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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to provide answers to questions received during the Q&A period, provide replacement pages to the amended RFP, and extend the proposal due date as specified below:

1) The Addendum includes the questions received in response to RFP no. 140M0120R0003 and

BOEM's responses to the questions (Q&A);

2) As a result of the changes made to the RFP in response to the questions received, replacement pages have been provided. The redline/blueline/strikeout method with a bar on the left side of the changed test is used to identify the changes to the text; and

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15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

David Jablonski

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3) The RFP due date is extended to March 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET.

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AMENDMENT WITH THE PROPOSAL ACKNOWLEDGING

ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CHANGES.

Changes:

1) Replacement Page 7, Section C.3.2 - Added information on peer reviewers addressed in Q&A.

2) Replacement Page 7, Section C.3.4 - Added information on experiments addresses in Q&A.

3) Replacement Page 15, Section F.4.13 - Added

'metadata' and information on metadata.

4) Replacement Page 19 - Added Section F.8 with data rights desired for the Government.

5) Replacement Page 30-31 - Added Section H.13 for Data Deliverable Requirements.

6) Replacement Page 35 - Added Reference to

Attachment 2 for Guidelines (GL) Fluid Modeling.

Note: The BOEM is performing this study in collaboration with the EPA. The EPA has expressed that the attached guideline document, although old, is still very relevant for fluid modeling.

7) Replacement Page 42 - Section L.5 - Changed proposal due date from February 26, 2020 to March

10, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET.

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Questions and Answers

Q1: Can peer reviewers come from the organization of one of the contractors or do they need to be completely independent of the institutions?

A1: The Peer Reviewers need to be completely independent of the institutions. See Section C.3.2 Task 2 which has been changed to add this information

Q2: Is there a maximum scale down factor?

A2: While there is not a specific scale down factor that can be specified, the researcher will need to make sure that the scale down factor that is used does not reduce the Reynolds Number (ratio of inertial force/viscous force) to a value that is too small to represent full-scale flow and dispersion (“Reynolds number independence”). The rule of thumb is that the Reynolds Number should be above about 10,000.

So, the scale selected may be as large as 1:50 or even as small as 1:1000, but whatever scale selected should maintain a Reynolds Number > 10,000.

Q3: How far downstream (in the full-scale application) of each structure needs to be monitored for downwash?

A3: We assume what is meant by “full-scale application” is full-scale distance equivalent to a distance in the wind tunnel. Typically, you would not monitor beyond a 5 km distance equivalent in the wind tunnel because beyond those distances, the rotation of the earth is no longer a negligible factor in the plume trajectory.

Q4: What level of structural details are needed on the rig?

A4: The rigs should be similar to that of the actual structure/platform, but do not need to be exact.

Q5: Is there a requirement that the floor of the wind tunnel be configured to have standing water.

A5: No. Will need to simulate very low roughness, but also keep in mind similar to the Reynolds

Number, when you scale up to actual size, you scale the roughness as well.

Q6: Are 2D or 3D measurement vectors desired?

A6: Experiments shall measure 2 vectors at a time but from two different orientations to get all three vectors (u, v, w). See Section C.3.4 Task 4, which has added this language in the amendment.

Q7: The scope, in particular the level of details needed for the structures, is fairly open ended. Can the government provide any guidance on the order of magnitude expected for budget so that responders can use that context to design a suitable experiment?

A7: The Government anticipates the procurement to be less than the simplified acquisition threshold of

$250,000.00.

Q8: There have been some 3D models of various platform and ship types, but do not have any real information as to reliability of these models or any statistics as to how many of the various types have been built. Will you be able to provide better information as to the geometries we should be evaluating?

A8: This is part of a deliverable under Task 3, which will be conducted during performance of the contract. Some shape of structures for oil platforms can be found via internet searches using ‘Images of

Oil Platform Gulf of Mexico.’ Some dimensions of oil platforms can be found in a book called ‘The

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Register’ https://www.crsl.com/acatalog/the-mobile-offshore-drilling-units-register.html and some information can potentially be found under the BSEE site:

https://www.data.bsee.gov/Main/Platform.aspx#pdf. Ultimately in Task 3, the contractor will need to conduct adequate research, which additional resources may be utilized, to collect the information necessary in order to develop the CAD and actual models for testing.

https://www.crsl.com/acatalog/the-mobile-offshore-drilling-units-register.html https://www.crsl.com/acatalog/the-mobile-offshore-drilling-units-register.html https://www.data.bsee.gov/Main/Platform.aspx#pdf

BOEM Wind Tunnel Study Solicitation No. 140M0120R0003

Replacement Page 7 of 53 and formats. For example, non-geographic metadata could include field and data analysis manuals. For geographic data, the Contractor shall conform to the Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998) as published on May 1, 2000, by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) or to any format that supersedes it as determined by the FGDC, https://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/csdgm/. Profiles and extensions to the standard that have been endorsed by the FGDC shall be used if they are applicable to the data or data products. The metadata records shall contain any and all elements, including those that are considered optional, wherever applicable to the data or data product. The metadata record shall contain sufficient detail to ensure the data or data product can be fully understood for future use and for posterity. The metadata records shall be delivered free of errors in both content and format as determined by the metadata parser (mp) program developed by the United States Geological Survey or an equivalent. The metadata and records will be subject to review and approval prior to the final acceptance by the Government.

