Sources Sought RFI LN2-ABO Middle East.docx

Introduction: This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought notice issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Aerospace – San Antonio, Texas. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. However, responses may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a future procurement.

Scope of Requirement: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aerospace Energy Business Unit, as the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, requires delivery of Liquid Nitrogen (LNB) and Aviator's Breathing Oxygen (ABO). The Contractor shall provide all product, materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, transportation and labor necessary for the delivery of products f.o.b. destination into Government-owned tanks or Contractor-owned tanks.

Products:

a. Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen (ABO), (NSN: 6830-01-644-2463), shall meet the requirements Type II of MIL-PRF-27210J dated 7 Aug 2013.

b. Liquid Nitrogen (LNB), (NSN: 6830-01-644-2557) shall meet the requirements of Type II, Grade B, Commercial Item Description A-A-59503D dated 24 Oct 2019, Nitrogen, Technical.

Product Delivery: Product shall be delivered within 7 calendar days after receipt of an order from the appointed Delivery Scheduler. Expedited or emergency delivery requests shall be delivered within 3 calendar days of receipt of an order.

Government-owned tanks

Contractor-owned tanks

METHOD OF MEASUREMENT: Method of measurement shall be by truck mounted calibrated flow meter.

Capability Statement: Interested qualified organizations should submit a capability statement for this requirement. Statements should include an indication of current business size and a list of available ancillary services. The government would be interested in receiving capabilities information from interested suppliers regarding the following:

a. Capability to fully meet the Liquid Nitrogen and Aviator Breathing Oxygen specifications. If there are parts of the specification that your company can not meet, please list them.

b. Capability to perform all the sampling/testing requirements listed in the specifications. If there are sampling/testing that your company cannot perform, please list them.

c. Capability and willingness to allow government quality assurance inspectors access to supplier production/load-out plant to conduct quality assurance assessments as needed.

d. Capability for a potential Federal Government Contract, your company must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov/content/home). Is your company registered in SAM, and if so, what is your company's cage code and UEI #? If your company is not currently registered in SAM, would you be willing to register in the SAM system?

Information Submission Instructions: All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought notice should be submitted to Matthew Simkovsky, Contracting Specialist, Matthew.Simkovsky@dla.mil and Jessica Negron, Contracting Officer, Jessica.Negron@dla.mil. All responses must be received by COB 11 October 2024.

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 Federal Business Opportunities. Respondents will be added to the prospective offerors list for any subsequent solicitation. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS ENERGY AEROSPACE ENERGY

Sources Sought Notice Liquid Nitrogen (LNB) and Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen (ABO) Various Middle East Locations Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.