SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- REPAIR AND CALIBRATION OF FIVE SBE 19PLUS SEACAT CTD - Exhibit 1
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- NFFP7410-13-01391
- Archive Date
- 3/13/2013
- Point of Contact
- WILLIAM BELL, Phone: 206 526-4425
- E-Mail Address
-
Bill.Bell@noaa.gov
(Bill.Bell@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Exhibit 1 Solicitation Number: NFFP7410-13-01391 Notice Type: Sources Sought Sources Sought Synopsis: This request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Provision 52.215-3 provided at: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_215.html#wp1144503. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or services to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this request for information, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The NAICs code for this acquisition is 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing and the size standard is 500 employees. Please state whether your firm is a small business with your response. All capability statement packages are requested by March 11, 2013 (12:00 P.M. - Pacific Time) and any questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: bill.bell@noaa.gov by March 6, 2013. Background Information: The Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring (FRAM) Division of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is requesting the repair and calibration of 5 (five) SBE 19plus SeaCat CTD with SBE43 and Wet Labs FLNTU's (conductivity, temperature, depth, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and turbidity) sensor packages. The NOAA-FRAM NWFSC is seeking the following information: 1. Potential Respondents shall provide capability statements that meets all of the above stated requirements, Statement of Work (SOW) and applicable U.S. laws, regulations, policies and procedures. 2. Potential respondents shall provide documentation as whether the respondent can be represented under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (size standard is 500 employees). 3. Potential respondents shall respond to this RFI with a description of the item(s) that will be serviced. 4. All response and response contents to this RFI will be considered information only and will not be binding on the parties. Contractors responding to this request will not be obligated to provide the services described herein and it is understood by the United States Government that the costs provided as a result of this request are "best" estimates only. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States government. 5. Provide all responses in MSWord 2000 (or later version) or Adobe.pdf. Point of Contact is Bill Bell at 206 526-4425; fax 206 526-6025. DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK: 1.0 Overview: 1.1 The FRAM Division of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is requesting the repair and calibration of 5 SBE19plus SeaCat CTD with SBE43 DO and WetLabs FLNTU's (conductivity, temperature, depth, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and turbidity) sensor packages. 1.2 FRAM requires 5 existing Seabird Electronics SBE19plus sensor packages be tested and serviced prior to April 15, 2013. 2.0 Organization: 2.1 Organization: The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC), is a government agency charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources. 2.2 Background: The NWFSC provides scientific and technical support to NMFS for the management, conservation, and wise use of the west coast's marine and anadromous resources. The Fisheries Resource and Monitoring Division (FRAM) of the NWFSC is charged with conducting research and scientific analysis on the groundfish fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Washington, Oregon and California. The data received from requested sensors is used to calculate catch per unit effort (CPUE) and is used to directly in fisheries management. 3.0 General: 3.1 The Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring (FRAM) Division of the NW Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, annually provides stock assessment managers and researchers with data concerning the abundance, distribution and health of West Coast Fisheries stocks. 3.2 The FRAM division currently has 5 CTD packages (SBE 19plus with SBE43 DO and WetLabs FLNTU's) for monitoring several oceanographic environmental variables over a large geographic area and considerable time series. This extremely valuable information which tracks change in environmental and ecosystem variables is carried out by the SBE19plus and SBE43 sensors. The data collected from these sensors is used in the development of oceanographic and ecosystem models which predict the abundance of species under different scenarios in the California Current. 3.3 FRAM deploys the CTD packages on no less than three major projects a year or approximately 1300 deployments per year. 3.4 Due to the implications of the acquired data measurements, it is imperative that the CTD/DO/FLNTU sensors get calibrated prior to deployment. 3.5 Strict protocols surrounding dissemination of these data sets require dual sensor deployment and accurately calibrated instruments. These calibrations and repairs are absolutely necessary. 3.6 The contractor shall provide documentation that service will not void product warranties from original manufacturer. 3.7 The contractor shall be liable of flooding of the instrument after service and calibration if work is incorrectly done. 3.8 Personnel safety is an issue; if equipment floods at depth, it can explode when returning the instrument to the surface due to the massive pressure gradient. 4.0 Technical Specifications 4.1 The CTD samples at a rate of 4 Hz, which equates to 4 samples per second in a very precise closed pumped system. The CTD's are rated to a depth of 7000 meters; at this depth, the force applied to the sensor is in excess of 10,000 pounds per square inch. 4.2 The pump-controlled, T-C ducted flow configuration minimizes salinity spiking caused by ship heave and allows for slow descent rates without slowing sensor responses, improving dynamic accuracy and resolving small scale structure in the water column. 