FMP-NNL-0041_Request for Proposals -Dissolved Non-Condensable Gasses.pdf

Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC Post Office Box 79 West Mifflin, PA 15122-0079

April 1, 2025

To: Prospective Suppliers

Subject: Open Solicitation – Call for Proposals

Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), operated by Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC (FMP) for the Department of Energy (DOE), is accepting proposals for collaboration on the topic of:

• Dissolved Non-Condensable Gas Testing

Proposals will be evaluated and considered for future technical contract with FMP. Interested parties are requested to provide the required information on or before April 8, 2025, and reply via written response to NNL’s innovation mailbox, using the subject “Non-Condensable Gas Testing”:

ATIP@unnpp.gov

Release of FMP Information Related to this Open Solicitation To all prospective Suppliers, by submitting information as it pertains to this open solicitation you agree to comply with the requirements of the Public Release of Information clause (provided herein), as well as other applicable DOE General Provisions, and agree to control all information associated with this Solicitation accordingly.

Proposal Sharing FMP reserves the right to share proposals received with key interfacing partners (e.g., shipyards), who may have a stake in the resulting work effort.

Any questions or comments may be addressed to NNL’s innovation mailbox, with the subject line “Dissolved Non-Condensable Gas Testing”: ATIP@unnpp.gov

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Sincerely, Jon Ruffley

Enclosures:

(1) – Proposal description

(2) – Instructions for proposers

To find procurement documents online go to https://navalnuclearlab.energy.gov and click on the Suppliers tab, and then click Procurement Documents.

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Enclosure (1)

Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC (FMP), Naval Nuclear Laboratory

Problem Statement Description

Identification Number: FMP-NNL-0041

Title: Dissolvable Non-Condensable Gas Testing – Request for Proposal

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is seeking to perform a series of experiments to quantify the changes in concentration of non-condensable gases (NCGs) dissolved in water when experiencing various transients including phase change. The following transients are being considered for testing:

• The rate of diffusion of dissolved NCGs across a steam/water interface.

• The rate at which NCGs are dissolved into solution in a condensate that is formed in an environment consisting of a mixture of steam and NCGs.

• The rate at which dissolved NCGs are removed from solution in a volume of water that is boiling.

• The rate at which dissolved NCGs are removed from solution as water is flashed to steam.

The NCGs of interest include nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen. Testing should be repeated using each gas species individually rather than as a mixture. The following provides specific considerations for the various tests listed above.

Diffusion Transient Tests The rate of diffusion of dissolved NCGs across a steam/water interface should be measured over a range of temperature and pressure conditions. The goal of this experiment would be to develop gas species specific diffusion coefficients as a function of temperature and pressure over a range of interest.

Condensation Transient Tests The rate at which NCGs are dissolved into a solution in a condensate that is formed in an environment consisting of a mixture of steam and NCGs should be measured over a range of temperatures, steam partial pressures, and NCG partial pressures. The goal of this experiment is to obtain sufficient data to thoroughly characterize the rate at which NCGs are removed from the steam/NCG mixture as steam is being condensed.

Boiling Transient Tests The rate at which dissolved NCGs are released from solution in a volume of liquid water that is boiling should be measured over a range of saturation pressures and dissolved NCG concentrations. The goal of the experiment is to obtain sufficient data to thoroughly characterize and model the rate of NCGs being removed from solution during boiling.

Flashing Transient Tests The rate at which dissolved NCGs are being removed as flashing occurs should be measured over a range of conditions. The goal of this experiment is to obtain sufficient data to thoroughly characterize and model the rate at which dissolved NCGs are released from solution during the flashing process.

Enclosure (2)

Instructions for Proposers

Please submit the following:

1) Submit a Quad Chart – 1 page

(single spaced, size 11 font, template provided on following page)

Upper Left Quadrant: Company Overview – Title, Company Name and Address, total number of employees, brief company description, and teaming partners (if applicable)

Lower Left Quadrant: Technology Overview – Brief technology description including impact of the technology.

Upper Right Quadrant: Project Overview – Brief summary of technology approach including project period of performance and major technical milestones.

Lower Right Quadrant: Resources Plan – include price, total procurement dollars requested to complete the effort, can be a rough order of magnitude (ROM).

QUAD CHART TEMPLATE

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Title Company Name Total Number of Employees Brief Company Description Teaming Partners

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Approach

Project Period

Milestones

TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

Technology Description

Technology Impact

RESOURCES PLAN

Price

FTEs

Total Dollars

2) Submit a Proposal Narrative – up to 5 pages

(Size 11 font minimum; 5 single spaced pages maximum; 1-inch margins all around minimum.

References are not considered part of the page limit.)

Applicant shall provide a narrative in compliance with instructions above that addresses the specific information below:

• Title of project

• Project Description Identifier Number from Enclosure (1)- RFP

• Name of project director/PI(s) and associated organization(s) and contact information

• A summary of the proposed project, including a description of the project and a clear explanation of its importance and relevance to the objectives requested in the RFP.

Images and graphics, and other company templates are permitted.

• Explanation of the contribution that will be made by collaborating organizations

• Logical path to work accomplishment

• Timeframe for execution of proposed scope.

• Deliverables and outcomes the R&D will produce; clearly defined scope and deliverables of the first years’ work, and follow-on years if available.

• Estimated rough order magnitude (ROM) cost of proposal.

3) Submit Procurement document – P-302

4) Review the DOE General provisions document (i.e. public release of information clause) available online at https://navalnuclearlab.energy.gov/procurement-documents/