Construction of the Alaska Region Research Vessel Program Solicitation NSF 07-515: Phase 3 Management Proposal

阿拉斯加地区研究船建造计划征集 NSF 07-515：第 3 阶段管理提案

• 批准号: 1012153
• 负责人: Terry Whitledge
• 金额: $ 2205.44万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-15 至 2016-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1012153&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Construction; Alaska; Region; Research; Vessel

This is a Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) project for the construction of a 254 foot research platform; the Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV). This multipurpose research ship will dramatically improve access to Arctic waters and is specifically designed to operate in seasonal sea ice and open ocean waters near Alaska, including the Chukchi, Beaufort, and Bering Seas, the Gulf of Alaska and southeastern coastal waters. Understanding changes in Arctic sea ice is vitally important to developing a better understanding of global climate change. Satellite observations have shown that the perennial ice in the Arctic is thinning at a rate greater than current models predicted, and recent research suggests the thinning is beginning to have major regional and global consequences. The ARRV will provide a much needed, technologically advanced, oceanographic platform to enable multidisciplinary teams to conduct field research at the ice edge and in seasonal ice in order to address a variety of critical regional and global ecosystem issues including climate change and ocean circulation. This will be the first NSF new-build toward renewal of the U.S. academic research vessel fleet since the 1980s. The original University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) proposal was in response to the National Science Foundation Program Solicitation NSF 07-515 for the management, acquisition and operation of an Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV). The original proposal was reviewed by 10 mail reviewers and 10 panelists. A major recommendation from the panel was a phased acquisition and construction strategy to mitigate risk and provide oversight. A four phase approach was implemented by NSF with given milestones to be completed prior to funding of the next phase. The design was completed in December 2004 and was refreshed during Phase I of the project following award of the Phase I CSA (0723426). A successful Final Design Review (FDR) was held in October 2008 which utilized an external panel of experts to verify the project baseline (cost, scope, and schedule) as well as UAF?s Project Execution Plan (PEP). Following the National Science Board (NSB) approval to proceed in March 2009, UAF began the shipyard selection phase (Phase II). All Phase II milestones were completed successfully and NSF consent to award the shipyard contract was granted in early December 2009. The project baseline was also updated from FDR following receipt of bids and reviewed internally by NSF for accuracy and sufficiency as part of the consent to award process. This revised project baseline is the basis for this award and does not significantly differ from FDR or what was approved by the NSB. NSF remains confident that the project can be successfully completed with a total project cost of $199.5M. Oversight of the project is maintained through weekly teleconferences with UAF, planned quarterly site visits, and annual external reviews. An independent oversight committee (AOC) provides advice and recommendations to both UAF and NSF on the technical and scientific priorities for the vessel throughout the planning and commissioning period. NSF has also retained a consult with experience managing the construction and design of a similar research vessel in the UK.UAF then awarded the construction contract to Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin on December 18, 2009. The shipyard project kick-off meeting will be held in January 2010 with the first quarterly project review meeting in March to monitor design verification and transfer. The AOC will hold their first sea trials and science operations planning meeting in February 2010. The next external panel review will be held in May at NSF headquarters where progress during the initial stages of Phase III will be assessed by a panel of experts similar to FDR. Actual construction will begin in September 2010. Ship delivery and sea trials are planned for January 2013 with science operations beginning in January 2014.

这是一个主要的研究设备建设（MREFC）项目，用于建设254英尺的研究平台；阿拉斯加地区研究船（ARRV）。 这艘多功能研究船将极大地改善北极水域的通道，并专门设计用于在阿拉斯加附近的季节性海冰和开放海水中运作，包括chukchi，beaufort和白令海，阿拉斯加湾和东南沿海地区。了解北极海冰的变化对于更好地了解全球气候变化至关重要。卫星观察结果表明，北极中的多年生冰的变化速度大于当前模型的预测，并且最近的研究表明，稀疏开始产生重大的区域和全球后果。 ARRV将提供一个急需的，技术先进的海洋学平台，以使多学科团队能够在冰球和季节性冰上进行现场研究，以解决各种关键的区域和全球生态系统问题，包括气候变化和海洋循环。自1980年代以来，这将是第一个NSF新建型NSF新建船队的新建筑。 阿拉斯加大学原始的费尔班克斯大学（UAF）提案回应了国家科学基金会计划招标NSF 07-515，用于管理，收购和运营阿拉斯加地区研究船（ARRV）。 最初的提案由10位邮件审稿人和10位小组成员进行了审查。 面板的主要建议是分阶段的收购和建设策略，以减轻风险并提供监督。 NSF实施了四个阶段方法，并在下一阶段资金之前将完成给定的里程碑。 该设计于2004年12月完成，在该项目的第一阶段授予I阶段I CSA（0723426）之后。 成功的最终设计审查（FDR）于2008年10月举行，该审查利用外部专家面板来验证项目基线（成本，范围和时间表）以及UAF的项目执行计划（PEP）。 根据2009年3月的国家科学委员会（NSB）批准进行，UAF开始了造船厂选择阶段（第二阶段）。 所有第二阶段里程碑均成功完成，NSF同意授予造船厂合同于2009年12月上旬授予。项目基准在收到投标后也从FDR更新，并在内部审查了NSF，以确保准确性和足够的能力作为同意授予程序的一部分。 该修订后的项目基准是该奖项的基础，与FDR或NSB批准的内容没有显着差异。 NSF仍然有信心，该项目可以成功完成，总项目成本为1.95亿美元。 通过UAF，计划的季度访问和年度外部评论，通过每周的电视会议来维护对该项目的监督。一个独立的监督委员会（AOC）在整个计划和调试期间就船只的技术和科学优先事项向UAF和NSF提供了建议和建议。 NSF还保留了一项咨询经验，该经验在英国管理类似的研究船的建设和设计。然后，UAF于2009年12月18日将建筑合同授予威斯康星州马里纳特的Marinette Marine Corporation。造船厂项目开球会议将于2010年1月举行，于2010年1月举行，在3月的第一次季度项目审查会议上，以监视设计Verifial verifial和Transel。 AOC将于2010年2月举行他们的首次海上试验和科学运营计划会议。下一项外部小组审查将于5月在NSF总部举行，在III期最初的阶段，将由类似于FDR的专家小组评估。 实际建筑将于2010年9月开始。计划于2013年1月进行船舶交付和海上试验，科学运营于2014年1月开始。