4.3 The 19plus V2 samples continuously at up to 4 scans per second (4 Hz), is battery-powered and self-recording, and is commonly used in the field without a computer, recording up to 1000 individual profiles. Data can be uploaded and processed later, as well as transmitted to a PC in real time for acquisition and display using SEASOFT software (cable length dependent on number of auxiliary sensors, sampling and baud rate, and cable properties). The 19plus V2 can supply power to 7 external sensors and log their outputs with each CTD scan. Nine D-size alkaline batteries provide up to 60 hours of continuous operation when logging C, T, and P at 4 Hz. 4.4 The SBE19plus and SBE43 units require a post cruise calibration, repair or replacement of any cables, and a pre-cruise calibration. The post cruise calibration shall include configuration files to be used in 2013. The configuration files shall be in text format and in.xml format and included on a CD after calibrations and repairs are completed. 4.5 The CTD/DO sensors shall have new O-rings installed and replacement of battery mounting brackets where needed. 4.6 The CTD/DO sensors shall be pressure tested to a minimum of 3000 to 10000 PSI for 30 minutes after completion of required work with resultant test profile vs. pressure for appropriate sensor. 4.7 Sensors shall be updated with the latest firmware. 4.8 A CD containing the most recent version of Seabird Electronics Inc. software package including: 4.8.1 Seaterm 1.59, Seaterm V2, 2.25, Seaterm AF, 2.1.3, Seasave V7 7.22.4, SBE Data Processing 7.22.4, Seasoft for Waves, 2.0, Plot39 1.00c 4.9 The CTD/DO/FLNTU/pump sensor package shall be delivered to FRAM in the following physical configuration (instrument serial numbers). The.con and.xmlcon files shall reflect this physical configuration. 4.10 Each sensor shall be evaluated and serviced including: 4.10.1 Initial diagnostic evaluation 4.10.2 Perform "Post Cruise" calibration 4.10.3 Install new batteries where needed. 4.10.4 Internal inspection and O-ring replacement 4.10.5 Perform hydrostatic pressure test 4.10.6 Perform a complete system check and full diagnostic evaluation 4.10.7 Replace damaged or parts which do not meet in-house testing protocols. 4.11 The documentation supplied by the contractor to FRAM shall include for each appropriate sensor: 4.11.1 Print outs of all tests performed with Residuals on the y-axis and variable on the x axis, with sensor results plotted. 4.11.2 ITS-90 Coefficients of a0, a1, a2, and a3 to a minimum of 7 decimal places 4.11.3 Temperature Calibration Data to 4 decimal places showing a minimum of 6 reading with variable conditions of: Bath Temperature (ITS-90), Instrument Output (n), Inst Temp (ITS-90), Residual (ITS-90) 4.11.4 Pressure span calibration with Coefficients: PA0, PA1, PA2, PTHA0, PTHA1, PTHA2 to from 7 to 14 decimal places. 4.11.5 Drift since last calibration 4.11.6 Pressure calibration data including PTCA0, PTCA1, PTCA2, PTCB0, PTCB1, PTCB2 4.11.7 Conductivity coefficients g,h,i and j to a minimum of 7 decimal places with CPcor and CTcor 4.11.8 Conductivity data table to 4 decimal places showing 8 readings with variable conditions of Bath Temp (ITS-90), Bath Salinity (PSU), Bath Conductivity (Siemens/m), Instantaneous Frequency (Hz), Instantaneous Conductivity (Siemens/m), Residual (Siemens/m) 4.11.9 Dissolved Oxygen calibration data with coefficients: SOC, Voffset, Tau20, to 4 decimal places. A, B, C, E nominal and dynamic coefficients D1, D2, and H1, H2, H3. to a minimum of 6 decimal places. 4.11.10 Dissolved oxygen data table with variables to a minimum of 2 decimal places containing no less than 15 readings with variable conditions of: Bath Oxygen (ml/l), Bath Temperature (ITS-90), Bath Salinity (PSU), Instrument Output (Volts), Instrument Oxygen (ml/l), Residual (ml/l). 4.11.11 New.con and.xmlcon configuration files for each CTD package 4.11.12 The contractor shall have the ability to diagnose and replace the SBE 43 SPAR sub assembly, replace the SBE43 membrane and electrolyte fluid and configure the instrument for deployment 4.12 Memory 64 Mbyte non-volatile FLASH memory Data Storage Recorded Parameter Bytes/SampleT + C 6pressure - strain gauge or Quartz 5each external voltage 2auxiliary RS-232 sensor sensor dependent Real-Time Clock 32,768 Hz TCXO accurate to ±1 minute/year Internal Batteries 9 alkaline D-cells (Duracell MN1300, LR20) provide 60 hours profiling; optional 9-cell NiMH battery pack provides 40 hours profiling per charge External Power Supply 9 - 28 VDC; consult factory for required current Power Requirements Sampling 70 mA Pump SBE 5M: 100 mA Optional SBE 5T or 5P: 150 mA Communications 65 mA Quiescent 20 μA Auxiliary Sensors Auxiliary power out up to 500 mA at 10.5 - 11 VDC Voltage sensor A/D resolution 14 bits Voltage sensor input range 0 - 5 VDC Housing Materials, Depth Rating, Weight in air*, Weight in water* Titanium housing, 7000 m (22,900 ft), 13.7 kg (30 lbs), 8.6 kg (19 lbs) *Weight listed are without pump; pump adds (in air) 0.3 to 0.7 kg (0.6 to 1.5 lbs), See Exhibit 1 5.0 Shipping 5.1 FRAM will be responsible for shipping to and from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center's location at: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle, Washington 98112 Primary Point of Contact.: Bill Bell Bill.bell@noaa.gov Phone: 206 526-4425 Fax: 206 526-6025 Secondary Point of Contact: Randall Brown Randall.w.brown@noaa.gov Phone: 206 526-6226
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fishery Research Analysis and Monitoring, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd E, Seattle, Washington, 98112, United States
- Zip Code: 98112
- Zip Code: 98112
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