CRREL-Operations

该协议修订了现有的协议备忘录（MOA），授予美国陆军寒区研究和工程实验室（CRREL）为美国南极计划（USAP）提供工程服务。 包括以下任务：支持USAP执行审查、监督和短期通知、有限范围的工程任务，包括书面评论或信函报告。 32，800美元。极地钻探开发的审查和工程评论向USAP钻探开发承包商提供极地特定工程和物流评论和审查。 30，500美元。车辆行驶的安全海冰厚度制定一套基于工程的通用指南，以管理车辆在海冰上行驶。 风力涡轮机引起的地震噪声确定商用风力涡轮机发出的振动，并调查该噪声源是否会影响在南极运行的全球地震网络（GSN）台站QSPA的性能。 第一阶段估计为65，400美元。USAP跑道ETL扩展为飞马座跑道制定的空军协议，以解决海冰跑道和滑雪道问题，并为海冰跑道的例行跑道评估和空军认证制定ETL草案。 与USAP和其他专家和专家合作，解决与导线开发有关的工程问题，包括：GPR培训，调查和分析;路线选择和改进方面的援助;以及导线车辆的性能评估。 三十四万三千七百美元 中铁快运及其承包商多年来一直提供类似服务。 服务一直是及时的，具有成本效益和专业。 预计这项工作将以类似方式完成。 CRREL是一个政府机构，与NSF或支持承包商无关。 中铁快运在支持合同中没有可能构成利益冲突的利益。 由于上述原因，CRREL继续执行正在进行的任务符合NSF的最佳利益。 据CRREL估计，该奖项的建议金额为549，800美元，由运营资金提供资金。

This amends an existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by making an award to the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) for engineering services to the United States Antarctic Program's (USAP). The following tasks are included: Support to USAPPerform review, oversight, and short-notice, limited scope engineering tasks, including written comments or letter reports in response to taskings. $32,800.Review and Engineering Critique of Polar Drill DevelopmentProvide polar-specific engineering and logistics critique and review to the USAP drill development contractor. $30,500.Safe Sea-Ice Thickness for Vehicle TravelDevelop an engineering-based and generalized set of guidelines to govern vehicle travel on sea ice. $43,400.Wind Turbine Induced Seismic NoiseDetermine the vibration emitted by commercial wind turbines and investigate whether this source of noise would affect the performance of the Global Seismic Network (GSN) station QSPA operating at the South Pole. Phase I is estimated at $65,400.ETL for USAP RunwaysExpand the Air Force protocol developed for the Pegasus runway to address the sea ice runway and skiways and establish a draft ETL for routine runway evaluation and AF certification of the sea ice runway. $34,000.McMurdo to South Pole Traverse DevelopmentCollaborate with USAP and other specialists and experts to address engineering issues pertinent to traverse development, including: GPR training, surveys and analysis; assistance on route selection and refinement; and performance evaluation of traverse vehicles. $343,700. Similar services have been provided by CRREL and their contractors for many years. The services have always been timely, cost effective, and professional. It is expected that this work will be accomplished in a similar manner. CRREL is a government agency, not associated with the NSF or the support contractor. CRREL has no interest in the support contract that could constitute a conflict of interest. For the reasons stated above it is in the best interest of the NSF for CRREL to continue with the ongoing tasking. This award is recommended for the amount of $549,800 as estimated by CRREL to be funded from operations funds.