S -- PURCHASE OF DIRECT SUPPLY NATURAL GAS AND ASSOCIATED MANAGEMENT SERVICES=20

Notice Date

October 23, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson Laboratories, National Center for Toxicological Research, Attn: Contracts 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR, 72079

ZIP Code

72079

Solicitation Number

222-02-2002(P)

Response Due

November 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Vicky Culp, Contract Specialist, Phone (870) 543-7459, Fax (870) 543-7990, Email vculp@nctr.fda.gov -- Priscella Sullivan, Contracting Officer, Phone (870) 543-7271, Fax (870) 543-7990, Email psullivan@nctr.fda.gov

Description

This announcement is for the purchase of direct supply natural gas and associated management services for the Jefferson Laboratories of the Food and Drug Administration. This is Request for Proposal number 222-02-2002(P). It is an unrestricted solicitation for a Commercial Item acquisition. The competition is being conducted under FAR parts 12 and 15. The type of contract to be negotiated is fixed price with economic price adjustment for volumes above or below the fixed price volumes. This will be a requirements contract with delivery orders being placed by the government for its estimated requirements. The complete solicitation containing the scope of work, instructions to offerors, evaluation criteria, offeror representations and certifications and contract terms and conditions will be available on or about November 5, 2001on the FedBizOpps website at http:www.fedbizopps.gov. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and any amendments. It is the offeror?s responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. The general scope of work is described below. The contractor shall provide 100% firm, full requirements for the period of one year after award of the contract. Award date is anticipated to be January 1, 2002. The contractor shall be responsible for nominations, balancing, and notifying the government of any critical flow periods, operational flow alerts, operational flow orders, or other type of curtailment that may occur on the transporting pipeline. The contractor shall provide sufficient notice of any critical flow periods such as operational flow alerts, operation flow orders, or other operational concerns within at least twenty-four (24) hours of the expected event. If an unexpected event occurs, the contractor shall in his/her best efforts provide notice of such an event. The contractor shall be financially responsible for all penalties associated with nominations and balancing that are a result from contractor performance and with critical flow periods where there was insufficient notice to the government. The contractor must coordinate with the local distribution company and transporting pipeline to obtain release capacity information and contract numbers. The contractor must provide invoice consolidation in which all local distribution, transportation, and commodity invoicing are included in a single consolidated invoice. No filings are required by the contractor or the government. The local distribution company must file the required information with the state Public Service Commission. The title to natural gas shall pass from the contractor to the government at the delivery point, i.e., Reliant Energy Gas Transmission North Pooling Zone. The contractor shall have the responsibility for and assume any liability with respect to the natural gas prior to its delivery. The government shall have the responsibility for and assume any liability with respect to the natural gas after its delivery. The government shall also retain capacity on the transporting pipeline via a capacity release agreement between the local distribution company and the government. The contract demand is 850 MMBtu a day. The natural gas usage (MMBtu) at the Jefferson Laboratory facility for 2000 was: January 2000 -- 24,873, February 2000 -- 17,316, March 2000 -17,830, April 2000 -- 18,636, May 2000 -- 15,492, June 2000 -- 12,464, July 2000 -- 15,039, August 2000 -- 10,753, September 2000- 15,463, October 2000 -- 16,347, November 2000 -- 19,646, December 2000 -- 42,176. Total 226,035 MMBtus. The monthly volumes stated above are fixed quantities and shall be hedged for the facility. Monthly nominations shall be based on the above fixed quantities. Actual consumption under/over the above fixed quantities shall be credited/billed at the Daily Index for Reliant Energy Gas Transmission (REGT) North/South as published in Gas Daily plus the basis indicated in the pricing schedule. The government shall receive firm transportation to the City Gate. The government will evaluate three (3) alternatives for the purchase of natural gas commodity. Pricing Alternative 1. Index price for a contract term of 12 months, starting January 1, 2002. The margin shall include all of the options listed above. Contract must allow the government the right to fix pricing throughout the contract term with no penalty. Pricing Alternative 2. Fixed price for a contract term of 12 months, starting January 1, 2002. The fixed price shall be based on the sum of weighted average of natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the basis. The margin shall include all of the options listed above. Pricing Alternative No. 3. The Marketer will be responsible for all financial losses incurred by the government resulting from all nomination errors for the entire term of the contract in reference to fixed volumes. Invoicing will be based on actual volumes. Proposal shall be quoted as the additional cost per MMBtu required for this service. If the government elects this service, the additional cost shall be added to the fixed unit price, or the index unit price. The successful offeror shall be awarded this contract based upon the lowest unit cost, satisfactory past performance and that all the evaluation criteria is met. The government may make its decision on the basis of initial proposals received and not have discussions. Therefore each initial quotation should contain the offeror's best terms from both a price and technical standpoint. PAST PERFORMANCE: demonstrated successful performance within the past five years in natural gas transmission of a minimum of 850 MMBtus/daily as well as demonstrated experience in nominating/balancing and other management services. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Offerors must demonstrate that his/her company has experience on the local distribution company and transporting pipeline contained in this proposal package. Offers are due at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), Division of Contracts and Acquisitions, HFT-322, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079-9502, Attention Vicky L. Culp by 4:00 local time in Jefferson, Arkansas on November 27, 2001

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011025/SSOL001.HTM (D-296 SN5113K5)