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ENGINEERING SERVICES: CONSULTANT TO EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO USCG TO MAINTAIN, MODIFY, RE-DESIGN, OR MAKE NEW SYSTEM FOR AN EXISTING SUBSEA/UNDERWATER CRUDE OIL COLLECTION CONTAINMENT SYSTEM
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The Department of Homeland Security, through the U.S. Coast Guard, is seeking an engineering consultant to evaluate and provide recommendations for a subsea crude oil collection containment system at Mississippi Canyon Lease Block 20. Following a platform collapse caused by Hurricane Ivan, an existing containment system consisting of steel domes, hoses, and a separator has failed to eliminate a daily crude oil sheen on the water surface. Under administrative order 12-001, the consultant will assist the government in determining whether to maintain, modify, redesign, or uninstall the current system and will perform an independent assessment of a new proposed design to ensure it is suitable for the specific environmental conditions of the site. The selected contractor must possess highly specialized technical expertise not currently available within the U.S. Coast Guard, specifically regarding hydrocarbon emissions through fine-grained sediments and marine structure engineering. Key requirements include proficiency in seabed flux measurements, analyzing temporal and spatial variability in emissions, and understanding the geologic controls affecting those emissions. Additionally, the consultant must be expert in the design and failure modes of seabed containment systems, oil volumetric estimation on the sea surface, and modeling the fate of oil and gas droplets within the water column.
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Mississippi Canyon Lease Block 20, south of New Orleans, LA (approximately 12 miles from shore), centered at 28 degrees 56' 12., NEW ORLEANS, LA, USASet-Aside
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