Assessment of Fatigue and Toughness of Steel Pipes and Fittings in Gaseous Hydrogen

Status Awarded

Contract number 3000784521

Solicitation number NRCan-5000077976/B

Publication date

Contract award date

Contract value

CAD 272,116.00
Description

This contract was awarded to:

Edison Welding Institute, Inc.

By means of the RFP, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is seeking proposals from bidders to generate quantitative data for the performance of candidate steel pipes and fittings in gaseous hydrogen environments which is required to evaluate the suitability of these components for the transportation and distribution of hydrogen gas by the exiting and future pipeline systems.
The contract will be carried out with the following objectives:

(1) Assessment of tensile properties, fatigue performance and fracture toughness of selective steel pipes and fittings in air as the reference condition.
(2) Assessment of fatigue crack growth rate and fracture toughness (JQ) of the selected steel pipes and fittings in high pressure gaseous hydrogen (up to 3000 psi of pure hydrogen gas).
(3) Determine quantitatively the properties degradation of the examined steels under specific hydrogen environment.
(4) Develop knowledge and information to conduct in-situ mechanical testing in high pressure hydrogen gas and blends

The essential data and information collected from this contract will be fed into two (2) NRCAN’s OERD projects to assess the suitability and integrity of the selected steel pipes and fittings for hydrogen transportation, as well as to aid the development of proper codes and standards for line pipe steel qualification.

The contract entails two phases spanning two years: Phase 1, 36 weeks following the contract award starting in 2024-25 and an OPTIONAL – Phase 2, 72 weeks following the contract award ending in 2025-26.

Business address

1250 Arthur E. Adams Drive

Columbus, Ohio, 43221
USA
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive – Open Bidding
Language(s)
English
,
French
Selection criteria
Lowest Price
Region(s) of delivery
Canada

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Contract duration

The contract will be for a period of 9 month(s), from 2024/06/10 to 2025/03/31.

Commodity - UNSPSC

  • 73150000 - Manufacturing support services
  • 73160000 - Machinery and transport equipment manufacture
  • 73180000 - Machining and processing services
  • 77140000 - Environmental laboratory services

Trade agreements

  • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
  • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
  • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
  • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
  • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
  • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
  • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
  • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)

Reason for limited tendering

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

  • None
Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization
Natural Resources Canada
Address

580 Booth Street

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4
Canada
Contracting authority
Steve Verner
Phone
(343) 543-6090
Email
steve.verner@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
Address

580 Booth Street

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4
Canada