Attachment A - Specifications 12-10-2020.pdf

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Attachment A Specifications, Compressed Gases and Cylinders

Clay Center, NE

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0 Background and Purpose:

Scientists at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) are developing scientific information and new technology to solve high priority problems for the U.S. beef, sheep, and swine industries. About 50 percent of the effort is with beef cattle, 30 percent with swine, and 20 percent with sheep. Compressed Gases and Cylinders are used in this research.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

2.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:

Compressed gases and cylinders per the price list (see Attachment B Price Proposal Spreadsheet).

Contractor to provide compressed gases and cylinders on an as-needed basis within 48-hours of request. The 1500-gallon Nitrogen tank feeds a storage facility that contains valuable and unreproducible genetic material. Therefore, bulk Liquid Nitrogen for this tank must be delivered with 24-hours of request in emergency situations and 48 hours otherwise.

The period of performance will be from twelve months from award of contract with four option years. Due to the importance of this commodity a continuity of services clause shall be included as a requirement. See below:

52.237-3 Continuity of Services.

Continuity of Services (JAN 1991)

(a) The Contractor recognizes that the services under this contract are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption and that, upon contract expiration, a successor, either the Government or another contractor, may continue them.

The Contractor agrees to (1) furnish phase-in training and (2) exercise its best efforts and cooperation to effect an orderly and efficient transition to a successor.

(b) The Contractor shall, upon the Contracting Officer's written notice, (1) furnish phase-in, phase-out services for up to 90 days after this contract expires and (2) negotiate in good faith a plan with a successor to determine the nature and extent of phase-in, phase-out services required. The plan shall specify a training program and a date for transferring responsibilities for each division of work described in the plan, and shall be subject to the Contracting Officer's approval. The Contractor shall provide sufficient experienced personnel during the phase-in, phase-out period to ensure that the services called for by this contract are maintained at the required level of proficiency.

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(c) The Contractor shall allow as many personnel as practicable to remain on the job to help the successor maintain the continuity and consistency of the services required by this contract. The Contractor also shall disclose necessary personnel records and allow the successor to conduct on-site interviews with these employees. If selected employees are agreeable to the change, the Contractor shall release them at a mutually agreeable date and negotiate transfer of their earned fringe benefits to the successor.

(d) The Contractor shall be reimbursed for all reasonable phase-in, phase-out costs (i.e., costs incurred within the agreed period after contract expiration that result from phase-in, phase-out operations) and a fee (profit) not to exceed a pro rata portion of the fee (profit) under this contract.

3.0 Deliverable/Schedule/Address:

Deliverable as requested from date of award. Base year contract with four option years.

Facility address: USMARC 844 Road 313 Clay Center NE 68933

Key Deliverables Item No. Deliverable Objective 1 Compressed and liquified gases per the technical requirements.

Compressed and liquified gases per the technical requirements in the required timeframe.

2 Contractor must be able to deliver Liquid Nitrogen within 24-hours for emergencies. All other gases must be delivered within 48-hours of request.

Compressed and liquified gases per the technical requirements in the required timeframe.

3 50% of the storage tanks (full) must be delivered within one week of award.

Phase in without disrupting operations.

4 The remaining 50% of the storage tanks (full) must be delivered within 2 weeks of award.

Phase in without disrupting operations.

4.0 Government Furnished: N/A

5.0 Performance Requirement Measures:

Compressed and liquified gases per the technical requirements in the required timeframe.