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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JUNE 04, 2020 SAM #6762
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROCURE NEW ICP-OES (ICP-725) FOR DEPT OF NAVY, THE UNITED STATES NAVAL FUELS & LUBRICANTS LABORATORY, NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND

Notice Date

6/2/2020 9:25:39 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670-1545 USA
 

ZIP Code

20670-1545
 

Response Due

6/5/2020 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

06/06/2020
 

Point of Contact

Kelly Sifford
 

E-Mail Address

kelly.sifford@navy.mil
(kelly.sifford@navy.mil)
 

Description

The United States Naval Fuels & Lubricants Laboratory located aboard Naval Air Station Patuxent River, PSEF is a leader in the advanced chemical analysis of the bulk and trace components of middle distillate fuels and turbine engine/helicopter gearbox oils. Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) capability is required in order to conduct the necessary comprehensive chemical analysis of fuels and lubricants needed for root cause determination in support of the naval fleet. ICP-OES is the only method currently approved in military specifications for the analysis of trace-dissolved metals in fuels and aviation lubricants.� It is the preferred method of trace metals analysis for lubricating oils during Engineering Investigations (EIs) and RDT&E situations where highly numbers are needed rather than the go/no-go numbers offered by the JOAP spectrometer.� The current Agilent Technologies ICP-OES (ICP-725) been used in our Chem lab is experiencing weekly operational failures.� Although the Laboratory operator and Agilent repair technician have made the required frequent repairs to restore operability, the Agilent representative has stated that due to the age and high use of the instrument, the breakdown rate would only increase; repair parts are difficult to find and the End of Guaranteed Support Date is 05-31-2022.� The 725 ICP-OES is actively supporting analyses of, JSF fluid samples, EIs, and the Mobility Fuels program.�A new ICP-OES instrument is required to eliminate the unacceptable down time and waste of operator time.� Failure to procure the upgraded ICP-OES put the Navy in danger of lacking the organic capability to support these programs. The procurement of the new ICP-OES equipment and new software update will bring the Chemistry lab up to current standards which will provide the fleet with a more accurate and reliable results GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: � �All components of the system and software shall be manufactured and serviced by the same company/organization. A Maintenance/Service Contract will follow upon purchase of this equipment. The instrument shall: Be fully capable of running ASTM methods D7111, D5815, D4951, UOP 389, and EPA 200.7. Have vertical torch for all configurations (needed to prevent coke formation in the torch, once coke forms measurements become inconsistent and the torch will eventually extinguish). Include/incorporate and control an auto-sampler that is able to hold and run multiple samples (at least 24) and quickly and accurately load samples to be run through the ICP instrument so they can be analyzed by having their components separated, identified, and quantified. Be capable of analyzing the following: aqueous samples, organic solvents, high salt/matrix samples, samples containing hydrofluoric acid (HF). have a preferential radial channel design (although Dual view instruments are acceptable) Have an Ethernet LAN cable port for communication with the instrument via an IEEE 802.3. Include spray chambers, nebulizers, and sample handling hoses for both aqueous and organic media Note: Responses should include proposals that provide the highest level of capability for the laboratory.� Approximately 80% of the samples analyzed are organic and are either kerosene, diesel, lubricating oil, or JP-10.� On occasion aviation gasolines are analyzed. Aqueous samples are typically digests of organics or metals and often have low pHs and/or a hydrofluoric acid matrix. The software shall: The software shall run on Windows 10 or higher operating systems, 64 bits.� Provide a single point of control for all of the system�s components, features, and functionality and allow data processing concurrent with sample analysis. Be able to run at the same time as other programs on the computer such as Spreadsheet software. Be easy to use and able to automatically load a pre-set method so the analysis can be started immediately without method development or alignment, and with minimal training, saving time and ensuring stable, accurate, and reproducible performance. Be able to provide fast multi-element analysis, simultaneous data collection, and ready retrieval of raw data files. be capable of capturing data from the entire wavelength range; be capable of monitoring the instrument operating condition and provide the user with notification of required troubleshooting, cleaning (e.g., nebulizer), and maintenance
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: Patuxent River, MD 20670, USA

Zip Code: 20670

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05676892-F 20200604/200602230205 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

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