D -- UXOCORROSION MODELING

Notice Date

September 18, 2001

Contracting Office

GSA/FTS, 10850 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights, IL 62208-2039

ZIP Code

62208-2039

Solicitation Number

5TS5701C221

Response Due

September 25, 2001

Point of Contact

Virginia Mueller (618) 398-4925/Mara Shultz (618) 398-4929

Description

DESC: The GSA/FTS, Region 5 is announcing its intent to procure UXO Corrosion Modeling Services. Background of this project: The 1998 Defense Science Board report estimated that 1500 different sites, encompassing 15 million acres of land, contain Department of Defense (DoD) unexploded ordnance (UXO). Contained within the soil, these intact munitions corrode at vastly varying rates. Depending on site-specific factors, the time to perforation or corrosion breakthrough can vary from 10 years to several thousand years. The UXO are comprised of high explosives. As EPA enforcement expands and the Range Rule is implemented, two fundamental questions arise: How fast do UXO corrode and what factors influence the corrosion rate? The work required for this task represents a first of its kind attempt to answer those questions. By sampling UXO under various environmental conditions, this work shall develop a useful UXO corrosion model as an important element in evaluating UXO environmental risk at U.S. military installations. The efforts of this task are part of a larger effort. This larger effort is composed of the following elements: Work plan development (Sampling Plan, QA/QC Plan, Health & Safety Plan) (part of this task, specifically, how the data will be used to develop a model); Field sampling at multiple DoD sites undergoing active clearance of ordnance (separate contractor; outside the scope of this task); Laboratory sampling and analysis, including biological (separate contract; outside the scope of this task); Database development (outside the scope of this task); UXO Corrosion Model development (the focus of this task ); Regulatory review of this program (outside the scope of this task); Reporting (part of this task). Testing to be conducted in this effort shall not include any UXO that is still explosively configured in any way, but shall include pieces of exploded munition bodies (range scrap) that represent the types of UXO that are found at individual military ranges. This task also includes reporting on the modeling activities, the model basis and function. Requirements: The contractor shall provide the necessary personnel, facilities, materials, and scientific and technical expertise to develop the portion of the test plan associated with modeling, execute the modeling (both mathematically and then translate the equations into a user friendly personal computer tool), and then report on the basis, mathematics and functionality of the model. The contractor shall write that portion of the work plan that deals with the translation of field data into a personal computer model, detailing the type of program language that will be used, the hardware platforms that the computer system will be compatible with, the approach used to analyze the data and compare predictive analytical equations with the field data. Included in the work plan text, the contractor shall detail the modeling Test Plan. The Modeling Test Plan shall indicate how the final model will be tested (validated to fulfill its intended functions). The draft work plan text will be reviewed by both the government and the government s integration contractor, and the contractor shall incorporate the text changes from both (revisions shall be limited to one round). The contractor shall also review their portion of the work plan in context of the entire work plan and provide comments back to the government on that portion not written by the contractor. The contractor shall obtain the UXO Corrosion Database (Microsoft Access) after 50, 100, 150, and 200 ordnance (and related parameters) have been included in the database. There will likely be an interval of time before and between the availability of the updated database, which varies from several weeks to several months, depending on how quickly field work progresses at the various installations undergoing cleanup and clearance. The contractor shall work with the government and the government s integration contractor to develop the mathematical equations which best fit the interim (and eventually final) data. The contractor shall write three Interim Modeling Reports indicating the status of the analytical modeling (based upon interim data- 50, 100, and 150 UXO and associated parameters). Interim reports shall be submitted 30 days after receipt of the updated database. These interim reports shall primarily contain the basis for the modeling, the analytical equations, a functional description of the model, program used, how the user interface is expected to work (include screen print outs in the interim reports where applicable); and the model itself (where applicable). The contractor shall submit these interim reports to the government and its integration contractor. The contractor shall obtain the final UXO Corrosion Database (Microsoft Access) from the government after all 200 ordnance and related parameters have been included. The contractor shall receive a UXO Data Analysis Report along with the final database (from the USAEC) that reflects the data associations and trends (photographs, UXO position within soil column, pit depths and distribution, scale composition, possible galvanic or stress effects, metal microscopic analysis), biological (to be decided during work plan development), and soil chemistry parameters (listed below): h Ba, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na -- ICP h Alkalinity -EDTA Titration -- SM 2320B h Mercury Nitrate Titration (SM 2320 B) h pH -meter -(ASTM D-1293) h Total Acidity h Resistivity (initial) Instrumental ASTM D1125 h Resistivity (minimum) Instrumental V ASTM D-1125 h Sulfate- turbidimetric V ASTM D-4130 h Sulfide VSulfide Ion Detector Tubes V API RP-13B-1 h Organic Acids V Back Titration Method V SM 2320 B modified h Moisture content V Oven Dry h Organic Content V Muffle Furnace h Particle Size Distribution V Sieve and Lazer methods h Soil Classification V ASTM h Porosity V by calculation