NIHES2015019Amendement_001.pdf

December 16, 2014

Responses to Questions/Clarifications: RFPNIHES2015019

A. Bulk and microbulk requirements

1. Question: Specific tank sizes (volume capacity):

Response: 2 Bulk tanks are located at 5a Triangle Drive. They are 450 liter tanks, then there is one located outside of F Dock on NIEHS main campus at 1500 liters.

Please see Attachment 5 – Cylinder Dewar Fill Totals for 2013.

2. Question: Specific tank locations Response: Please reference Attachment 2 – NIEHS Tank Inventory

3. Question: Full technical description of the required product for the tank.

Response: Please reference Attachment 5 – Cylinder Dewar Fill Totals for 2013.

4. Question: Ownership of the tanks, i.e., government-owned or contractor-owned Response: Contractor Owned

5. Question: Estimated monthly/annual usage of the tank product

6. Question: Clarification of the tank changeover timeframe, either from date of award/contract start date Response: Tank changeover time will commence at the contract start date

B. Cylinder gas requirements

1. Question: Specific cylinder size/capacity of each gas product See Attached Spreadsheet

2. Question: Full technical description of each required gas/liquid, to include purity, and concentrations (if a mixture) Please see attached Spreadsheet

3. Question: Estimated annual quantity of each cylinder gas/liquid

4. Question: Ownership of the tanks, i.e., government-owned or contractor-owned

Response: Contractor owned