C.3.2 Task 2. Establish Peer Reviewers to Advise the Study

The USEPA will provide one Peer Reviewer. The Offeror may propose Peer Reviewers consisting of one (1) to three (3) members whose expertise must include the wind tunnel experiments and the atmospheric boundary layer or fluid dynamics. The proposal shall include the name, expertise represented, and resume. The role of the Peer Reviewers is to offer individual advice on scientific issues pertaining to field experiments and design, data processing, equipment installation, and to provide peer-review of the draft final report and any publications submitted to peer-reviewed or academic journals prior to acceptance of the final report by BOEM. The BOEM reserves the right to approve the proposed Peer Reviewers members and suggest alternative members. The Peer Reviewers need to be completely independent of the institutions.

C.3.3 Task 3. Research of Existing Structures, Build Structures (Draft/Final), and Develop Work Plan (Draft/Final)

The Contractor shall conduct research of existing structures to identify the best model prototype specifications. The Contractor shall prepare a Draft Work Plan which explains methodology, how the equipment will be set up and how the wind field will be applied and measured, and how data will be analyzed. The contractor should submit CAD models of the draft structure prototypes and the Draft Work Plan to BOEM and to the peer reviewers for comment. The Draft Work Plan and draft CAD models for the wind tunnel experiments shall be approved by the Peer Reviewers and the BOEM prior to conducting the wind tunnel experiments. After approval of the draft CAD models and Draft Work Plan by BOEM and peer reviewers, the Contractor shall finalize the model prototypes, construct the models, and the Final Work Plan and proceed to conduct the wind tunnel experiments.

C.3.4 Task 4. Conduct Wind Tunnel Downwash Experiment

The Wind Tunnel Downwash Experiment shall follow the Work Plan established during the post-award meeting. The Contractor shall conduct the experiments and use the prototypes of the typical oil and gas platforms and MODUs. Experiments shall measure 2 vectors at a time, but

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C.3.5 Task 5. Data Collection and Analysis

The Contractor shall follow the Work Plan and the Data Management Plan to conduct wind tunnel experiments. The Contractor shall also describe the equipment, sensors, and tracer material to be used in the experiments. All data collected will need to be quality assured, quality controlled, and analyzed for the development of algorithm for the AERMOD dispersion model.

C.3.6 Task 6: Report and Technical Summary (Draft and Final)

The Contractor shall be responsible for preparation and submission of the Draft Report, Final Report, Draft Technical Summary, Data, Final Technical Summary, and Draft Journal Article produced by the Contractor’s Principal Investigators and staff, according to Section F.4. The reports shall be prepared after completion of all analyses.

Replacement Page 15 of 53 of receipt of review comments. The Review Copy will go through review by the COR and our Editorial Staff until deemed accepted by BOEM.

F.4.10 Final Report (Deliverable 10)

The Contractor shall submit a Final Report including any changes and/or comments noted by BOEM. The Contractor shall provide the rationale in a letter accompanying the Final Report for and review comments not accommodated. Copies of the report, a high-quality master copy, and a searchable-text .pdf digital copy shall be provided to BOEM. The contractor shall provide bibliographic citations for the Final Report to BOEM in EndNote compatible format. The Contractor shall not provide copies of this Report, nor any subsequent revisions prepared during the review process, nor data contained within, nor any portions thereof, to any parties not specifically designated in Section F.7 prior to final acceptance by BOEM. If a need arises to do so, the Contractor must obtain the written approval of the CO.

F.4.11 Final Technical Summary (Deliverable 11)

The Contractor shall submit a Final Technical Summary, revised from the draft as per review comments in digital format. Contractor shall not provide copies of this Report, nor any subsequent revisions prepared during the review process, nor data contained within, nor any portions thereof, to any parties not specifically designated in Section F.7 prior to final acceptance by BOEM. If a need arises to do so, the Contractor must obtain the written approval of the CO.

F.4.12 Report Cover Graphics (Deliverable 12)

The Contractor shall submit digital files prepared in JPEG format for use as the Report Cover Graphic. The graphic should be readily identified with the subject of the report. Graphic requirements can be found at our website: http://www.boem.gov/ESP-Report-Specifications/ .

The Contract Report Specifications document, Section 3.5 Covers, Front and Back section. With prior written COR approval, the Contractor may submit a suitable illustration depicting the subject of the report.

F.4.13 Data, Analyses, Technology tool(s) (Deliverable 13)

The Contractor shall deliver a copy of generated resulting data, data analyses, metadata, and any generated computational analyses tools for future evaluations. These items may be submitted electronically. At a minimum the resulting data shall include, description of the collected data, wind speed, wind direction, various source-building geometries and source location, building aspect ratio, and the airflow and air concentration fields. The format for the data shall be comma or space delimited text files.

