Statement of Work.pdf
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- LIQUID NITROGN REFILL CUSTOMER OWNED 160L DEWARS
- Solicitation number
- 124448
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This document is a Statement of Work for a federal contract opportunity to refill liquid nitrogen in customer-owned 160L dewars for the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin.
The key details are:
- The contractor is required to provide approximately 140 refills of 160L liquid nitrogen dewars per year for the Forest Products Laboratory's research work.
- The contractor can either refill the customer-owned dewars on-site or pick them up, refill them, and return them the next day.
- If the customer-owned dewars are not available, the contractor must provide liquid nitrogen in their own dewars.
- There is no rental fee for using the customer-owned dewars, only delivery costs. The contractor must provide an electronic invoice and delivery confirmation.
- The contractor must provide a qualified delivery driver who is knowledgeable about liquid nitrogen dewar safety requirements.
- This is a Sources Sought notice only, not a request for quotes. The purpose is to identify qualified companies to fulfill this requirement. Responses are due by July 25, 2024.
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Project Liquid Nitrogen for research purposes.
General Information
1.0 Scope of Work
Refill liquid nitrogen in customer owned 160L dewars.
2.0 Background
US Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Dr.,Madison, WI 53726 uses liquid nitrogen for research work. The 160L dewars are customer owned. Orders for liquid nitrogen will occur at least every week and up to two orders every 1 ½ week.
Contractor Requirements
3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks
Vendor provides 160 L dewar of liquid nitrogen approximately 140 times a year. The dewars are customer owned by Forest Products Laboratory. To provide the liquid nitrogen the dewars will have to be refilled either onsite or picked up to be refilled at company site and returned preferably the following date.
4.0 Government Furnished
160L customer owned dewars
5.0 Deliverables / Schedule
Forest Products Laboratory employees will place the order for liquid nitrogen either electronically or by phone. Once the order has been placed, the empty dewar will be picked up to be refilled. Once the dewar has been filled it will be returned to the location where it was picked up from. Anticipated delivery would be next day after the empty has been picked up.
If there is a need for liquid nitrogen and customer owned dewar is not available, the vendor will provide liquid nitrogen in their own dewars. If company owed dewar is ordered, it would be returned after it has been emptied. Rental fee would only apply If company owned dewar. There would be no additional fees for customer owned dewars except delivery costs. Vendor should provide an invoice and delivery confirmation electronically. Another option would be refilling the dewars onsite if possible.
6.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel
Vendor should provide a delivery driver that is qualified to handle liquid nitrogen dewars and knowledgeable of safety requirements.
7.0 Security Requirements
N/A – delivery to location doesn’t require access to the building
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