RFI _ for Medical Gases and Dry Ice BPA.pdf

TITLE: Blanket Purchase Agreement for Medical Gasses and Dry Ice

REQUIRING ACTIVITY NAME: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD 20910

NORTH AMERICAL INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATIONS SYSTEMS (NAICS) Code: 325120

– Industrial Gas Manufacturing

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE (PSC): 6830 - Gases: Compressed and Liquefied

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR

QUOTATIONS (RFQ); IT IS STRICTLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI).

NEITHER UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS NOR ANY OTHER KINDS OF OFFERS WILL

BE CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). NO

CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

1.0 DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary, will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. At this time, questions concerning the composition and requirements for a future RFP will not be entertained.

2.0 RFI AVAILABILITY: In accordance with FAR Part 10 Market Research, this RFI is to ensure responsible and constructive exchanges with industry while complying with existing law and regulations that does not provide an unfair competitive advantage to particular firms or violate the procurement integrity requirements.

3.0 DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS/ SPECIFICATIONS:

Requirement is to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) upon which orders may be placed for a variety of compressed and bulk medical grade gas products, laboratory and specialty gases, gas-related equipment, various gas supply modes and services, dry ice pellets, using customer leased and/or government owned cylinders. All gas must be delivered in cylinders that are hydrostatic tested and meet local, state, and federal regulatory requirements. All dry ice must be delivered at the pre-scheduled time and quantity.

The requirement is in support of the WRAIR and other research laboratories supported by DHACA R&D to conduct analysis and research in accordance with their organization’s mission.

These labs are located in Alabama, Delaware, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

Attached is a supply list with the minimum essential characteristics.

4.0 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Interested parties are asked to respond to this RFI and submit a capabilities statement that supports the focus of this RFI.

Capabilities Statement must include the following:

1. Show you have the capability to provide all the medical gases and dry ice products listed in the attached Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs)

2. Show you have the capability to provide tanks for lease including installation of tanks sizes in accordance with the attached MECs.

3. Address the ability to provide all locations listed in the MECs (Alabama, Delaware, Maryland and Massachusetts).

4. Show that you can comply with all local laws, regulations and specifications established for gases pertaining to safe handling of Compressed Gas Cylinder Valve Outlets and Inlet connections.

5. Show you have the capability to provide telemetry and monitoring, with telemetry access to view tank levels for one 14-ton (28,000 pound) CO2 tank, two 6000-gallon liquid nitrogen tanks, and 1,000-liter liquid nitrogen microbulk tank. Provide software updates/patches issued by the telemetry system manufacturer.

Please submit written responses via email in Microsoft Office or PDF format. All responses should be complete: in 12-point font; and not to exceed 5 pages total, including graphics, tables, and appendices.

No hard copies shall be accepted. No written solicitation document is available at this time.

Telephone requests will not be honored, and no bidders list shall be maintained.

REQUIRED INFORMATION: Please provide information as outline in the table below when responding to this RFI.

Question Response RFI Number Company Name Company Address Point of Contact Phone Number E-mail Address Tax Identification Number (TIN) CAGE Code DUNS Number Company Web Page

Company Location(s) Company is / is not a Small Business Company is / is not SAM Registered

Other Socio-Economic Classifications (e.g. 8(a), HUB Zone, Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned).

If 8(a), date that the company graduates from the program.

CONTACT INFORMATION: No questions will be addressed. All information regarding Capabilities Statements or any other proprietary information relative to this RFI shall be submitted via email to brenda.i.mena.civ@health.mil and jennifer.c.jackson18.civ@health.mil no later than 11:00AM EST on 14 May 2026.

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