Sources Sought - Crude Oil Quality Testing and Analysis.pdf

The Department of Energy (DOE) Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office (SPRPMO) located in New Orleans, Louisiana, is seeking information about potential sources interested and capable of providing Crude Oil Quality Testing and Analysis Services. The North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541380, Testing Laboratories, with a small business size standard of $16.5M.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of interested contractors. Responders must be able to pass security checks, have insurance, and meet other regulations requiring access to government installations requirements. Contractors must be established and registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov).

Based on qualification, capability and capacity statements received in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, this acquisition may be solicited as a Small Business Set-Aside. All Small Business Community members (small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small, disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns) are encouraged to respond to this notice. Should this acquisition be set aside, it is important to note that Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting will apply.

It is anticipated that a Firm Fixed Price Contract with a duration not to exceed five years in total (base plus option years) may be awarded in

September 2022 for SPR Cavern Assay and Inspection Analysis services.

The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing the requirements stated herein. Interested Contractors shall demonstrate recent, specialized experience and technical competence, including consultants in: (1) Comprehensive Crude Oil Assay and Inspection analysis and other critical laboratory support pertaining to the chemical and physical properties of crude oil, sludge, Hydrogen Sulfide and Brine. (2) Proficiency in SPR required analytical ASTM and UOP methods for crude oil assay and inspection as described in Table 1. (3) Crude Oil Assay Management Software Systems (equivalent to Haverly H/CAMS or Spiral) and its use in assay development, yield predictions, properties of distillation cuts and data analysis on individual and blended crude oils. (4) Create and maintain a digital database for assay and other analysis (5) Special laboratory and/or analytical support to insure the understanding of quality changes and stability of SPR crude oil under cavern storage conditions. (6) Other critical objectives, as it relates to the unique conditions of cavern oil storage, include (a) evaluating the compatibility of newly acquired crude oil with the current cavern inventory and characterizing the properties of the resultant blend to determine any affect it could have on long-term storage and (b) provide detailed laboratory analysis to support the understanding of quality changes and stability of SPR crude oil under cavern storage conditions. (7) Ability to assign an adequate number of qualified key personnel from its own organization and keep them assigned to this project, including a competent supervising representative, along with the availability of additional competent employees, for support of the project taking into consideration the depth and size of the organization and the volume of workloads.

SPR comprehensive assay and inspection analysis is typically performed 5 times per year. An Inspection Analysis will consist of an estimated 10 sample points at different cavern depths and each sample point will require specific tests as indicated in Table 1. Assay analysis consists of whole crude and fraction evaluations as described in Table 2 and Table 3. Interested Service Provider must demonstrate experience and technical competence by providing specific examples of projects that have been completed including contact references.

The Government is requesting that interested Contractors provide the following information:

(1) Company name, address, DUNS number/Unique Entity ID, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address.

(2) Size status, including servicing Small Business Administration District Office, if applicable.

(3) Provide no more three (3) references, for no more than three (3) of the most recent and relevant contracts performed within the last three (3) years. Include name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of references. Also, provide a brief description of the work performed, whether the work was self-performed or subcontracted out, total contract value, and period of performance. Contracts must be same or similar to the work described in this announcement.

Responses to this request for information shall be sent to Jeremy Smith at: Jeremy.smith@spr.doe.gov. All questions must be submitted via e-mail. The due date and time for responses to this announcement is 11:00 am, 19 April 2022. Point of Contact is Jeremy Smith at telephone number (504) 275-4783. Responses should be limited to no more than 10 pages. Do not submit product literature or brochures.

Table 1

SPR CRUDE OIL INSPECTION ANALYSIS

Date Started ________________ Sample ID ____________________ Date Reported _____________

Relative

Bottle Density Pour Pt. Nitrogen Sulfur Viscosity Water Acid No. H2S, Ppm L & V *

Sample No. Label Depth D 5002 Gravity D 97 D 5762 D 4294/XRF Centistokes, D 445 D 4928 D 664

Log No. Date Collected (ft.) @ 60/60F API C (Mass %) (Mass %) at 77F at 100F (Mass %) mg KOH/g

UOP163

& D5705

Sample Pt1 X X X X X X X X X X X

Sample Pt2 X X X X X X X X X X X

Sample Pt3 X X X X X X X X X

Sample Pt4 X X X X X X X X X

Sample Pt5 X X X X X X X X X X X

Sample Pt6 X X X X X X X X X X X

Sample Pt7 X X X X X X X X X

Sample Pt8 X X X X X X X X X x-Denotes required test

Table 2

SPR CRUDE OIL COMPREHENSIVE AND INSPECTION ANALYSIS TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

Sample ID Sample

No.________________________

Laboratory No. Date collected Date reported

TEST Gas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Resid Resid

ASTM

Method

Whole

Crude

Temp.

