SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Torsional Crystal Viscometer Measurements
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NB838000-7-08623DT
- Response Due
- 3/26/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/26/2007
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis a contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with BioServe Space Technologies in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado. The Experimental Properties of Fluids Group at NIST is the only laboratory in the world that operates piezoelectric torsional crystal viscometers for standard reference viscosity measurements of gases and liquids in wide ranges of pressure and temperature. The Experimental Properties of Fluids Group has been tasked by the U.S. Air Force, Office of Scientific Research and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to measure the viscosity of jet fuels and rocket propellants. The NIST Experimental Properties of Fluids Group has additional needs to perform viscosity measurements of aviation turbine fuels in the temperature range 300 K to 600 K with pressures to 68 MPa, and to analyze the measured raw data in terms of equivalent electrical circuit models of nonlinear resonators. These tasks require an unusually broad and unique set of skills including the conditioning and mounting of electrolytically purified piezoelectric quartz crystals as torsionally vibrating viscosity sensors, verification of their measurement sensitivity and performance, expertise in complex data acquisition electronics, the implementation of sophisticated data acquisition software using the Lab View graphical programming language, and the NIST software package ODRPACK for nonlinear orthogonal distance regression analysis, and advanced knowledge of molecular momentum transfer processes in liquids and gases. Only the University of Colorado has the unique set of skills in microsystems design, broad expertise in complex electronics and piezoelectric transducers, sophisticated data acquisition programming and advanced molecular momentum transfer processes that is needed for this project. No commercial vendor has been located that offers such broad ranging services. This requirement is a continuation of work begun in September 2005 to continue through April 30, 2008. This requirement involves research using Government owned equipment. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Under $100,000). This synopsis is issued for information purposes. Questions should be submitted in writing to the contracting officer either by fax or email. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether or not use of competitive procedures to fulfill this requirement would be in the Government's best interest and must address qualifications pertinent to this requirement. Any questions regarding this notice shall be submitted in writing to Doris Turner (e-mail preferred) no later than close of business March 23, 2007. Anticipated award date is March 30, 2007.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 325 BROADWAY, BOULDER, CO
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Record
- SN01245433-W 20070309/070307220327 (fbodaily.com)
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