SOURCES SOUGHT
68 -- Bulk Gases (Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide) for NINDS
- Notice Date
- 8/11/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-15-735
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2015
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
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lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bulk Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide for NINDS Small Business Sources Sought Notice Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources, (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this acquisition is to provide the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) with a comprehensive bulk gas solution for the procurement of gases and related products and services for use in biomedical research. Specifically, the Government requires medical grade bulk oxygen (gas), nitrogen (liquid), and carbon dioxide (gas) and associated support on an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) basis. Project Requirements: 1. Bulk Gas The Contractor shall provide bulk gases which meet the specifications detailed below. a. Nitrogen NF (Medical Grade, Approved for Human Drug Use): Odor: None Nitrogen.......................... >99.998% Oxygen...........................less than 0.0005% (<5 PPM) Carbon Monoxide..............less than 0.0002% (<2 PPM) Carbon Dioxide.................less than 0.0002% (<2 PPM) Water..............................less than 0.00035% (<3.5PPM) Total Hydrocarbons............less than 0.00005% (<0.5PPM) Hydrogen.........................less than 0.0005% (<5 PPM) Dew Point........................68 degrees C @ atmospheric pressure b. Oxygen USP (Medical Grade, Approved for Human Drug Use): Odor: None Oxygen................ >99.50 Nitrogen............... less than 0.0500% (< 500 PPM) Argon...................less than 0.4000% (<4000PPM) Carbon Monoxide...less than 0.00005% <0.5PPM) Total Hydrocarbons less than 0.0040% (<40PPM) Water...................less than 0.0002% (<2.0PPM) Dew Point..............-97 degrees F @ atmospheric pressure c. Carbon Dioxide.................... >99.5 Nitrogen......................... (5 PPM) Carbon Monoxide............. (10 PPM). Hydrogen Sulfide.............. (0.5 PPM) Hydrocarbons.................. (50PPM) Ammonia................... (25 PPM) Dew Point...................-67 Degrees F @ atmospheric pressure 2. Bulk Gas Management The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) owns bulk gas tanks with telemetry monitoring systems for liquid nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. The Contractor shall provide the required bulk gases to the NINDS-owned tanks and shall supply all equipment necessary for delivery of the gases into the tanks. Please find tank information detailed below: 1. One (1) Oxygen 1500 gallon tank 2. One (1) Nitrogen 6000 gallon tank 3. One (1) Carbon Dioxide 6 ton tank A spill pad is included on the CO2 tank and a safety wall exists between the oxygen and liquid nitrogen tanks. 3. Customer Support The Contractor shall respond to telephone to support requests within 30 minutes during business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) and shall provide on-site support during business hours as necessary within 24 hours following a telephone request. Support will include diagnosis of equipment when pressure fluctuations occur or any other equipment concern arises, removal of ice balls when they impair access to tank valves and gauges, and visual inspection of tank-telemetry equipment and gas levels during delivery. Visual inspections shall be provided as part of the overall bulk gas solution. Should repairs be required, the Contractor shall provide a budgetary quote and description of the diagnosed problem for consideration. The Contractor shall monitor levels of all three gas tanks on a bi-weekly basis and make recommendations when observed gas levels are at a quarter tank or lower. The Contractor shall also make recommendations when observed gas levels are at a point that tank safety may be in question. Contract Type: The Government anticipates award of an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract. Delivery: In accordance with an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, each bulk gas shall be delivered a minimum of twice monthly or at a maximum of five deliveries per month as demand necessitates. The Contractor must accommodate a 6:00 AM, Bethesda, MD local time, or earlier, delivery schedule to offset loading dock constraints as required. Delivery must be made within 24-48 hours after order placement. In the event of an emergency, however, ordered quantities must be delivered the day of placement. Emergency same-day deliveries shall not exceed four (4) per year. Ordering and Receiving: The maximum quantity that the Government anticipates potentially ordering over the life of the IDIQ contract is detailed in column three of Table 1. The minimum quantity the Government anticipates ordering for the life of the contract is detailed in Table 2. Table 1: Overall Maximum Estimated Requirements for 5 Year IDIQ Contract Liquid Nitrogen 888,000 Cubic Centimeters Oxygen 132,00 Cubic Centimeters Carbon Dioxide 528,000 Pounds Table 2: Overall Minimum Estimated Requirements for 5 Year IDIQ Contract Liquid Nitrogen 177,600 Cubic Centimeters Oxygen 26,400 Cubic Centimeters Carbon Dioxide 105,600 Pounds Anticipated Contract Type: An indefinite delivery indefinite quantity type contract is anticipated. Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance is five years from the effective date of an award. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required goods and services should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors must provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at Lauren.Phelps@nih.gov in MS Word format by or before the closing date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity type contract.
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- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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