FDA-SSN-1238961.pdf

Compressed Air & Gases Sources Sought Notice

FDA-SSN-1238961

MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services (OAGS) is issuing this source sought announcement on behalf of the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in order to determine if there are existing small business sources capable of providing Compressed Air & Gases with four (4) option years. Other than small business concerns are also encouraged to submit capability statements. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard – 1,000 employees.

Background:

The NCTR, Jefferson Laboratory Campus (JLC) functions as a major research arm in support of the FDA ability to make science-based decisions. NCTR today conducts a peer reviewed research program to study the effects of toxins on health and the environment. This research program enables FDA to make regulatory decisions and improve the health of the American people. The operation of such research programs requires the use of different types of compressed air and laboratory gases. These gases are critical to meet the research community need.

Objective:

Provide multiple types of compressed and air gases; including associated cylinder rental fees, to Jefferson Lab Campus in Jefferson, Arkansas.

Schedule of Items:

The Contractor shall supply a wide range of compressed and air gases. Please see “Attachment 1

- Schedule of Required Gases”.

Minimum Performance Requirements:

1. Shall include a Bulk Liquid Nitrogen system. Tank size and specifications:

a. Shall be able to provide Ultra High Purity (UHP) Nitrogen Gas up to 200 psi.

b. Shall have the capacity to hold up to minimum 3,000 gallon of UHP nitrogen with an estimate usage of 1900 cubic foot (hfc) per month.

c. Quantities are only estimates and not constructed as maximum or minimum requirements and should not be construed as set monthly amounts. The building the system will be located is under construction and as more people move into the building the usage will go

up. Beginning amounts may be less than in the first phase compared to later usage.

d. All site inspections are the contractor responsibly for set up.

2. Shall include a Tank telemetry system.

a. The bulk Liquid Gas storage system shall include an automated telemetry system.

b. Shall be able to facilitate the daily reporting of the nitrogen level to the supply company for automatic re-ordering and contractor’s subsequent delivery of needed gas.

3. Shall include delivery.

a. Contractor shall monitor the gas level via the telemetry system and deliver nitrogen gas to ensure the gas level is maintained at a minimum of 30% tank capacity.

4. Shall include System Installation. Shall be installed, filled and ready to Operate within 2 weeks of contract award.

5. Shall provide a tracking system to know how long a tank(s) has been in use or awaiting use on the center. This system should be able to tell when a tank(s) has been delivered for use and when the tank(s) have been returned to the contractor.

6. At any time during the life of the contract, the Contractor may be requested to quote additional gases and or cylinders other than what’s identified in the resulting contracts “Schedule of Required Gases”.

Period of Performance:

Base Year: August 5, 2021 – August 4, 2022 Option Year 1: August 5, 2022 – August 4, 2023 Option Year 2: August 5, 2023 – August 4, 2024 Option Year 3: August 5, 2024 – August 4, 2025 Option Year 4: August 5, 2025 – August 4, 2026

Place of Delivery/Performance:

U. S. FDA - NCTR

ATTN: To be provided at award 3900 NCTR Rd Jefferson, AR 72079

The offeror shall furnish sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine that the offered product/services meet the technical requirements identified above. All interested parties may respond. At a minimum, responses shall include the following:

1. Business name and bio, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address.

Provide this same information again if responding to provide a service offered by another firm.

2. The offeror shall furnish capability statements with sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine experience and qualifications of the firm for the minimum technical requirements identified above.

3. Past Performance information shall include recent (within the last 3 years) and relevant (prior experience information for the manufacture, and/or sale and support in which the offeror has provided same or substantially similar products and used for same or near same applications as set forth herein. For each past performance reference include the date of service, description of service provided, dollar value, client name, client address, client contact name, client point of contact mailing address (if different from that provided for client), client point of contact phone number, client point of contact email address, and name of company (to include DUNS number and size status) if not the respondent.

4. If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested.

5. Provide information if any of these specifications are too restrictive. No response will be considered that the listed specifications are adequate in a competitive environment.

6. If a large business, provide if subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns.

The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response.

7. Standard commercial warranty and payment terms.

8. Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing for the service would be helpful.

The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response.

The Government encourages any comments and/or suggestions from any interested party, regarding the specifications. While the Government will not respond directly to your comments and/or suggestions; we will consider them as we finalize the specifications in preparation for the forthcoming solicitation.

Interested Parties shall respond with capability statements which are due by email to the point of contact listed below on or before April 14, 2020 by 12:00 PM (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) to jennifer.johnson3@fda.hhs.gov, and Reference: FDA-SSN-1238961.

Notice of Intent:

Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether any future requirement similar to this one should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition or procure through sole-source acquisition procedures.

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre‐solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in beta.SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality:

mailto:jennifer.johnson3@fda.hhs.gov

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non‐proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).