2016_SOW__Lab_gases1.doc

STATEMENT OF WORK

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)

1. INTRODUCTION

U.S. Dept of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Salt Lake Technical Center

8660 South Sandy Parkway

Sandy, Utah 84070

The Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC) analyzes workplace exposure samples submitted by Federal Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) from all over the United States and the following territories: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Analytical results provided by SLTC to CSHO’s are often used as the basis for citations and these results must be accurate, precise, and defendable in court proceedings. This work requires a continual supply of specific and high quality gases to operate analytical instruments such as Gas Chromatographs (GC), Atomic Absorption Spectrometers (AA), and Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP).

2.

SCOPE OF WORK

High quality liquid nitrogen, liquid argon (4.8 purity or higher), helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, argon, acetylene, nitrous oxide, and compressed breathing air are constantly used and consumed by:

· sample preparation,

· specific analytical instruments (e.g., AA, ICP, GC, etc.),

· different laboratory operations (e.g., eluent sparging),

· etc.

A contractor must be able to deliver analytical grade and purity of gases in sufficient quantities within 3 days of request.

3.

STATEMENT OF WORK

Contractor will supply and deliver the SLTC with (bulk) quantities of high quality liquid nitrogen, liquid argon (4.8 purity or higher), helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, argon, acetylene, nitrous oxide, and compressed breathing air to be used to run various types of quantitative analyses. Therefore, all supplied gases must meet established and required purity levels.

If required, the contractor will provide on a rental basis to SLTC appropriate storage cylinders and tanks for the period of time that the gas is needed. Bulk gases (Liquid Argon and Liquid Nitrogen) will be supplied by the vendor as needed by monitoring an alarm system provided and installed by the vendor such as a telemetry alarm and keeping the volumes at the required levels. The required levels are managed through the alarm system that will notify the vendor when it is time to fill the tanks. By use of the alarm system the vendor will know what levels the tanks are at all the time. Telemetry or alarm equipment will be provided by the vendor as part of the contract and all repairs to the equipment will be the responsibility of the vendor.

4. DELIVERABLES

Gases provided in the quantity and purity required for the analysis of samples. Purity and quantity will be determined on a case by case basis as required by the analysis needed.

The Liquid Argon and Liquid Nitrogen will be delivered to bulk delivery tanks that will be located at the Salt Lake Laboratory located at 8660 South Sandy Parkway in Sandy, Utah. The vendor will monitor the tanks and when needed fill the tanks located at the Salt Lake Technical Center. The tanks located at the Salt Lake Technical Center will have a monitoring system, or other alarm system, that will notify vendor by way of an alarm line when the tank is at a certain point that is lower than required to run the equipment. The bulk storage located at SLTC is larger than the standard size K high-pressure gas cylinder (9.25 diameter x 60 inches high, internal volume is 1.76 cu ft.).

Delivery of these types of gases will be in accordance with state transportation laws that govern such transportation to and from the location in a legal and safe manor.

All gases will be provided within 3 days of submitting an order, or on unusual occasions the vendor will acknowledge to request and notify the center POC of the expected date of delivery.

List of gases attached represents an incomplete sampling of the possible gases to be required for us by SLTC laboratory. The laboratory has no way of knowing what accidents will occur during the year and therefore cannot know what type of analysis will be required. The list that is furnished shows all gases that are used on a regular basis and will be used for certainty at the SLTC Laboratory.

Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Argon that is used to fill the high volume storage tanks will be 99.995% or better purity level, (i.e. analytical grade) The vendor is to provide on request, authenticity of purity for gases.

The period of performance begins when contract is awarded and will run for 5 years. Length of the contact allows for consistency of required gases and allows for the analysis to run efficiently and effectively at the center with limited interruptions in service to the CSHO’s.

Gases cannot be contaminated and must be delivered in purity levels specified in order.

5. Points of contact at Salt Lake Technical Center:

Lecia McCollum, COR (801) 233-4903 Norman Perdue

(801-233-4905