The metadata records shall contain sufficient detail to ensure the data or data product can be fully understood for future use and for posterity and so that future studies may use the same methods and analyses.

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F.7 ADDRESSES FOR DELIVERABLES

Contracting Officer's Representative

[COR]

TBD AT TIME OF AWARD

Contracting Officer [CO] David Jablonski U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Acquisition Operations Branch 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAE-AMD Sterling, Virginia 20166 Phone: 703-787-1589 David.Jablonski@bsee.gov

Chief, Environmental Studies Section

[ESS]

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Environmental Studies Section Office Of Environment 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd. GM 676E New Orleans, LA 70123

F.8 DATA RIGHTS FOR DELIVERABLES

The Government requires unlimited data rights as defined in FAR 52.227-14 for the CAD Models, metadata, data analysis and technology tools delivered during contract performance.

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H.12 SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

Scientific integrity is vital to Department of the Interior (DOI) activities under which scientific research, data, summaries, syntheses, interpretations, presentations, and/or publications are developed and used. Failure to uphold the highest degree of scientific integrity will result not only in potentially flawed scientific results, interpretations, and applications, but will damage DOI’s reputation and ability to uphold the public’s trust. All work performed must comply with the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy posted to http://www.doi.gov, or its equivalent as provided by their organization or State law.

H.13 DATA DELIVERABLE REQUIREMENTS

H.13.1 Description of Data Deliverables

Data deliverables may include several data types including textual and numeric information, instrument readouts, equations, statistics, images, diagrams, raw data, processed data, derived data, published data and archived data. Deliverables may also include data generated through experiments, computer models and simulations, and by observations of natural phenomena at specific times and locations. Data that rely on licensed software for access, evaluation, or use shall be identified in the scope of work and proprietary formats and software shall be documented in the project metadata. Open source format deliverables are encouraged where appropriate.

H.13.2 Submission of Description Transmittal

Upon completion of this contact, the Contractor shall provide a final transmittal to BOEM that identifies information used during the study period as well as all data and metadata produced including proprietary data. A Microsoft Word document (and/or ASCII text file and/or Open Document Word Processing (ODT) file) describing the data set shall accompany any submission and provide all necessary information for understanding the submittal. The document shall include, but is not limited to the following:

• Contents of any CD/DVD, external drive, or other media (or .zip/.tar files)

• Description of the project, including all related deliverables and any project codes

• Version and date of the data

• Information on proprietary data issues (if any exist or as appropriate)

• Contact information for those responsible for creating the data and who have the responsibility for maintaining the master version of the data

• A short description of data themes (limited to one to two sentences for each theme)

H.13.3 Submission of Data and Metadata

In addition to the transmittal, Contractors must submit all raw data, derived data products, and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of work under this contract. This

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Complete metadata is required for all data types. A metadata record is a file of information which captures the basic characteristics of a data or information resource. It represents: the who, what, when, where, why and how of the data. Metadata will include detailed descriptions of creation methods, analytical/analysis steps, governing equations, any deviations (e.g. standard deviations), spatial and attribute description and accuracies, complete data dictionaries, as well as use constraints and any other relevant information that could affect interpretation of applicability of these data for any potential purpose.

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SECTION J

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Please see http://www.boem.gov/Environmental-Studies-Program-Report-Specifications/ for Specifications for Reports, Specifications for Technical Summaries, Specifications for Mission Statements, Specifications for Machine-Readable Deliverables, and the Federal Register Air Quality Rule.

Attachment 1: Past Experience/Past Performance Reference Information Form 2 Pages

(TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED WITH THE PROPOSAL)

Attachment 2: GL Fluid Modeling (1981) 202 Pages

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SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. FAR Provisions: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html

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52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017)

L.2 FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (Apr 1984)

The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type contract resulting from this solicitation.

L.3 GENERAL INFORMATION

If your proposal contains information that you do not wish to be disclosed to the public or used by the Government for any purpose other than evaluation of your proposal, such restrictions shall be clearly indicated on each sheet containing such information. Offerors shall not be reimbursed the costs of developing a proposal for this Request for Proposal (RFP).

L.4 QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Questions are due by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, February 5, 2020. All questions must be submitted in writing via email to David Jablonski at David.Jablonski@bsee.gov. Offerors must include the RFP number, 140M0120R0003, in the subject line of the email.

L.5 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals must be received on or before 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, February 26 March 10, 2020. Proposals must be submitted by email to David.Jablonski@bsee.gov. Please note it is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure/verify that the BSEE receives their submission on or before the time specified. If a proposal is not received by BSEE on or before the date and time specified, the Offeror’s submission will be considered late and may be rejected.

L.6 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

The technical proposal and the business/cost proposal shall be submitted as two separate volumes in Word and PDF. Any technical assumptions shall be submitted as a separate technical