Saildrone_PWS.pdf

SOLICITATION NRMAH000-16-00521 SAILDRONE

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Performance Work Statement Saildrone Services

I. BACKGROUND

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) makes critical observations and conducts groundbreaking research advancing knowledge of the global ocean and its interactions with the earth, atmosphere, ecosystems, and climate. PMEL’s mission is to:

a) Observe, analyze, and predict oceanic and atmospheric phenomena;

b) Lead the development and deployment of innovative technologies;

c) Identify and understand ocean-related issues of major consequence;

d) Inform society with well-documented, high quality science.

Key research areas at PMEL include ocean acidification, tsunami detection and forecasting, hydrothermal vent systems, fisheries oceanography, and long term climate monitoring and analysis.

For projects to be performed under this Performance Work Statement (PWS), Unmanned Sailing Vessels (USV) equipped for oceanographic research will be developed and deployed for research missions. The purpose of these missions will vary, and may include any of the key research areas listed above. The USVs may be enhanced or adapted to meet mission requirements. Exact work to be performed will be specified in detailed Task Orders. Projects and missions will depend upon scientific proposals, and procurement of funding.

II. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, material, supplies, equipment, transportation, and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the services described in the PWS for each project Task Order. These services may include:

Charter Data Missions The vendor shall provide fully supported USVs for chartered research Data Missions, equipped with a standard suite of instruments, described in Section IV. The vendor shall be responsible for piloting the vessel(s) during the data missions, and ensuring data storage and transmission for all instruments. Mission locations and lengths will vary, as described in the Task Orders.

Vessel Research & Development (R&D) The vendor shall perform development work to adapt and enhance the vessel capabilities as specified in Task Orders. This R&D work will support integration of instrumentation selected or Government Furnished Property (GFP) to meet PMEL scientific objectives.

Instrument integration may include modifying vessel hulls, installing instrumentation, supplying power to the instrument, integrating the sensor data stream with the vessel data storage and transmission systems, updating or developing code, and testing functionality and sea-worthiness.

Equipment Purchases Some projects involving Vessel R&D (above) may require the purchase of equipment, such as instrumentation, hardware, cables, circuit boards, or other supplies. When not using GFP, the vendor shall purchase equipment specified in the Task Order. Equipment purchases must be made at a fair market value.

Vessel Transport (Shipping) The USVs may be launched from the vendor’s facility and sail to the mission location transport costs will be negotiated in the task orders.

Alternatively, the USVs may be transported by a vehicle or other shipping method to a port near the mission site and launched from there. The decision about launch location will be made in the task order, based on cost and time considerations. If shipped and launched from a remote location, the vendor shall arrange transport of the USVs, with shipping costs and associated fees to be paid by the government.

III. SCOPE OF WORK

Requirements:

The vendor is required to have expertise with USVs equipped for oceanographic research. The USVs must be capable of surviving in the open ocean, with a demonstrated mission endurance of at least three months.

Missions will require that USVs be piloted on specified courses, or to specific locations.

Chosen courses and locations may be adapted during the mission. Piloting will be done remotely by the vendor, ensuring the USVs do not interfere with other vessel traffic, or endanger human life, while also meeting the science goals of the mission, and protecting the project equipment.

The vendor must be able to configure the USV data acquisition system to communicate with chosen instrumentation. Instrument data must be logged onboard the vessel at desired sampling intervals, described in the Task Orders. The USV must also be capable of transmitting data back to shore throughout the mission. The required data delivery format is CF compliant NetCDF, in a format agreed on by the vendor and PMEL.

Deliverables:

Full deliverables will be project-dependent, as specified in Task Orders.

For Data Missions, USVs shall be equipped at a minimum with a Standard Suite of meteorological and oceanographic instruments, to measure the following parameters:

• Air temperature;

• Relative humidity;

• Wind speed and direction;

• Barometric pressure;

• Sea surface temperature;

• Sea surface salinity;

• Dissolved Oxygen;

• Vessel location, heading, and speed.

