Attachment 1 - FA700026Q0106 Salient Characteristics - Amendment 2.pdf

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This is Amendment 2 to a federal contract solicitation (FA700026Q0106) that details the salient characteristics and requirements for a High Wind Alert System (HWAS) comprising weather monitoring stations.

The procurement requires two completely new weather monitoring units and refresh/replacement components for twelve existing units across fourteen total sites. New units must include data loggers, wind monitors, temperature/humidity sensors, barometric pressure sensors, precipitation gauges, tower/tripod systems, cell modems, antennas, solar panels, charge controllers, battery boxes, batteries, and miscellaneous hardware. Refresh requirements include data loggers, cell modems, antennas, solar panels, charge controllers, batteries, cameras (4 units), and air quality sensors (4 units). All new equipment must be compatible with specified existing CampbellSci sensors and Sun Extender batteries. Core sensor specifications include air temperature accuracy of ±0.4–0.9°F, relative humidity ±2–3% RH, wind speed ±0.2–0.6 knots, wind direction ±3°, barometric pressure ±0.015–0.03 inHg, and tipping-bucket rain gauge resolution of 0.008–0.01 inches. Batteries must be 12V sealed VRLA/AGM deep-cycle units with minimum 212 Amp-Hour capacity in BCI Group 4D form factor, not exceeding 21.0"L × 9.0"W × 10.0"H and 130 lbs.

All fourteen units require project administration, station design/programming/construction/delivery, site installation and removal services, and server setup with custom web interface management. The web interface must provide real-time data ingest with quality control flagging, display times in local format (hhmmL), wind direction/speed/gusts with specific encoding standards, temperature options (Fahrenheit or Celsius default), relative humidity, barometer readings, and computed values including wind chill and Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) with color-coded flag conditions (green 82–84.9°F, yellow 85–87.9°F, red 88–89.9°F, black >90°F). The contractor must install replacement parts at twelve active sites, install cameras and air quality sensors at four designated sites (Aardvark, Cadet Area, Community Center, and Airfield, with North Ridge as alternate for Cadet Area), perform complete removal and haul-away services, and provide standard warranties. Option CLINs cover full system installation and removal for up to two additional sites at government discretion.

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AMENDMENT 2

ATTACHMENT 1 - FA700026Q0106 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

Description of Product for two (2) completely new units Qty Data Logger 2 Wind Monitor 2 Temp/Humidity Sensor 2 Barometric Pressure Sensor 2 Precipitation without heated bucket 6" 2 Tower or tripod system 2 Cell Modem 2 Antenna 10dBi 2 Solar Panel 2 Charge Controller 2 Battery Box 2 Battery 2 Misc Hardware (electrical, etc.) 2

Description of Product for Refresh of existing units Qty Data Logger 12 Cell Modem 12 Antenna 10dBi 12 Solar Panel 12 Charge Controller 12 Battery 12 Camera 4 Air Quality Sensor 4 Misc Hardware (electrical, etc.) 1

Note: All new equipment must be compatible with the following existing equipment:

Wind Monitor CampbellSci 05305-L20-PT Temp/Humidity Sensor CampbellSci HMP-60-L20-PT Barometric Pressure sensor CampbellSci CS100-PT Precipitation without heated bucket 6" CampbellSci TE525-L10-PT Battery Sun Extender 212AH 12V Sealed AGM - PVX-2120L

All 14 units need to include: Qty Project Administration 1 Station design, programming, construction and delivery 1 Site Installation and Removal Services 1 Set up server, custom web interface, manage server 1

Core sensors and accuracies Air temperature ±0.4–0.9 °F Relative humidity ±2–3 % RH Wind speed ±0.2–0.6 knots Wind direction ±3° Barometric pressure ±0.015–0.03 inHg Tipping-bucket rain gauge resolution 0.008–0.01 in

Cameras Able to capture and store pictures every 5 mins with the capability of live streaming.

Air Quality Sensors Reporting PM2.5 (particles ≤2.5 microns) and PM10 (particles ≤10 microns) concentrations

Data Logger & Storage Research-grade logger, local buffering, redundant central archive – prevents data loss and supports

QA/QC.