or by measurement h Permeability V by calculation or by measurement The contractor shall use the database and the UXO Data Analysis Report to develop, write and code the final UXO Corrosion Model. The requirements for the model shall be contained in the UXO Data Analysis Report. It is no later than at this point that the contractor shall translate the equations to a user interface model. The model shall be written in Visual Basic, version 6.0. This model shall be compatible with no less than a Pentium 300 processor, 32 MB memory,1 GB hard disk, 24X CD ROM drive (minimum hardware requirement). The contractor will receive comments from the government and its integration contractor on the model and shall make the specified revisions to the model based upon these comments. The contractor shall write a final modeling report (MS Word compatible with Windows 2000) that contains an update on the basis, analytical equations, functional description of the model, program used, and user interface. With regard to basis, the contractor shall clearly show, using multiple regression analysis or a simple statistical function the relationship of corrosion rate to the parameters chosen within the equations. Any and all weighting parameters shall be justified in the basis section of the final modeling report. Finite difference modeling will not be applied to this effort. The final modeling report shall also include a UXO Corrosion Model User s Guide designed for the end user with functional information about model installation, key board instructions, data field descriptions, trouble shooting instructions and descriptions of program output. A copy of the operating model itself shall accompany the interim and final modeling reports, as well as the computer code, in a fashion that the government can reproduce the software. The government reserves all rights to copy and distribute the software, the code, the User s Guide, and the Final Modeling Report. The contractor shall provide input to the annual report by submission of summary status to include background, objective, technical approach, results, findings, and achievements. Reports shall be submitted in electronic format (Word 6.0 or higher). The contractor shall make modifications to their annual report based upon the government s written comments and resubmit (modifications shall be limited to one round). The contractor shall provide input to and then subsequent review for a journal article for a peer-reviewed journal summarizing the main points culled from the sampling, analysis, and modeling efforts from this UXO corrosion work. The integration contractor will be the primary author of the paper, with the contractor as a secondary author. The government will review the contractor s journal input and contractor shall incorporate revisions and resubmit their portion to the government and its integration contractor. The government reserves the right to publish and/or reproduce any and all data and modeling resulting from this SOW, regardless of whether the journal publishes the submitted article. Items and Data to be Delivered: Items and Data shall be delivered in a format, media, and documentation acceptable to the client and ITR: Work Plan Input (including Modeling Test Plan) and review comments; three interim Modeling Reports (after 50, 100 and 150 ordnance items and related parameters have been made available to the contractor); UXO Corrosion Model (final); Final Modeling Report, including a UXO Corrosion Model User s Guide; Input to the Annual Report; Comments on the UXO Corrosion Final Report; Input to and Comments on Peer Reviewed Journal Article; Trip Reports and Meeting Reports. The contractor is responsible for providing personnel with expertise in the following areas: h Project Management; h Corrosion mechanisms for steel in soil h Corrosion Chemistry h Corrosion modeling mathematics h Visual Basic Modeling; h Statistical methods of data analysis; h Metal Corrosion Macro and Microscopic analyses, to include micron scale borings, hardness, scale analysis (x-ray diffraction analysis), pit count and depth analyses. h UXO Corrosion Work Plan development This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation, reference Number 5TS5701C221. This RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-27, NAICS Code 541690, Other Scientific & Technical Consulting Services. This requirement is for a firm fixed price contract. This requirement is stated in detail above, however, a copy of the Statement of Work as a WORD document may be obtained by contacting Virginia Mueller, GSA/FTS Fairview Heights Office, 618-398-4925 or e-mail virginia.mueller@gsa.gov. Delivery and acceptance of all items shall be by the government program manager at USAEC, 5179 Hoadley Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401. USAEC is working in coordination with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Champaign, IL. Delivery of all items for this task will be 540 days from task award. The place of performance will be primarily at the contractor s facility with limited applicable travel approved as part of this task. FAR 52.252-2 applies to this acquisition. Full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov/far. FAR 52.212-1 applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2 shall not apply to this acquisition. Award shall be made based on best value evaluation using criteria based on the following criteria in order of importance: past performance, technical approach, staffing plan, and cost. QUOTATIONS SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISIONS AT FAR 52.212-3. FAR 52.212-4 applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition -- FAR 52.212-5(b): The following additional FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, and 52.232-33. Offers are due no later than 25 September 2001, 3:00 p.m., Central Time, to GSA/FTS, Mara E. Shultz, 10850 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights, IL 62208. E-Mail responses to virginia.mueller@gsa.gov are acceptable. Contact Virginia Mueller at (618) 398-4925 (voice) or Mara Shultz at (618) 398-4929 (voice) for information regarding this RFQ or fax (618) 398-4931.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010920/DSOL006.HTM (W-261 SN50X9L0)