SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Subsurface Infrastructure Modeling
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Battelle (DOE Contractor), PNNL Licensing, PO Box 999, MSIN K1-73, Richland, Washington, 99354
- ZIP Code
- 99354
- Solicitation Number
- Battelle_IPID_30608
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2018
- Point of Contact
- Sara M Hunt, Phone: 509-375-6555
- E-Mail Address
-
sara.hunt@pnnl.gov
(sara.hunt@pnnl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), operated by Battelle Memorial Institute under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy, solicits interest from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. PNNL may also be available to licensee(s) to assist in further research and development of the technology under a SPP agreement, ACT agreement, or CRADA agreement. THE TECHNOLOGY: PNNL has developed a method of imaging the subsurface electrical conductivity distribution that removes the effects of the subsurface metallic structures, enabling more accurate assessment and execution of ERT imaging within industrial areas. ERT works by injecting current into the subsurface across a pair of electrodes and measuring the corresponding electrical potential response across another pair of electrodes. Many such measurements are strategically taken across an array of electrodes to produce an ERT data set. These data are then processed to produce an image of the subsurface conductivity structure. PNNL's E4D software applies a numerical correction to simulate the presence of metallic structures at known locations and dimensions. The method then removes the influence of these structures on the results to show a more accurate image. The process is flexible and customizable to a particular problem, making it suitable for both advanced research applications and more common imaging. In addition to modeling the influence of metallic structures on the subsurface potential distribution, PNNL's method allows those structures to be used as current injection and/or potential measurement electrodes, thereby expanding ERT capabilities. The method can also model structures that are discontinuous in space, but electrically connected (for example, two or more buried tanks connected by above-ground transfer piping). Because PNNL's method enables ERT to focus on estimating soil conductivity, engineers have the opportunity to 1) accurately assess whether imaging in areas with dense metallic infrastructure is feasible, 2) determine what electrode configurations and survey geometries are required to effectively image in the presence of metallic infrastructure, and 3) significantly improve modeling capabilities in areas with conductive infrastructure. See additional information here. U.S. issued patent 9,772,423. For all inquiries, please reference Battelle IPID 30608 NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Any company interested in licensing this technology must respond with a letter of interest (may be submitted by e-mail) no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this Notice summarizing the company's business and technical expertise and motivation for pursuing this opportunity. Companies deemed appropriate will be provided with further information on the technology. Such information may require an executed Nondisclosure Agreement. Respondents wishing to enter into negotiations for a commercial license will be required to submit a business plan for the commercialization of the technology prior to licensee(s) selection and negotiations. Please send letters of interest to the attention of the POC identified within this Notice, referencing Battelle IPID 30608.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 902 Battelle Blvd, PO Box 999, Richland, Washington, 99352, United States
- Zip Code: 99352
- Zip Code: 99352
- Record
- SN04801633-W 20180128/180126231322-25ecec2853c3a371d2408c420b5f81e1 (fbodaily.com)
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