Amended Solicitation .pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND25QNB640160

Gas Cylinders

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6- Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial

Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13

Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-04, effective 6/11/2025.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120 – Industrial Gas Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1200 employees.

The acquisition is a Brand-Name Only Full and Open competition.

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Material Measurement Laboratory

(MML), Gas Sensing Metrology Group (GSMG) is maintaining groups of Primary gas Standard

Materials (PSMs). A large amount of PSMs are depleted and GSMG is in urgent need of producing replacement PSMs. GSMG requires Eighty (80) NON-SGS empty gas cylinders & , an optional additional maximum of 100 SGS &/or 100 NON-SGS Luxfer aluminum gas cylinders to make NIST

Primary Standard Materials. Cylinders will be filled at NIST.

Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for the following brand name cylinders.

This is a Brand Name Only procurement:

Luxfer Brand Cylinders

GSMG requires the purchase of new, highly stable, non-reactive aluminum gas cylinders for the production of new PSMs for both non-reactive and reactive gas mixtures.

The production of PSMs requires the use of stable, long lifespan gas cylinders that exceed the specifications found in industry. These gas cylinders are required to hold gas mixtures stable for several years without any change in the composition of the gas. Gas mixtures range from non-reactive to reactive and at concentrations that range from low to high. Sources of deviation from long-term stability include impurities and moisture trapped in the cylinder walls during production, reactions with the gas cylinder walls, reactions with the gas cylinder valve, and the presence of any leaks. Particularly for the low concentrations that NIST sometimes uses, even small levels of reactivity will affect the stability of the gas mixture after years of containment.

With proper maintenance typical cylinders provide mechanical stability last for about 10 years, but this does not imply that typical cylinders maintain chemical stability of the gas mixture for 10 years.

NIST requires a cylinder that provides chemical stability of gas mixtures for a minimum of 10 years, as verified by NIST-internal stability measurements.

DELIVERY

The instrument must be delivered within 210 calendar days of award. the instrument will be shipped

F.O.B Destination to:

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) 100 Bureau Drive, Building 227, Room 103 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

FOB DESTINATION MEANS: The Contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government intends to award multiple purchase orders resulting from this solicitation to responsible Quoters whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation is the lowest priced, technically acceptable quotation.

Quoters can quote on any one, two-, or all-line items stated within the specifications and this solicitation document and receive an award.

NIST intends to evaluate quotes on a per-line-item basis and issues contracts based on the initial quotes received. Therefore, the Contractors initial quote should contain the Contractor’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. NIST reserves the right to request revised quotes from, or negotiate final contract terms with, one or more, but not all, Contractors, if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

Technically acceptable means that the Contractor provides Luxfer SGS and non-SGS cylinders, meeting the specifications within the requirements document and the requirements of the line items.

If a Contractor does not indicate how its proposed system meets certain requirements, NIST will determine it does not.

Quoters must address the requirement in the specifications document and clearly demonstrate that the gas cylinders quoted meet that specification.

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

1. For the purpose of evaluating Technical Capability – Documentation that confirms the

Contractor has demonstrated the ability to deliver one, two or all requirements of the Luxfer brand Gas Cylinders. Contractors must provide a copy of the Factory Acceptance Test Report prior to shipment.

2. The cylinders must be New. Used cylinders will not be considered for award. Contractors shall provide a Firm-Fixed price quotation for the following line items (s):

• Firm-Fixed Price: Delivery of 80 empty (size 30 cu-ft) NON-SGS Luxfer Aluminum Gas

Cylinders, meeting the requirements in accordance with the specifications document, inclusive of F.O.B Destination and Warranty. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

SEPARATLEY PRICED LINE ITEM(s)

• Per Cylinder Price: Not to Exceed maximum delivery of 100 empty SGS Luxfer

Aluminum Gas Cylinders, meeting the line-item requirements in accordance with the specifications document, inclusive of F.O.B Destination and Warranty.

• Per Cylinder Price: Not to Exceed maximum delivery of 100 empty NON- SGS Luxfer

Aluminum Gas Cylinders, meeting the line-item requirements in accordance with the specifications document, inclusive of F.O.B Destination and Warranty.

3. A complete version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached provisions/clauses document – required submissions highlighted in blue).

4. If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor shall state, “The terms and conditions in this solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following.”

[Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)].

It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the contractor’s acceptance of the Government’s terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order.

5. Quoter’s shall provide an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for the System for Award

Management (SAM) registration. Quoter’s must have an active registration at www.SAM.gov to submit a quotation.

Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC).

If a contractor submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the contractor’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation;

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Tish Walker, Contract Specialist at latish.walker@nist.gov Submission must be received not later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on 8/16/2025. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Tish Walker, not later than the date and time identified herein.

All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to latish.walker@nist.gov one week prior to the expiration of the solicitation. Questions submitted after this date may not be addressed by the Government prior to the quotation submission deadline.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/.

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ATTACHMENTS:

The following attachments apply to this solicitation:

1. Statement of Requirements

2. Applicable Clauses & Provisions