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STATEMENT OF WORK

TITLE: Data Capture Services

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Material Measurement Laboratory, Applied Chemicals and Materials Division applies a variety of state-of-the-art technologies to advance fundamental and applied measurement science and technology for thermophysical and thermochemical properties. Areas of work include abstraction and assessment of published properties data in this field (archived in NIST’s internal SOURCE database), value-added data products, assessments of data quality, and predictive technologies, which are broadly applicable in various areas of basic research, product and process design, and system development. This requirement provides scientific services that support the Thermodynamics Research Center Group of the Applied Chemicals and Materials Division utilizing Government-furnished software tools for data capture.

II. SCOPE OF WORK

a. OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE Scientific service support for execution and enhancement of data capture procedures (with Guided Data Capture (GDC) software developed at NIST) for thermophysical and thermochemical properties of pure compounds, binary and ternary mixtures, alloys, and intermetallic compounds derived primarily from original sources published in the scientific literature.

b. GENERAL:

The contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution.

c. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall complete the following tasks:

1. Capture thermophysical and thermochemical data published in the open scientific literature with an emphasis on the following journals: the Journals of Molecular Liquids; the Journal of Physical Chemistry - A, B, C, and Letters; the Journal of Solution Chemistry; the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry; the Journal of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

Data capture shall be done with Guided Data Capture (GDC), a NIST-developed software tool that implements data capture procedures specific to thermophysical and thermochemical properties of pure compounds, binary, and ternary mixtures. Data shall be captured from 800 selected articles as received from the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on a quarterly basis (200 articles/quarter). The articles will be transmitted electronically in pdf format.

2. Develop progress reports that document the following for the previous month:

Activities accomplished, deliverables completed, outstanding deliverables, any delays, reasons for delays, and recommendations that were brought to the attention of the NIST COR

3. Provide feedback to the COR about possible enhancements to GDC that would improve the data capture process.

III. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance shall be:

Base Year: 10 October 2024 - 09 October 2025 Option Year 1: 10 October 2025 - 09 October 2026 Option Year 2: 10 October 2026 - 09 October 2027 Option Year 3: 10 October 2027 - 09 October 2028 Option Year 4: 10 October 2028 - 09 October 2029

IV. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All work shall be accomplished at a remote site furnished by the contractor. No access to government facilities will be granted. Government property in the form of Guided Data Capture software will be provided to the vendor. No other government property will be furnished.

V. DELIVERABLES

Number/ Reference Description Format Quantity Due Date All Progress reports, quarterly, delivered to the COR

MS

Word via email

4 No later than 30 days after the end of

Number/ Reference Description Format Quantity Due Date a quarter All Output files from the Guided

Data Capture (GDC) software (1 per selected article) delivered to the COR

GDC file format via email

800 As completed;

150-250 delivered in each quarter

Standards for Acceptance of Tasks:

The NIST COR will provide comments on each deliverable within 14 calendar days from receipt of a given deliverable. The Contractor shall make any needed changes to the reports within 14 calendar days from receipt of electronic or written comments from the COR. The NIST COR will provide written notification when a deliverable is accepted. The standard for acceptance shall be the complete and accurate capture of all data from each article as determined by a review by the

NIST COR.

VI. CONTRACTOR’S MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Scientist or engineer able to perform, document, and improve difficult science and engineering tasks. At a minimum meets the following qualifications:

1. PhD in discipline related to task, or applicable combination of education, training, or experience to perform technical work at a senior scientific and technical level (highest degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or equivalent, is desired).

2. Recognition of competence through a track record of technical contributions (primary authorship of published papers that cover experimental measurements of thermodynamic or thermochemical properties and critical evaluation of properties data, is desired).

3. Experience with solving complex technical problems.

4. Effective written and oral English communications.

5. Experience with Guided Data Capture software program.

6. Minimum 2 years of applicable education, training, or experience; or documented expertise of specialized technical skills (or combination of skills) demonstrating equivalence to years of experience.