Conduct Flights with Chemically and Meteorologically-Instrumented Aircraft to Provide Data on Trace Gas Species

SYNOPSIS PROJECT TITLE: Conduct Flights with Chemically and Meteorologically -Instrumented Aircraft to Provide Data on Trace Gas Species Earth for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) Chemical Sciences Division (CSD). LOCATION OF WORK: Location will vary according to each task order. Most flights will be out of the Boulder airport but some flights will require travel to remote deployment sites. NAICS CODE: 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. The small-business size standard is $15M. This acquisition is set aside 100% for small businesses. DESCRIPTION: The Government is looking for a contractor with a light research aircraft that can be sent on scheduled research flights downwind of large, concentrated agricultural sources, and oil and gas production areas, to quantify emissions to the atmosphere. Further, the contractor will need to rapidly respond to unscheduled or accidental atmospheric releases, such as the Aliso Canyon blowout, to enable the Government to provide quantified leak rate information to responders, stakeholders, and the public. REQUIREMENTS: A candidate contractor must have an aircraft that has the capability to respond to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Boulder location for joint work with the CSD instrumented mobile laboratory. Response time may be within 2-3 hours for the required service. A candidate aircraft must be able to be temporarily redeployed within the CONUS in response to accidental releases. The candidate aircraft must be instrumented for meteorological data (at a minimum, vector winds, ambient temperature, and ambient pressure, all measured once per second with uncertainties equal to or better than - 1 m s-1, - 1 K, and - 10 mb), aircraft position and attitude, and for 1-second or faster measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4). Total uncertainties on these 1-second data must equal to or better than - 0.4 ppm and 100 ppt, respectively. These data must be provided electronically in quick-look form within 24 hours of each flight for prompt evaluation. Upon consultation, the candidate aircraft must be able to carry CSD-provided flight-ready chemical measurement instruments, subject to aircraft space, weight, power, and safety-of-flight constraints. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: A 1- year base period of performance with four (4) 1-year option periods is anticipated. Initial flights are desired by mid-May 2016, with exact dates subject to contractor availability, CSD scheduling, and weather. The Contractor shall complete all work with 30 days after receipt of a task order with appropriate adjustments for weather and aircraft and instrument readiness as needed. TYPE OF CONTRACT: An IDIQ contract is anticipated. Task orders will be issued that define specific missions. CLIN 0001 Base Period - Non-Personal Aircraft Services CLIN 0002 Base Period - Installation of GFP on Contractor's Aircraft CLIN 1001 Option Period 1 - Non-Personal Aircraft Services CLIN 1002 Option Period 1 - Installation of GFP on Contractor's Aircraft CLIN 2001 Option Period 2 - Non-Personal Aircraft Services CLIN 2002 Option Period 2 - Installation of GFP on Contractor's Aircraft CLIN 3001 Option Period 3 - Non-Personal Aircraft Services CLIN 3002 Option Period 3 - Installation of GFP on Contractor's Aircraft CLIN 4001 Option Period 4 - Non-Personal Aircraft Services CLIN 4002 Option Period 4 - Installation of GFP on Contractor's Aircraft All dates listed below are tentative; official dates will be provided when the solicitation is released. TENTATIVE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: April 21, 2016 TENTATIVE PROPOSAL DUE DATE: May 3, 2016 ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: May 13, 2016 DELIVERY SCHEDULE: The Contractor shall complete all work with 30 days after receipt of a task order with appropriate adjustments for weather and aircraft and instrument readiness as needed. The exception being task orders issued for unscheduled flights that will need support as soon as possible. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: To be eligible for award, a contractor must (1) be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. All offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) identifier. A DUNS number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet at (800) 333-0505 or online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. All responses to this notice may be submitted via e-mail to Susan Labovitz, Contracting Officer, at Susan.Labovitz@noaa.gov. The phone number for the Contracting Officer is (303) 497-7943.