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Requirements

Title: Gas Cylinder Rent and Replacements

Period of performance of this contract is: Date of Award to 12/31/2025

SECTION 1 – BACKGROUND

The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts respirator approval testing. As part of the approval process, the laboratory requires many specialty gases. For several years, all gas cylinders have been procured from a single supplier. The single supplier greatly simplifies the purchasing and tracking of the chemicals on hand. For gas cylinders, the contents of the cylinders are purchased, but the cylinders themselves are rented. Renting the cylinders removes the burden of waste disposal and cylinder testing from NIOSH, which also significantly decreases both the work load and cost for NIOSH. Previously, the cost of renting and purchasing gas cylinders was below credit card thresholds.

With large number of cylinders requiring to be replaced in a narrow timeframe, it is now necessary to make this purchase as a contract.

SECTION 2 – PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this contract is to ensure that NPPTL has a constant supply of the gas cylinders required for respirator approval testing. This shall include the supply/replacement, certification, and transportation of the gas cylinders listed elsewhere in this document. Original cylinders were acquired from Greco Gas Inc..

SECTION 3 – SCOPE OF WORK

This shall be a one time purchase, with delivery expected within six months or less of the contract award.

SECTION 4 – TASKS TO BE PERFORMED

Task 1: Vendor shall supply and deliver gases and cylinders according to the table and corresponding notes below:

Chemical Concentration Quantity Cylinder Size* 17025**

Acrolein*** 10% 5 80A No Ammonia 100% 1 40 No Ammonia 1250 ppm 1 33A Yes Ammonia 3500 ppm 1 33A Yes Carbon Monoxide 100% 2 40 No Chlorine 100% 2 40 No Cyanogen Chloride 150 ppm 1 33A Yes Cyanogen Chloride 2 ppm 1 33A Yes Cyanogen Chloride 300 ppm 1 33A Yes Helium 100% 1 300 No Hydrogen 100% 1 300 No Hydrogen Chloride 100% 2 40 No Hydrogen Cyanide 5% 2 80A No Hydrogen Cyanide 10 ppm 1 33A Yes Hydrogen Cyanide 4.7 ppm 1 33A Yes Hydrogen Cyanide 470 ppm 1 33A Yes Hydrogen Cyanide 940 ppm 1 33A Yes Hydrogen sulfide 100% 2 40 No Hydrogen sulfide 1000 ppm 1 33A Yes

Hydrogen Sulfide 30 ppm 1 33A Yes Hydrogen Sulfide 5 ppm 1 33A Yes Nitrogen 100% 2 300 No Nitrogen Dioxide 5% 3 80A No Nitrogen Dioxide 1 ppm 1 33A Yes Nitrogen Dioxide 100 ppm 1 33A Yes Nitrogen Dioxide 200 ppm 1 33A Yes Nitrogen Dioxide 500 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosgene 5% 2 80A No Phosgene 1.25 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosgene 125 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosgene 250 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosphine 10% 2 80A No Phosphine 0.5 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosphine 1 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosphine 150 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosphine 1500 ppm 1 33A Yes Phosphine 300 ppm 1 33A Yes Sulfur Dioxide 100% 1 40 No Zero Air 100% 1 300 No

*Cylinders should be rented. Cylinder purchase may be considered, but is not desired. Cylinder size is approximate.

**When requested, cylinders shall be 17025 accredited. If 17025 is requested but not available, the cylinder shall be the best possible grade.

***Acrolein is requested at 10% in size 80A. If not available, a concentration at or above 1% is acceptable. At concentrations below 5%, the cylinder size shall be 200.

SECTION 5 – GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

None.

SECTION 6 – PLACE OF PERFORMANCE AND CONTRACT SUPPORT HOURS

SUBSECTION A – PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Acrolein cylinders shall be delivered to:

1095 Willowdale Rd.

Morgantown, WV 26505

All other cylinders shall delivered to:

626 Cochrans Mills Rd.

Pittsburgh, PA 15236

SUBSECTION B – CONTRACT SUPPORT HOURS

Vendor shall coordinate with government technician prior to scheduling pickups and deliveries.

SECTION 7 – TRAVEL

The contract shall include all costs related to travel related to pickups or deliveries to the addresses listed above.

SECTION 8 – DELIVERABLES/REPORTING SCHEDULE

Cylinders shall be delivered within six months of the date of contract award. Invoicing may be on as as-delivered schedule.

SECTION 9 – REFERENCE MATERIALS

None.

