Statement of Need.pdf

STATEMENT OF NEED

Glass Aquaria Systems

NOAA/NCCOS

Hollings Marine Laboratory

331 Ft Johnson Rd

Charleston, SC 29412

PURPOSE: The purpose of this statement of need is to procure the design, manufacture and delivery of custom-fabricated glass aquaria systems (i.e., tank and sump combination) which includes six (6) Top

Tanks, Six (6) Sump Tanks, and nine (9) Top-Off Reservoirs in accordance with the specifications herein.

BACKGROUND: The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal

Ocean Science (NCCOS) Charleston Laboratory is undergoing integration of their operations from the

CCEHBR Laboratory where the coral culture facility (Bldg. 600) and Ecotoxicology (Bldg. 500) are currently located, into the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML). This procurement is to support the relocation of the coral specimens into HML F132. The integration of the coral holdings requires a series of uniform-sized glass aquarium systems to maximize the reduced space allocation. The custom-fabricated glass aquaria are one aspect of the support systems required for the laboratory integration.

SCOPE OR MISSION: The contractor shall provide custom fabricated glass aquarium tanks that are in accordance with the technical specifications below:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• All Glass shall be clear (i.e., non-tinted), and non-tempered glass.

• Glass used must be virgin (not recycled).

• Each pane of glass shall have polished edges and shall be made of non-tempered glass.

• All aquariums shall be assembled using marine-grade silicone that is harmless to fish and invertebrates with no additives such as anti-microbial or anti-fungal compounds.

• All glass tanks/sumps must be rimless (no top plastic bracing or euro-bracing).

• Once assembled, the aquarium system, when fully filled with seawater shall have a safety factor of at least 28 because of their rimless feature.

The contractor shall provide the following systems in accordance with the dimensions and quantities listed below:

1. Quantity= 3 Top tanks: 72" x 31.5" X 16" Tall Rimless w/ holes drilled and glass overflow

a. Glass thickness: 0.75” with additional .5”x 1” glass strips around the bottom interior for extra reinforcement. Tank must be rimless

b. Figure 1.a. shows exact diameter and placement of each hole needed to be drilled and

Figure 1.b. shows the dimensions and placement of the 3/8” thick glass overflow

2. Quantity = 1 Top tank: 72" x 31.5" X 24" Tall Rimless w/ holes drilled and glass overflow

a. Glass thickness: at least 0.75” with additional .5”x 1” glass strips around the bottom interior for extra reinforcement. Tank must be rimless

b. Figure 2.a. shows exact diameter and placement of each hole needed to be drilled and

Figure 2.b. shows the dimensions and placement of the 3/8” thick glass overflow

3. Quantity= 2 – Top tank: 72" x 24" X 16" Tall Rimless w/ holes drilled and glass overflow

a. Glass thickness: 0.75” with additional .5”x 1” glass strips around the bottom interior for extra reinforcement. Tank must be rimless

b. Figure 3.a. shows exact diameter and placement of each hole needed to be drilled and

Figure 3.b. shows the dimensions and placement of the 3/8” thick glass overflow

4. Quantity= 6 – Sump tanks: 48" x 18" x 16" Tall rimless w/ holes drilled

a. Glass thickness: 0.5” with additional .5”x 1” glass strips around the bottom interior for extra reinforcement. Tank must be rimless

b. One 2” diameter hole drilled in the side end glass panel, with the center of the hole, 4” from the bottom and 4” from the right side (See Figure 4 for more detail).

5. Quantity= 9 Top-off reservoirs: 22” x 8” x 16” Tall sealed glass top-off boxes w/ holes drilled

a. Glass thickness: 3/8”

b. Figure 5. shows exact diameter and placement of each hole needed to be drilled

DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

The contractor shall provide delivery of the 12 glass tanks and 9 glass top-off boxes within 10 weeks from receipt of the purchase order.

DELIVER TO: Aquarium systems shall be delivered to the following address between 8am and 4 pm

Eastern local time, Monday through Friday:

NOAA/NCCOS Charleston Laboratory

Attention: Carl Miller/Cheryl Woodley

Hollings Marine Laboratory

331 Ft Johnson Rd

Charleston, SC 29412

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall have a minimum of 10 years of experience making large custom aquaria and the

Contractor must provide a list of at least three (3) references with contact information that has purchased their commercial grade aquaria in the last 3 years. All quotations shall include costs for shipping F.O.B

Destination to HML Laboratory, 331 Ft. Johnson Rd., Charleston, SC 29412.

GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT:

Carl Miller, carl.miller@noaa.gov; 843-460-9743 (office)

Cheryl Woodley, cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov; 843-460-9805 (office); 843-810-6302 (mobile) mailto:carl.miller@noaa.gov mailto:cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov

Figure 1.a. Dimensions and hole placements for 72" x 31.5" X 16" Tall Rimless glass aquaria and b.

dimensions and placement of the 3/8” thick glass overflow

Figure 2.a. Dimensions and hole placements for 72" x 31.5" X 24" Tall Rimless glass aquaria and b.

Figure 3.a. Dimensions and hole placements for 72" x 24" X 16" Tall Rimless glass aquaria and b.

Figure 4. Dimensions and hole placements for 48" x 18" X 16" Tall Rimless glass aquaria

Figure 5. Dimensions and hole placements for 22" x 8" X 16" Tall glass top-off box