Solicitation #W9124Q-09-T-0005 Response to Questions

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS FOR WSMR GAS BID 0001 Acetylene, 10CF CGA 510

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

The typical 10 c.f. Acetylene cylinder does not have a CGA 510 valve. Is this a mistake? Yes, no valve required.

0003 Argon Compressed 200L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009

Do they mean 200 c.f.? Yes Liquid or gas? Gas 0004 Argon Industrial 200L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

Do they mean 200 c.f.? Yes Liquid or gas? Gas 0005 Argon Industrial, Size 3k

Price Per Unit = $________

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1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010 Do they mean 3,000 p.s.i.? Yes 0006 Argon UHP 200L

Price Per Unit = $________

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1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010 Do they mean 200 c.f.? Yes What are the purity specs? 99.999% Liquid or gas? Gas 0007 Argon UHP 6K

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What are the purity specs? 99.999% Argon UHP 300L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What are the purity specs? 99.999% Liquid or gas? Gas Do they mean 300 c.f.? Yes 0010 Argon UHP GR 5.6k

Price Per Unit = $________

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1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010 What are the purity specs? 99.999% What size? 6k What is “GR5.6k”? GR 5, Size 6k 0011 Argon Compressed UHP/249CF

Price Per Unit = $________

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1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010 What are the purity specs? 99.999% 0016 Nitrogen UHP 200L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What are the purity specs? 99.999% Liquid or gas? Liquid Do they mean 200 c.f.? Yes 0017 Nitrogen UHP 300L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What are the purity specs? 99.999% Liquid or gas? Liquid Do they mean 300 c.f.? Yes 0018 Nitrogen, Compressed 2.2

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Size 21 CF What is “Compressed 2.2”? UN1066 Liquid Nitrogen Bulk

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

Are the tanks customer-owned? Yes What size are the tanks? 36 Tubes Are there any purity specs? 99.99% Is a certificate of analysis required? Yes 0025 Liquid Nitrogen 240L/50PSI

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

Can they use 22 p.s.i.? Yes 0027 Helium UHP 200L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What are the purity specs? 99.999% Liquid or gas? Liquid Do they mean 200 c.f.? Yes 0028 Helium UHP Compressed 244 CF

Price Per Unit = $________

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1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010 What are the purity specs? 99.999% 0029 Helium UHP 300L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What are the purity specs? 99.999% Liquid or gas? Liquid Do they mean 300 c.f.? Yes 0030 Helium, Liquid 100L

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

Are there purity specs? 99.999% Are these customer-owned cylinders? No ???

0031 Oxygen Industrial Size

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Varies 0032 Oxygen Industrial Size, 2 CGA

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Varies What is “2 CGA”?

0034 Neon Research Grade 99.99

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? 80 c.f.

0035 Nitrogen UHP Compressed 230 CF

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What are the purity specs? 99.999% 0036 Carbon Monoxide Calibration Gas

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Standard Is this a mixed gas? If so, what are the components? NA Are there any purity specs? Yes 0037 Nitrogen Dioxide Calibration Gas

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Standard Is this a mixed gas? If so, what are the components? NA Are there any purity specs? Yes 0038 Sulfur Hexafluoride Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? 115 pounds Are there any purity specs? CP 99.8% purity 0039 Zero Air UHP

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Standard What are the purity specs? NA 0040 Wire SA86

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Varies What size is the package (lbs)? NA Is brand substitution acceptable? No

0041 VGL DEWARS

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

Are these for outright purchase? Yes What size? 80L, 160L, 200L What gas service? Varies Any special markings? Varies 0042 Welding Rods

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Standard What type? Standard What package size (lbs)? NA What brand? Varies 0043 Gauges

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What is the application? Tank pressure What size? Standard What pressure rating? Varies 0044 Drivers Gloves, S/M/L/XL

Price Per Unit = $________,_______,_______,_______

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What type of material? Cowhide/unlined Any performance specs? Multi-purpose work gloves Any origin of manufacture spec? Kinco, Horse Power, Truefit, etc… 0045 Signs (Danger, Explosives, Stop, etc)

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What size? Varies with application 0047 Cylinder Adapters

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What is the application? Varies 0049 Plasma Welding Tip 30 AMP

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What is the make and model of the plasma machine? Varies 0050 Pointed Welding Tip

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

What is the make and model of the torch? Varies What size?

0051 NI Labels

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

Are these D.O.T. shoulder labels for Nitrogen cylinders? Cylinders 0053 Rental/Maintenance of Tanks

Price Per Unit = $________

Base Period of Performance:

1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010

Which tanks are they referring to? All tank rentals ***Ultra High Purity and some standard specs seem to vary from Vendor to Vendor. Our requirement for UHP is 99.999% ***Description and specifications for gases seems to vary from Vendor to Vendor.