Sources Sought Gaseous Methane.pdf

GASEOUS METHANE

DOCUMENT TYPE: SOURCES SOUGHT

SOLICITATION: TBD

OFFICE ADDRESS: Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Aerospace Business Unit (DLA Energy-FEM), ATTN: Kelli Boles, 1525 Wurtsmith ST. BLDG. 5730

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78236-1859

NAICS CODE: 325120

PSC: (Specify for services): 9135—Liquid Propellant Fuels and OXIDIZERS

POC: Kelli Boles, Contract Specialist

EMAIL: kelli.boles@dla.mil

Willard Ramseur, Contracting Office

EMAIL: willard.ramseur@dla.mil

This pre-solicitation notice is issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy-FEM- San Antonio, Texas. This is NOT a solicitation for proposal. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement.

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy), as the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, requires delivery of bulk Gaseous Methane (GMC) to Edwards AFB, CA. The Contractor shall provide all products, raw materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary for the delivery of GMC. The GMC delivery shall be made f.o.b. origin into a Government provided tube trailer. Gaseous Methane, GMC (NSN: 9135-01-666-2409), 98.7% purity, shall conform to the requirements of Type I, Grade A of the specification modifications per Energy QAP C42 GMC (Gaseous Methane). One copy of the Certificate of Analysis (COA) for each sample required by the specification shall be submitted by the Contractor as an attachment to Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). In addition, the Contractor shall include a copy of COA to accompany each delivery to be provided to acceptor at delivery destination.

Inspection for quality shall be performed at origin. Acceptance shall be performed at origin. Quantity determination shall be performed by the Contractor using a truck mounted calibrated flow meter or certified weight scales on site. Unit of issue for GMC shall be MC (Thousand Standard Cubic Feet) for all documentation. The anticipated date of award is going to be late 2024.

Specific Modifications for products delivered to Edwards Air Force Base shall comply with the following specifications.

Testing Property Modified Grade A 97 Purity (CH4), % Vol, min 97.0 Ethane (C2H6), ppmV No Limit1 Propane (C3H8), ppmV No Limit1 Other volatile hydrocarbons, ppmV No Limit1 Nitrogen, ppmV, max 5000 mailto:kelli.boles@dla.mil mailto:willard.ramseur@dla.mil

Carbon dioxide, ppmV, max 500 Oxygen, ppmV, max 10 Other gaseous impurities, ppmV, max (i.e. Ar, H, He, Ne)

Total volatile sulfur, ppmV, max 1 Water, ppmV, max 5 Non-volatile residue (NVR) & particulates, mg/L, max

1: No specific limit, but must be reported.

The Government intends to award a 5-year Firm Fixed Price Requirements type contract using Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. Award will be made to the offeror determined to be the Best Value to the Government, price and other factors considered, using the Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process.

Subject solicitation will be issued on or about May/June 2024 and will be posted on website:

https://sam.gov. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor https://sam.gov for amendments that may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. Only emailed requests for solicitation received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. All potential offerors should contact the contract specialist identified above for additional information and/or to communicate concerns. For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantage Business affairs contact DLA Small Business Office at 703-767-9400.

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