Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

S -- COMPRESSED GASES PROGRAM FOR THE DELIVERY OF SPECIALTY AND COMMON STOCK GASES SOL N66604-97-Q-2056 DUE 102097 POC Lisa Brazil at (401) 841-2442 X283 WEB: Naval Undersea Warfare Cneter Division, Newport, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Lisa Brazil, brazil@code59.npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport has a requirement to establish a contractor managed Compressed Gases Program to deliver specialty and common stock gases at various locations within the Command. The system must be cost effective, efficient, responsive to customer needs, and "paperless". The system must provide for delivery of common stock gases within two days of an order and delivery of speciality gases within five days of an order. The system must provide for delivery of the product to the final destination; i.e., room, lab, etc. as well as immediate replacement of defective cylinders or valves, replacement of missing shipments and replacement of wrong products. In addition, the contractor shall prepare ordering documents from electronically transmitted data, prepare any necessary shipping documents and invoices, record and maintain a system that tracks the quantity of gases ordered by type and end user, missed deliveries, wrong deliveries, etc., deliver periodic management reports summarizing the above, and familiarize end users on commercial gas practices. Orders will be placed by telephone, fax or electronic means. Payment of the orders will be made by the Government Purchase Credit Card. It is anticipated that this requirement will be for a period of three years. Examples of the types of gases to be ordered are: argon, nitrogen, liquid nitrogen, helium, compressed air, acetylene andoxygen. These gases may be required in different purity levels. It is anticipated that the unit price for the individual gases will include the cost of cylinder rental based on a rental period of 30 days. This requirement is set-aside for small businesses. SIC Code 2813 -- 1,000 employees. Specific information for this requirement will be provided in a request for quote (RFQ). Requests for the RFQ must be submitted in writing, specifying the RFQ number. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0241)

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