Ice Core Facility Industry Day PPT.pdf

GSA PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE

INDUSTRY DAY

ICE CORE FACILITY, BUILDING 810

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

Disclaimer Nothing said/provided at this conference is binding.

Once released, only the solicitation and its attachments shall govern this acquisition.

February 22, 2023

WELCOME

PROJECT OVERVIEW

● Project History / Background

● Project Team

● Project Objectives

● Ice Core Facility Mission

● Project Technologies

● Project Opportunities

● Procurement Overview

● Questions

AGENDA

PROJECT HISTORY & BACKGROUND

PROJECT HISTORY & BACKGROUND

PROJECT TEAM

PROJECT GOALS/Objectives

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

● Construct new Ice Core Facility to serve NSF and USGS for 30 years

● Increase the sustainability of the Ice Core Facility operations

● Increase total ice core storage capacity

● Provide permanent, functional office space for USGS personnel

● Provide functional working space for visiting scientists

● Provide public facing space for visitors and tours

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility (NSF-ICF)

— formerly the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) — is a facility for storing, curating, and studying meteoric ice cores recovered from the glaciated regions of the world. NSF-ICF provides scientists with the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a long-term repository for future investigations.

ICE CORE FACILITY MISSION

ICE CORE FACILITY MISSION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3yPsimHe2Q

National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility https://icecores.org https://icecores.org/

BRRRR!!!!!!

Temperature of Rooms

● Exam: -26C

● Storage: -34C

Current ICF Inventory : 24,500 meters Current Capacity : 25,000 meters

ANTARCTICA

Red circles indicate locations without de-accessed cores. Green squares indicate locations with de-accessed cores. AH=Allan Hills; BMV=Beacon and Mullins Valley; BSH=Bentley Shot Holes; BY=Byrd; DR=Dominion Range;

LA5=Little America 5; NG=Newall Glacier; SD=Siple Dome; TD=Taylor Dome; TG=Taylor Glacier; UPC=Upstream C;

V=Vostok; WD=WAIS Divide; WB=Windless Bight.

See https://icecores.org/inventory for information on the cores available https://icecores.org/inventory

GREENLAND & NORTH AMERICA

Red circles indicate locations without de-accessed cores. Green squares indicate locations with de-accessed cores. BSN#=Basin; CC=Camp Century; HMB=Humboldt; SOCAS=South Cascade.

See https://icecores.org/inventory for information on the cores available https://icecores.org/inventory

Mechanical contractor troubleshooting 30+ year old analog control system in preparation of transitioning from Teltrol to a modern Honeywell system

Unloading ice core from SafeCore Container

CORE PROCESSING & ARCHIVAL

• Once ice cores arrive at the ICF, the funded science group process the cores, determine cut plans, and initial sample allocation.

• Cores are proprietary to the funded group for several years, then released.

Why Ice Cores Are Such a Great Record of Past Climate?

• Atmospheric Composition

– From snowfall

– Trapped in clathrates

• Temperature

– Isotopes

• Dating

– Visual Inspection of layers

– Volcanic layers

– ECM

A full house with 45 wood skids, 360 boxes. and 1440 m of ice core

CURRENT SCIENCE ARTICLES

● Currently there is an expedition to identify and dig up 1.5 million year old ice - Center for Oldest Ice Exploration

(COLDEX)

● Inside the Race to Find Earth's Oldest Ice - Scientific American

● KMSU - Everyday is Earthday Podcast on CODEX https://share.transistor.fm/e/14bfac76

Main storage core staging area prior to inventory assignment https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-the-race-to-find-earths-oldest-ice/ https://share.transistor.fm/e/14bfac76

PROJECT TECHNOLOGIES

● Trans critical CO2 Cooling

● Underfloor Glycol Heating Loop

TRANS CRITICAL CO2

● More Sustainable Solution

● Natural Refrigerant

● Non-Toxic

● 0 Ozone Depletion Potential

● 1920 times less Global Warming Potential than R-410A

● Futureproof

○ CO2 will never not be available like other refrigerants

○ Will last for lifespan of the facility

UNDERFLOOR GLYCOL HEATING LOOP

● Freezer is so cold it is required to isolate the earth so it does not create its own frost heave condition

● Glycol system in the floor ensures a barrier between freezer and the earth

● Leverages reject heat from freezer to heat the glycol loop system

PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

● Be on the leading edge of the largest Ice Core storage facility in the United States

○ High Profile user community; Universities, Labs

● Leverage Sustainable technologies and processes

● Work with refrigeration technologies of the future

● Create a resilient facility - Facility is designed to never lose Ice Cores

○ Redundant Systems

○ Multi-Tier Failure Analysis

○ Environmental Resilience

PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

● Current government investment centered around sustainable technologies - This project aligns with those priorities

● Skill sets for this project are applicable to other systems and technologies for other projects

○ Clean Agent Fire

○ Sustainable cooling solutions

● Work as a partner with GSA and NSF

PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW

● Construction Magnitude: $10-15M

● Procurement Strategy: Design Bid Build

● Anticipated Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price

DESIGN BID BUILD SOLICITATION PROCESS

FY23

SOLICITATION

RELEASE

Approximately:

May 2023

Synopsis & Solicitation will be published to www.SAM.gov

TECHNICAL &

PRICE PROPOSALS

DUE

Approximately:

July 2023 or 30-45 days after solicitation released

DISCUSSIONS

IF REQUIRED

Approximately:

September 2023

Possible Factors:

1. Technical Approach

2. Past Refrigeration Experience

3. Past Refrigeration Performance

4. Management Plan

BOARD

EVALUATES

PROPOSALS

Includes technical & price proposals

FINAL SELECTION

CONTRACT

AWARD

Approximately:

November/December 2023

QUESTIONS?

Current Capacity : 25,000 meters