Statement of Work.docx

Statement of Work Deliverables:

I. Background The CDC has had an active, structured CO2 products acquisition program for the past decades. The purpose of this BPA is to obtain CO2 needed for CDC laboratory operations and associated activities at the CDC Lawrenceville and Roybal campuses. This may be in the form of dry ice or solid CO2, bulk liquid CO2 tank refills or leased cylinders of CO2.

II. Project Objectives The objective is to obtain CO2 needed for CDC laboratory operations and associated activities at the CDC Lawrenceville and Roybal campuses. This may be in the form of dry ice or solid CO2, bulk liquid CO2 tank refills or leased cylinders of CO2. Currently no source is available at Roybal or Lawrenceville campuses, and development of a process to create the solid form has been problematic.

III. Scope of Works Contractor staff and facility must be currently commercially licensed to perform proposed services. Contractor shall be certified and authorized to handle, transport, and dispose of CO2, solid or gaseous. Evidence of this certificate and/or licensure shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and COR and shall be maintained in an active and current status throughout the performance period. Evidence of renewals shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and COR upon request. Certification and/or licensure shall include the following: Evidence of motor carrier license as required by the Georgia Department of Transportation, applicable permits/certificates to transport medical, specialty and industrial gases. The Contractor personnel performing work under this agreement must possess the knowledge, skills and experience to perform all aspects of the delivery of Medical-Grade Gases in a safe manner. The Contractor shall provide Personal Safety Equipment for the Contractor's employees, where applicable. (I.e., hardhats, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, etc.)

IV. Detailed Technical Requirements Description of End Products /Deliverables The deliverables are the CO2 needed for CDC laboratory operations and associated activities at the CDC Lawrenceville and Roybal campuses. This may be in the form of dry ice or solid CO2, bulk liquid CO2 tank refills or cylinders of CO2. Dry ice is the frozen form of carbon dioxide. Instead of turning from a gas, into a liquid, and then into a solid, carbon dioxide goes straight to a solid form. As a result, when it melts it also turns right into gas. Dry ice is extremely cold and has a surface temperature of -109.3 degrees. Dry ice is so popular because it’s easy to freeze and relatively easy to handle, as long as proper techniques are employed. It eliminates the need for wet ice and the spills that can accompany this method. The use of gaseous CO2 for laboratory incubators means gathering the flow requirement in normal operation for each incubator supplied from the same source, recognizing that flow is non-continuous. Rather, flow is dependent on the equipment’s duty cycle, being affected by how often the chamber is opened to remove or replace samples. This is expressed in liters per minute (lpm) of CO2 flow, at six lpm for each incubator, doubling the rate for dual stack incubators. The CO2 will maintain the required concentration inside the chamber, typically 5 percent, with a balance of air or N2 to limit the oxygen content. OutBreak/Active operations use a 30 percent duty cycle while normal operations use 10 percent, comparing duty cycles against total daily and weekly CO2 demand per incubator. Totaling weekly demand per incubator will provide the net weekly CO2 requirement for the system, as the CO2 availability should be sufficient to supply one week’s operation. The gaseous CO2 purity shall meet the minimum standard of anaerobic grade with a 99.95% rating.

V. Reporting Schedules Regular usage reporting including quarterly updates for liquid CO2. Weekly delivery reports for dry ice within 48 hours of delivery. A comprehensive listing of bins of dry ice or cylinders of CO2 made available weekly.

VI. Special Considerations Once the contractor’s proposed delivery schedule has been approved for implementation, the burden of performance will be 100 percent on the contractor. CDC personnel will be available to escort and monitor contractor activities at the delivery site.