The vendor shall log and store high-resolution instrument data onboard the vessel, to be delivered to PMEL at the end of the mission. Depending on the mission-specific needs, the vendor may also be required to transmit all or some of the stored data to shore during the mission. The vendor shall provide data via machine-to-machine services that allows PMEL to retrieve real-time data with a frequency that is suitable to the mission. The data retrieval frequency can range from hourly to daily, or longer. Real-time data may also be displayed through a website hosted by the vendor. Monthly progress reports are required in accordance with the clause CAR 1352.237-74 Progress Reports.

IV. PLACE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Specific dates and locations of performance will be outlined in the individual Task Orders.

Charter Data Missions Charter Data Mission locations will vary by project. Current planned missions may take place in the Bering Strait and Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea, and the tropical Pacific.

The following list of possible Charter Data Missions is a general current outlook, and may change as necessary. Years 4 and 5 are not included as it is too far out in time to predict the data missions for those periods.

YEAR 1

Arctic Exploration – Mission 1:

Expected Timeframe: Summer 2016 Number of Vessels: 2 Planned Mission Duration: 90 days Mission Area: Bering Sea

YEAR 2

Tropical Pacific Observing – Mission 1:

Expected Timeframe: August - December 2017 Number of Vessels: 2 Planned Mission Duration: 6 months Mission Area: Tropical Pacific

Arctic Exploration – Mission 2:

Expected Timeframe: Late Summer / Early Fall 2017 Number of Vessels: 2

Mission Area: Northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea

YEAR 3

Tropical Pacific Observing – Mission 2:

Expected Timeframe: August - December 2018 Number of Vessels: 2 Planned Mission Duration: 6 months Mission Area: Tropical Pacific

Arctic Exploration – Mission 3:

Expected Timeframe: Late Summer / Early Fall 2018 Number of Vessels: 2

Mission Area: North of Bering Strait

Timeline of potential Charter Data Missions; date ranges are approximate.

Vessel R&D Vessel R&D work will be performed at the vendor’s facility, with sea-worthiness testing to be performed locally as required. This could be in San Francisco Bay, or off the nearby California coast in open-ocean conditions.

The following list of possible Vessel R&D is a general current outlook, and may change as necessary. Years beyond Year 1 are not included, as R&D work in Years 2 through 5 may depend on the success of work done in first Year. Equipment purchases by the vendor are anticipated for these Vessel R&D projects.

YEAR 1

ADCP and Direct Fluxes Development:

Project Timeframe: Summer/Fall 2016 Anticipated R&D Duration: 6 months Testing Area: San Francisco Bay & CA coastal waters near San FranciscoTropical Pacific Vessel Modifications & MAPCO2 System Integration:

Project Timeframe: Summer 2016

Anticipated R&D Duration: 1 month Testing Area: San Francisco Bay & CA coastal waters near Santa Barbara

Sensor Meters from Waterline Manufacturer & Model 1 pCO2 0.5 m depth PMEL MAPCO2 System 2 Sea Surface Temperature & Salinity 0.5 m depth Seabird SBE-PRAWLER 3 3D Ultrasonic Anemometer (20Hz) 4.5 m height Gill WindMaster 4 Thermosalinograph 0.5 m depth Teledyne Citadel 5 AT/RH – S3 with Radiation Shield 2.2 m height Rotronic HC2 6 Barometric Pressure 0.2 m height Vaisala PTB 210 7 SST IR Pyrometer 2.2 m height Heitronics KT15 II 8 Longwave Radiation 2.2 m height Eppley PIR 9 Sunshine Pyranometer 2.2 m height Delta-T Devices SPN1

10 Shortwave Radiation 2.2 m height Eppley PSP 11 pH 0.5 m depth Honeywell Durafet 12 Dissolved Oxygen 0.5 m depth Aanderaa 4831 13 Fluorescence, Backscatter 0.2 m depth Wetlabs Triplet 14 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler 0.2 m depth TBD 15 Cameras: Up/Down/Left/Right 2.2 m height Custom Planned USV instrumentation for Tropical Pacific Observing Missions, after completion of Vessel R&D work.