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12805B21Q0579
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Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area

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This request for quotation seeks cryogenic freezers to be used at the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation. The solicitation requires stainless steel freezers with double-walled vacuum insulation maintaining temperatures down to -150 degrees Celsius. Freezers must have password-protected controllers compatible with various monitoring systems. Storage capacity includes space for over 168,000 samples. Quotes are due by September 8, 2021 and will be evaluated based on technical acceptance, past performance, and price with award to the most advantageous proposal. The solicitation is issued by the USDA Agricultural Research Service located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Specifications for Cryogenic Freezer Location information.

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation 1111 S. Mason Street Fort Collins, CO 80521

The following are the specifications for cryogenic freezers used at the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP):

The tank must meet the requirements listed below at a minimum.

Manufacture Specifications:

Stainless steel construction
Nitrogen use only
Double walled vacuum insulation with insulating material in the vacuumed space
Vacuumed space should have chemicals added to assist with vacuum maintenance
Casters for mobility of tank
25” neck opening
Usable internal height of 13”
Inner diameter of 56.1”
Overall height with a controller unit of 51.1”
Width of 60”
Weight of single unit 1167lbs empty
Weight of a single unit 2721lbs full
UL Listed for 110-208 volts
.73 Amps at 110 volts
All piping must be brass rated at 35psi
Stainless steel, reenforced, ½” fill hose of 6 feet long
Fill hose must connect directly to a ½” flare connection
Tank piping must have solenoid on/off controls
Tank piping must have a 50psig pressure relief valve
Tank piping must have brass inline filter of 40micron mesh
Tank must have hot gas bypass ability
There must be the ability to manually measure liquid level in inches
Must have TEC 3000 controller
Must have password protection ability

Must have user defined alarms

Controller must be compatible with Johnson Controls Metysis system and MODBUS system
Must be able to maintain -150° C in Nitrogen vapor phase
Must have the ability to store samples in liquid or vapor phase
Controller must be able to measure liquid levels in inches

Controller must be able to monitor temperatures both in liquid and vapor phase Controller must have the ability to autofill the tank or to setup a timed schedule fill of the tank

Tanks must have a single level rotating tray for storage canisters
Lid must have a Styrofoam plug
Static loss rate of no more than 1.6L/day

Tank Capacity:

Liquid nitrogen without inventory of 872liters
Number of straw goblets of 168
Number of SUC-1 boxes of 294
Number of 1.2ml vials on canes of 42,336
Number of 2.0 ml vials on canes of 23,520
Number of ½ cc straws 10/cane 0f 91,140

Pricing template.

Year
Tank
Unit Price

Base Year

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

Estimated replacement of 2 tanks a year.

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