SECTION 10 – ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

None.

The purpose of this contract is to ensure that NPPTL has a constant supply of the gas cylinders required for respirator approval testing. This shall include the supply/replacement, certification, and transportation of the gas cylinders listed elsewhere in this document. Original cylinders were acquired from Greco Gas Inc..

Section 508 and Accessibility Requirements

Part A – Provision

Reference HHSAR 352.239-73[8] Electronic Information and [Communication] Technology Accessibility Notice.

[(Deviation)]

[(a) Any offeror responding to this solicitation must comply with established HHS Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility standards. Information about Section 508 is available at https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html.

(b) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this solicitation are stated in the clause at 352.239-79 Information and Communication Technology Accessibility. In order to facilitate the Government’s determination whether proposed ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, and documentation meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must submit an appropriate HHS Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklist (see https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html) or an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) (based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) see https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat), in accordance with the completion instructions. The purpose of the checklists and conformance reports are to assist HHS acquisition and program officials in determining whether proposed ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, and documentation conform to applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. Checklists and ACRs evaluate—in detail—whether the ICT conforms to specific Section 508 accessibility standards and identifies remediation efforts needed to address conformance issues.

(c) If an offeror claims its supplies or services meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, and it is later determined by the Government, i.e., after award of a contract or order, that supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support delivered do not conform to the described accessibility standards, remediation of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its expense.

(d) In order to facilitate the Government's determination whether proposed ICT supplies meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must submit an Accessibility Conformance Report, in accordance with its completion instructions and tailored to the requirements in the solicitation. The purpose of the Report is to assist HHS acquisition and program officials in determining whether proposed ICT supplies conform to applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. The template allows offerors or developers to self-evaluate their supplies and document, in detail, whether they conform to a specific Section 508 accessibility standard, and any underway remediation efforts addressing conformance issues. Instructions for preparing the Template are available at https://www.section508.gov/.

(e) Additionally, offerors must provide enough information to assist the Government in determining that the https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat https://www.section508.gov/

ICT services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards, including any underway remediation efforts addressing conformance issues.

(f) Respondents to this solicitation must identify any inability to conform to Section 508 requirements. If an offeror claims its supplies or services meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, and it is later determined by the Government, i.e., after award of a contract or order, that supplies or services delivered do not conform to the described accessibility standards, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its expense.

(g) Items delivered as electronic content must be accessible to HHS acceptance criteria. Checklist for various formats are available at http://508.hhs.gov/. Materials, other than items incidental to contract management, that are final items for delivery should be accompanied by the appropriate checklist, except upon approval of the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative.

(End of provision)]

Part B - Clause

352.239-74[9] Electronic, Information, and Communication Technology Accessibility.

[(Deviation)]

(a) Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all information and communication technology (ICT) supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, and services, or support developed, acquired, maintained or delivered under this contract or order must comply with the Revised 508 Standards, which are located at 36 C.F.R. 1194.1 and Appendices A, B, and C, and are available at https://www.access-board.gov/ict/. Information about Section 508 is available at https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html.

(b) Additional Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract or order are identified as follows:

205 WCAG 2.0 Level A & AA Success Criteria

302 Functional Performance Criteria

402 Closed Functionality

403 Biometrics

404 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility

405 Privacy

406 Standard Connections

407 Operable Parts

408 Display Screens

409 Status Indicators

410 Color Coding

411 Audible Signals

502 Inoperability with Assistive Technology

503 Applications

504 Authoring Tools http://508.hhs.gov/ https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html

602 Support Documentation

603 Support Services

If it is determined by the Government that ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, and services support provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(c) In the event of a modification(s) to this contract or order, which adds new ICT supplies or services or revises the type of, or specifications for, supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support, the Contracting Officer shall require that the Contractor submit a completed HHS Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklist (see https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html) or an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) (based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) see https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat), and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the ICT supplies or services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. If it is determined by the Government that ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, and services support provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(d) If this is an Indefinite-Delivery type contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement or a Basic Ordering Agreement, the task/delivery order requests that include ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support will define the specifications and accessibility standards for the order. In those cases, the Contractor shall be required to provide a completed HHS Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklist (see https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html) or an ACR (based on the VPAT see https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat), and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. If it is determined by the Government that ICT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the provided documentation, remediation of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(e) The contractor shall identify to the Contracting Officer any perceived exception or exemption to Section 508 requirements for review by the agency Section 508 Program.

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