Range

°F

C

C

C5 -

175 -

250 -

375 -

530 -

650 -

850 -

650+ 1050+

# of Test

Firm-Fixed Price-

EA Atmospheric Distillation D2892 1 1

Vacuum Distillation D5236 1 1

PIAN Analysis D5134M D6733

1 1 1 1 4

C1-C5 w/ C6+

Composition

D5134M D6733

1 1

SG/Density 60/60 °F D1298 D5002

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

API Gravity D1298 D5002

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

Sulfur, mass % D4294 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10

Mercaptan Sulfur, ppm UOP163 1 1 1 1 1 5

H2S Sulfur, L H2S Sulfur, V, *,ppm

UOP163 UOP163

D5705

Organic Cl, ppm D4929 1 1 1 1 1 5

Research Octane Number D2699 1 1 1 3

Motor Octane Number D2700 1 1 1 3

Acid Number, mg

KOH/g

D664 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Cetane Index D976 1 1 1 3

Aromatics, Vol. % D1319 1 1

Naphthalene, Vol. % D1840 1 1 1 3

Wax, mass % UOP46 1 1 1 3

UOP "K" Factor UOP375 1 1 1 1 1 5

Hydrogen, mass % D5291 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Carbon, mass % D5291 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Nitrogen, mass % D4629 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Refractive Index, 60 °C D1747 1 1 2

Viscosity, cSt 77 °F D445 1 1 2

100 °F D445 1 1 1 3

130 °F D445 1 1 1 1 4

180 °F D445 1 1 1 1 4

210 °F D445 1 1

275 °F D445 1 1

Aniline Point, °C D611 1 1 1 1 1 5

Smoke point, mm D1322 1 1 1 3

Freezing Point, °C D2386 1 1

Cloud Point, °C D2500 1 1 1 3

Pour Point °C D97 D5853A

1 1 1 1 1 1 6

Ni,ppm D5708 1 1 1 1 4

V, ppm D5708 1 1 1 1 4

Fe, ppm D5708 1 1 1 1 4

Cu, ppm D5708 1 1 1 3

Micro Carbon Residue, mass %

D4530 D482

1 1 1 1 1 5

Asphaltenes, mass % D6560 1 1 1 3

High Temp SimDist, °F D7169 1 1

Water and Sediment, Vol% (mass %)

D473 D4006 D4928

1 1

RVP, Psi @ 100 °F D5191 D6377 D7975

1 1

Salt Content, mass% D3230 D6470

1 2

Table 3

SPR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSES

Sample ID:

Number:

Distillate fractions, ASTM D2892 Debutanization

Fraction C5-175 F 175-250F 250-375F

Wt. % Wt. % Wt. % Component Wt. %

* Total Paraffins Methane Total Iso-paraffins Ethane Total Aromatics Propane Total Naphthenes i-Butane Unknowns n-Butane 2,2-dimethylpropane Paraffins C2 i-Pentane C3 n-Pentane C4 C6+

C5 C6

C7 From PIAN Analysis of C8 Whole Crude

C9 Wt. % C10 Component of crude

C11 Benzene C12 Toluene Ethylbenzene Iso-paraffins C4 m-Xylene C5 p-Xylene C6 o-Xylene

C7 C8

C9 High Temp. Sim. Dist.

C10 Recovery, Wt. % F

C11 1BP:

C12 5%:

10%:

Aromatics C6 20%:

C7 30%:

C8 40%:

C9 50%:

C10 60%:

C11 70%:

C12 80%:

90%:

Naphthenes C5 95%:

C6 7BP:

C7 Recovery at F Total, Wt. %

C8 180 C9 380 C10 480 C11 650 C12 800