SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- SOURCES SOUGHT: Direct Covariance Air-Sea Flux Measurement
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division - Seattle, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349, United States
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- PMEL-16-SS-00942
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Benjamin A. Carlson, Phone: 2065264321
- E-Mail Address
-
ben.carlson@noaa.gov
(ben.carlson@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking sources. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information on qualified and experienced contractors interested in providing quotes on direct covariance air-sea flux measurements on buoys and small unmanned vessels. IF ADEQUATE RESPONSES ARE NOT RECEIVED FROM SMALL BUSINESSES, THE ACQUISITION MAY BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS. Interested vendors should provide their business size and type. Period of Performance: July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 Place of Performance: SanFrancisco, CA Scope of work: The direct covariance air-sea flux measurement is the most accurate method to quantify air-sea fluxes. However due to its technical complexity only limited number of direct flux measurements, mostly obtained aboard large research vessels, have been done over the world ocean. These direct measurements are the foundation for the development of bulk algorithms, which enable variables measured on moored buoys to be converted to air-sea fluxes. These bulk algorithms have large errors in low wind and high wind conditions where not enough direct measurements available to constraint the algorithms. Currently all NOAA buoys depend on the bulk algorithms to estimate air-sea fluxes. The biggest challenge of direct flux measurements is the high frequency movement and tilt of the buoys, which prevents the computation of high frequency covariance of direct air-sea flux measurements. The vendor will correct the buoy motion so that high frequency covariance of the fluxes can be obtained. In this project, NOAA PMEL will investigate the direct flux measurements on a Saildrone. The Saildrone is an autonomous sailing vessel which has high frequency motion similar to buoy movements and also the fast transit speed and larger sail movement and tilt. The contracted laboratory shall support project work with NOAA PMEL by advising in field tests of a new Saildrone measurement program dedicated to air-sea flux and upper ocean current measurements. Work shall also include evaluation of field datasets. Contracted contributions to this project over the period of performance shall include: 1.Work with project partners from Saildrone, Inc. and NOAA PMEL to design and conduct field tests. These tests are intended to demonstrate the quality of direct covariance measurements of wind stress and air-sea buoyancy flux made from Saildrone vessels. 2.Refine the flux motion correction algorithms presently used for measurements made from buoy and ship platforms to include Saildrone-specific requirements tied to pitch and roll of the sail and its speed of propagation. 3.Revise and refine computer scripts for processing high-rate meteorological data collected during tests, to produce motion-compensated air-sea flux measurements. 4.Evaluate the motion-compensated direct covariance fluxes and bulk fluxes for wind stress and air-sea buoyancy flux from the high-rate delay-mode Saildrone test data. Analyze the tests devised in Item 1 to assess the quality of these measurements. 5.Support the data processing and validation from offshore field trials. 6.Train PMEL personnel in data processing procedures and methods of above Items. 7.Contribute results and content to the overall project final report. Requirements: Consultants must have demonstrated understanding of air-sea interaction processes, must have at least 5 years of experience building, deploying, and analyzing direct air-sea flux measurements on small moving platforms such as buoys or autonomous surface vessels; must have the knowledge of complex platform movement at all-weather sea states and have the ability to correct these movements for direct covariance flux measurements; must have established publication records in refereed scientific journals to demonstrate their capability and achievements on the direct air-sea flux measurements; must have good collaboration records with principal investigators in other institutions such as serving as co-PI of externally funded collaborative research and co-author of scientific papers. NOTE: This RFI is being issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Proposals (RFP), a Request for Quotations (RFQ) or an indication that the Government will contract for any of the items and/or services contained in this notice. All information received in response to this notice that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice will not be returned. In submitting a response, you are solely responsible and accountable for all of the expenses associated with your response. Responses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, or pay for any response or proposal preparation costs.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
- Zip Code: 94102
- Zip Code: 94102
- Record
- SN04141417-W 20160609/160607235234-32b942c6f9be26dd614c93de37164c3c (fbodaily.com)
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