Sources Sought Synopsis Specialty Gas DPG 20Nov23.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) currently intends to award a contract for supplying specialty and industrial gasses and is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought notice. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 325120, Industrial Gas Manufactuaring, size 1,200 employees.

This requirement is for a 12 month base, two 12 month ordering periods.

This requirement is for the purchase and delivery of specialty and industrial gases on a specified delivery schedule to support mission critical mission support functions. Delivery of bottles, tanks, vessels, dewars, etc. will be in accordance with the contract, plans and technical specifications.

DELIVERY MAY REQUIRE UP TO 2 DELIVERIES AT DPG WEEKLY, PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND AS DPG IS A REMOTE LOCATION.

DPG has 600+ K size cylinders and 50+ 230L DEWARs supporting the WDTC mission on a monthly basis. Specialty and Industrial welding gases support critical laboratory experiments and field repairs to structural test fixtures. Gases are essential for Chemical, Biological, Meteorological, and Explosive Environments testing. Historical purchasing ranges: 134450 ppm Ammonia in Nitrogen, 10 - 2630 ppm of CL2 in Nitrogen, 250 - 6000 ppm CO in Nitrogen, 200 PPM of Cyanogen Chloride in Nitrogen , 200 ppm of Ethylene Dithiol (EDT) in nitrogen, 1369 ppm of Hydrogen Cyanide in Nitrogen, 90 - 3860 ppm of Hydrogen Sulfide in Nitrogen, and 1470 ppm of Sulfur Dioxide in Nitrogen.

The Contractor, under this contract, shall use professional standards and practices when pickup and delivery of gases and liquids ordered. This effort is limited to the products defined in Section 3 and Appendices of this document; but can be modified with agreement of both parties with respect to maximum order quantities, cylinder size, bulk quantities, and DEWAR size.

Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS)/ Ordering Instructions.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

5. Information to help determine if the is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

7. Recommendations to improve the Army's PWS/ Ordering Instructions to acquiring the identified items.