Battery 12V sealed VRLA/AGM deep-cycle battery in a BCI Group 4D form factor, min. 212 Amp-Hours of capacity at the 24-hour rate, include heavy-duty terminals with hardware, non-spillable, maintenance-free design certified for non-hazardous shipping, maximum physical dimensions must not exceed 21.0" L × 9.0" W × 10.0" H with a maximum weight of 130 lbs

Communication Primary and backup installed on each sensor suite Primary: Cellular (configure local buffering for 7+ days of outages) Backup: LoRA / LoRaWAN (Line of sight)

Web Requirements

• Real-time ingest of latest data transmission from sensor suites

• Quality control of ingested data with flagging if data is out of tolerance or missing

• Forward facing webpage

• Updates with every sensor suite update

• Display following for all sensor suites

• Times

• Displayed in local time

• Displayed to nearest minute using the format hhmmL

• hh: hour

• mm: minute

• L: local identifier

• Wind

• Direction

• Determined by averaging the direction the wind is coming from with regards to true north, over a 2-minute period

• Reported in true direction and encoded in tens of degrees using three figures

• Directions less than 100 degrees will be preceded with a

• True north will be displayed as 360

• Direction for a calm wind will be reported as 000

• Variable wind direction, VRB, will not be used

• Speed

• Determined by averaging the speeds over a 2-minute period

• Encoded to nearest whole knot (rounded to the nearest whole knot) using tens and units digits

• Hundreds digit will only be used if wind speed equals or exceeds 100 knots

• Speed for a calm wind will be reported as 00

• Gusts

• Determined by evaluating the most recent 10-minutes of wind speed data for rapid fluctuations in speed with a variation of 10 knots or more between peaks and lulls with the gust speed being the maximum instantaneous wind speed over the 10-minute evaluation period

• Encoded to the nearest whole knot (rounded to the nearest whole knot) using tens and units digits

• Hundreds digit will only be used if gust speed equals or exceeds 100 knots

• Gust speeds will be preceded by a G (i.e. G47; G112)

• Temperature

• User option to display temperature in either degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius (default should be degrees Fahrenheit)

• Encoded to as two digits rounded to the nearest whole degree

• Values below zero shall be preceded by a negative, - , sign

• Relative Humidity: Reported in percentage rounded to nearest value

• Barometer: Altimeter setting reported in inches of mercury (in Hg)

• Sensor suites with precipitation sensors

• Update hourly precipitation total with every webpage update

• Reset hourly precipitation total to 0.00 at hh:00

• Computed values for all reporting sensors

• Wind chill

• Reported to the nearest whole degree in Fahrenheit whenever the computed value is less than or equal to 50 degrees Fahrenheit

• Values below zero shall be preceded by a negative, - , sign

• Heat Index or Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)

Note: preference would be WBGT as Bioenvironmental could use for Flag conditions, but it would likely require an additional sensor in each sensor suite and current algorithms are struggling with accuracy. Heat index is not the military standard when looking at Thermal Stress Programs.

• Heat Index: Reported to the nearest whole degree in

Fahrenheit whenever the computed value is greater than less than or equal to 75 degrees Fahrenheit

• Wet Bulb Globe Temperature

• Reported to the nearest whole degree in Fahrenheit whenever the computed value is greater than less than or equal to 75 degrees Fahrenheit

• Values of 82 – 84.9 with be followed by a green flag

• Values of 85 – 87.9 will be followed by a yellow flag

• Values of 88 – 89.9 will be followed by a red flag

• Values above 90 will be followed by a black flag

• Data Archive

• Archive data for 24 months

• Request, download, and save archived data in .csv format

• Provides users with the ability to

• Configure audible and/or visual alerts for max or min values for wind speed, gust speed, relative humidity, wind chill, and/or wet bulb globe temperature

• View a line graphed history for a user defined time period of less than 24-hours for a selected sensor

Site Installation and Removal Services:

• Replacement Parts Installation & Validation: The Contractor shall perform full installation and operational validation of replacement parts across twelve (12) active sites (reference Attachment 2 – High Wind Alert System (HWAS) Sensor Locations).

• Air Quality Sensor & Camera Installation: The Contractor shall install cameras and air quality sensors at four (4) designated active sites: Aardvark, Cadet Area, Community Center, and Airfield (reference highlighted sections of Attachment 2 – High Wind Alert System (HWAS) Sensor Locations). In the event that the tar roof at the Cadet Area site affects air quality sensor performance, North Ridge (located inside the Jacks Valley north entrance on the hill) shall serve as the primary alternate location.

• Removal Services: Dismantling, removal, and complete haul-away across twelve (12) active sites. Contractor responsible for proper disposal and site clean-up.

• Option CLINs (Additional Sites): Option CLINs cover full system installation, deployment, operational validation and subsequent removal/haul-away for up to two (2) additional/new locations. Specific location sites TBD. Exercised at the Government's discretion via Option Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).

Warranty:

• Include standard warranties

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