Market Research Questionnaire.docx
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This document is a Market Research Questionnaire related to a federal contract opportunity for a Fuel Oil Sampling Analysis Program. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is conducting market research to identify sources for fuel testing services, including providing and shipping fuel sample kits, conducting required fuel sample analysis, assuring quality of results, and reporting analysis to the USCG.
The questionnaire covers details such as the ability to use specific test standards, create fuel testing kits, meet shipping regulations, utilize a specific courier service, have an online database for sample results, meet turnaround time requirements, have quality assurance programs, handle additional sample volume, provide data interpretation, and enable electronic data delivery. Responses are requested by April 17, 2024 and should include business contact information, CAGE code, UEI, and NAICS code. This is a sources sought notice and not a request for proposals.
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MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONAIRE
TESTING
1. Does your company use the following standards for the tests provided below?
If not, what standards does your company follow?
Acid Number – ASTM D664 Appearance (Number Rating and Qualitative) @25C – ASTM D4176 Ash – ASTM D482 Carbon Residue (10% Bottoms) MCRT – ASTM D4530 Cetane Index (4 Variable) – ASTM D4737 Density @15C – ASTM D4052 Flash Point – ASTM D93 Lubricity HFFR – ASTM D6079 Storage Stability – ASTM D5304 Pour Point – ASTM D97 Sulfur – ASTM D5453 Viscosity @40C – ASTM D445 Particle Count – ISO 4406 Particulate Contamination – ASTM D6217 Filter Blocking Tendency – ASTM D2068 Water – ASTM D6304 Oxidation Stability – ASTM D2274 Demulsification @25C – ASTM D2274 API Gravity – ASTM D4052 FSII (Fuel System Icing Inhibitor) – ASTM D5006 Particulate Contamination – ASTM D5452
2. Can your company create fuel testing kits that consist of all the required materials to take and ship out five (5) separate fuel samples per kit to the laboratory? This includes plastic bottles/cubitainer, serialized seals, protective packing, bottle labels, pre-addressed shipping mailers with pre-paid courier account numbers, screw caps, and instruction manuals.
3. Can the fuel kit include all supplies to meets all IATA, DOT, and other applicable regulations for air and ground shipping fuel samples as non-hazardous material to the Contractor’s fuel laboratory?
4. Does your laboratory use a specific courier service for shipping? If so, which company is used?
5. Does your laboratory have an online database that sample results will be uploaded to?
6. Can your laboratory run all the tests listed in question 1 with a turnaround time of three (3) business days of sample receipt at the Contractor’s laboratory?
7. Will your laboratory typically utilize one main laboratory data analyst for all the fuel samples, or will multiple/several laboratory technicians be used to analyze them?
8. Does your laboratory have the capacity to process a minimum of ten (10) fuel samples per day?
9. Will all tests listed in question 1 be tested at one single CONUS laboratory location?
CERTIFICATION/QA
10. How does your company verify accuracy of test results?
11. What type of a QA program does your company have in place?
12. Please provide your company’s ISO certification if any.
13. Would your company allow a customer to conduct audit of your facility.
PRODUCTION
14. How many samples does your company process annually? How would your company handle an additional 800 fuel samples annually?
15. What is your company’s normal turn-around time for processing and reporting? U.S. Coast Guard’s current requirement is 72 business hours.
DATA ANALYSIS
16. Is data interpretation/analysis provided free of charge or part of the sample processing cost?
17. What type of analytical method does your company employ on data interpretation?
DATA DELIVERY
18. What are your company’s methods of electronic data delivery to your customers?
19. Does your company use a File Transfer Profile site to transfer data to customer?
20. Please provide format copy of electronic data delivery if possible.
DATABASE
21. Does your company provide access to your online web based database to your customers free of charge or with additional fee? Does your online database have the capability to provide comments and recommendations, distribute summary reports via email to shipboard and shore side personnel, print reports and export data?
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