Analyzing Compressed Breathing Air to Support the Defense Compressed Air Testing (DCAT) Program

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract on a sole source basis to Tri Air Testing, Inc., 9063 Bee Caves Road, Austin, Texas 78733-6201. The resultant contract will contain provisions for firm-fixed-price delivery orders and will require non-personal technical support services to analyze compressed breathing air for divers, damage control personnel and aviators worldwide. The contractor shall:
(1) Provide transportable equipment for collecting samples (gas, oil mist, particulate, moisture, or condensed water) from various pressure sources. The transportable equipment will be referred to as a sampling kit in this document.
(2) Analyze the collected samples.
(3) Provide analysis reports for each collected sample.
(4) Arrange shipment of the sampling kits to various military commands worldwide.
(5) Make provisions for the shipment of the sampling kits back to the Contractor's facility for analysis.
(6) Provide a dedicated interactive secure website. The contractor shall be responsible for updating the website with analytical reports daily. The website shall have the capability to allow:
(a) Field activities to order sampling kits.
(b) Field activities to maintain a testable equipment inventory list for their activity.
(c) Field activities to maintain analysis reports for their activity.
(d) Sponsors to view sampling status.
(e) The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to authorize shipment of sampling kit orders.
(f) The Contractor to maintain a computer database or laboratory results and tracking data for trends.
(7) Maintain an approved quality system in accordance with ISO (9001:2015) or an equivalent quality standard acceptable by the Government.
(8) Maintain a Laboratory Quality Management System accreditation approach equivalent to ISO/IEC 17025, General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. The laboratory performing the analysis shall be accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), or the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Laboratory Accreditation Program.
(9) Maintain an approved configuration management plan. The configuration management system shall be developed in accordance with the requirements of EIA Standard 649.

The period of performance will be five years consisting of a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. This requirement is not suitable for full and open competition because Tri Air Testing, Inc. is the only proven source that can provide all requirements of the Draft Performance Work Statement. As such Tri Air Testing is the only source capable of meeting this requirement. The basis of award will be a fair and reasonable price. This procurement will be made under Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirement

NAICS CODE IS 541380 (Testing Laboratories)
Small Business Size Standard: $15M
PSC is H999

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract lies solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement.

Interested parties wishing to provide responses/comments to this synopsis shall do so by email only to linda.hawthorne@navy.mil no later than the closing date of this synopsis. The closing date is 8 February 2019.

The Department of Defense will no longer award contracts to contractors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Registration may be accomplished by accessing the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov/ .

The contracting activity is NSWC PCD, Code 023, 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32407. The Contract Specialist is Ms. Linda Hawthorne, telephone 850-235-5386, email linda.hawthorne@navy.mil.