FURNISH AND INSTALL A PULSE GENERATING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AT THE PERMANENT BARRIER I, DISPERSAL BARRIERS, ROMEOVILLE, IL
PROJECT TITLE FURNISH AND INSTALL A PULSE GENERATING SYSTEM ("PGS"), A PGS CONTROL SYSTEM, A POWER MONITORING SYSTEM ("PMS") AND A PGS COOLING SYSTEM AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM AT THE PERMANENT BARRIER I, DISPERSAL BARRIERS FACILITY, ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS
PROJECT SCOPE
The Contractor shall furnish and install a pulse generating system ("PGS"), a PGS Control System, a Power Monitoring System ("PMS") and a PGS Cooling System as part of an integrated system at the Permanent Barrier I Aquatic Nuisance Species Dispersal Barriers ("PB1 Barrier" or "Permanent Barrier I") facility in Romeoville, Illinois located on the CSSC (Chicago Sanitary Shipping Canal). The Contractor shall provide a fully functional and complete working system in compliance with the requirements itemized in the PWS and contract. The Government has reviewed the requirements contained within this PWS and has determined the work to be predominately services.
The PGS shall include two pulse generating units that pulse power through two independent underwater electrode arrays already installed. Each array will generate an independent pulsed direct current (DC) electric field in the CSSC.
The PGS shall convert the Government provided 4160 Volts (V) alternating current (AC) power supply into a pulsed DC current able to operate at an adjustable range within the full range of parameters for Volts, pulse frequency, and pulse duration allowed by the equipment. The PGS shall, at least, provide peak voltages up to 6,000V and peak currents up 30,000 Amps (A), not simultaneously, on the output of the PGS, with a pulse frequency of 0.5 to 100 Hertz (Hz) within increment adjustments of 0.1Hz and a pulse duration of 0-1000 milliseconds (ms) within increment adjustments of 100 microseconds (µs) with harmonic distortion within IEEE 519 standards. The maximum power delivered to a single pulse generating unit can be assumed to be 4.3MegaWatts (MW). For purposes of information only, the government currently anticipates that one potential combination of operating parameters for the pulse generating unit would be 3,000V with a pulse duration of 2.3ms at 34Hz.
Each pulse generating unit shall be capable of being synchronized with all the other pulse generating units at the Dispersal Barriers so that the timing of when a pulse generating unit fires does not occur concurrently with another pulse generating unit. Consistent with the synchronization system for the existing Barriers, each pulse generating unit shall use the leading edge of a pulse from a GPS signal with a given offset based on a percentage of the operating frequency to achieve synchronization with other pulse generating units on site.
NAICS: 334419 with a small business size standard, stated in "number of employees of 750 employees"
CONTRACT TYPE: FIRM FIXED PRICE INVOLVING SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
REQUESTED INFORMATION: This Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the government in its efforts.
1. Firm's business name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with an active status? If not, does it plan to register or reactivate its status in SAM?
3. In consideration of North American Industry Classification System Code 334419, with a small business size standard in number of employees of 750 employees, which of the following small business categories is your business classified under, if any? Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business.
4. Is your firm capable of obtaining a performance and payment bond for a services project?
5. Is your firm a small-business interested in performing as a subcontractor?
6. Does your firm have experience in the work described for this project? If so, how many years?
SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Respondents interested in providing a response to this Notice shall provide their submittals to Ericka Hillard prior to 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on 29 May, 2018, via email to: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil (ensure that the number & title of the Sources Sought Notice of "W912P618S0014, Pulse Generating System, Permanent Barrier I," is included in the subject line of the email). Any electronic files (EMAIL) CANNOT EXCEED this Agency's size limit of 20MB (includes email and its attachment); files exceeding this size will be denied access to Ms. Hillard's email inbox.
Ericka D. Hillard, Phone 3128465378, Email ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil
