of the ecological effects of nutrients, other pollutants, and global climate change in estuarine and coastal systems. Projects completed using this instrument will support ORD?s Safe and Sustainable Water Resources (SSWR) Research Program focal area Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems and their Supporting Watersheds, and address Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program by examining the impacts of anthropogenic stressors and drivers of change on wetland ecosystem services. This instrument will also support SSWR projects that characterize the relationship between human activities in the watershed and changes in biological condition in adjacent and down stream aquatic resources by examining the function of isolated wetlands in watershed nitrogen retention and carbon sequestration. The gas analyzer shall be capable of rapidly and simultaneously measuring emissions of five gases -- N2O, CH4, CO2, NH3, and H2O. Precision of gas measurements will be down to parts-per-billion (ppb) and sensitivity with negligible drift, which will enable rate-of-rise quantification, even of very small fluxes. The EPA requires a gas analyzer that will integrate easily with soil chambers and will rapidly recirculate through the soil chamber and an optical cavity to provide a continuous record of the rate-of-rise at high temporal resolution. The optical cavity must be housed within a small, rugged, field-proven platform to measure fluxes in the field to allow immediate experimental optimization to get the right data in the field. The temperature and pressure of the optical cavity must be precisely controlled to provide high quality data collection even with challenging and dynamic field conditions. The gas analyzer must continuously assess the data for spectral interference, a nd flags deviations. The analyzer must be capable of wireless communications and data logging. A wireless communications device (e.g., tablet; i-pad) and specific communications (i.e., data logging and analysis) software must be provided with the instrument. The analyzer can be configured to deliver data automatically at user defined intervals or output in real-time. Specifically, the instrument should meet the following minimum requirements to meet Agency needs: 1.The analyzer shall be capable of making in situ concentration measurements of ambient levels of N2O, CO2, CH4, NH3, and H2O using a single instrument, and have guaranteed low drift and high precision specifications over 8 hrs and/or 1 month of continuous operation for concentration of N2O, CO2, CH4, NH3, and H2O. 2.The analyzer shall be operable, without additional modification, with normal ambient concentrations of water vapor. 3.The software shall include automated water vapor correction with guaranteed precision up to 3%v of water in the sample. 4.The analyzer shall operate using a high precision, low drift technique commonly known as Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy (CRDS), utilizing a time-based measurement. 5.The analyzer shall have a cavity temperature stability specification of +/- 0.005 ?C and a cavity pressure stability specification of +/- 0.0002 atm of atmospheric pressure. 6.The analyzer shall have a wavelength monitor which controls the wavelength of the laser to within 2 MHz to maximize precision and minimize drift. 7.The analyzer measurement cavity shall have a sample volume <35 ml allowing for fast response time and fast gas sample throughput. 8.The analyzer will not require daily and/or frequent calibrations. 9.The analyzer shall be of rugged design for use in the field. 10.The analyzer shall be contained in a single, compact box with external pump. Dimensions should not exceed 20? w x 10? h x 20? d and weight should be no more than 60 lbs total. 11.The analyzer shall be capable of operating a 16-port rotary valve for multi-port sampling. 12.The analyzer will include a wireless software package and recording device (e.g., tablet; i-pad) for logging and analyzing data wirelessly. Delivery Schedule ? the equipment shall be delivered no later than 10 weeks after issuance of purchase order. Shipping - FOB Destination Warranty Requirements - 12 months parts and labor warranty are provided upon receipt of the instrument. An additional optional one-year service agreement, for full hardware and software diagnostics and repair. Installation and Training Requirements: Technical training for the operation of the instrument, logging and analyzing the data will be provided via web conference. The government anticipates awarding a single fixed price purchase order. The solicitation is subject to full and open competition accomplished under FAR Part 12 Commercial Procedures. The EPA anticipates award will be made in October, 2014. The request for quotation is anticipated for release on or about September 11, 2014, and will be made available through FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net. Questions concerning this synopsis should be submitted in writing via FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net within 7 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice. Telephone requests for the request for quotation will not be honored.
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