Aviator Breathing Oxygen (ABO)

SYNOPSIS

AVIATOR BREATHING OXYGEN (ABO)

SOLICITATION: SPE601-24-R-0314

DOCUMENT TYPE: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

OFFICE ADDRESS: Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Aerospace Business Unit (DLA Energy-FEM), ATTN: Shanise Mingledolph, 1525 Wurtsmith Street, BLDG 5730, San Antonio, Texas 78226

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 68 - Chemicals and Chemical Products

NAICS CODE: 325120

FSC CODE: 6830

POC: Shanise Mingledolph, Contract Specialist, EMAIL: shanise.mingledolph@dla.mil

Willard Ramseur, Contracting Officer, Phone: 210-383-8874, EMAIL: willard.ramseur@dla.mil 

INTRODUCTION: 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 (DLA) Aerospace Energy Business Unit, as the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, requires delivery of Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen (ABO), (NSN:6830-01-644-2463) which shall meet the requirements of MIL-PRF-27210J dated 7 August 2013, in support of Kodiak Island, Alaska. The requirement is for a total estimated quantity of 60,000 UG6 for ABO. The following associated service CLINs will be included for: Tank Usage Fee and Regular Transportation. The Contractor shall provide all product, materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary for the delivery of ABO F.O.B. destination into two Contractor-provided containers. Contractor will coordinate pickup of full and return delivery of empty container. It is the Governments intent to rotate containers between fill point and Kodiak Island every 45 to 90 days dependent on needs. Period of performance is 01 May 2025 to 30 April 2030.

Offers must be able to provide the Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen (ABO) product in support to the DLA Energy customer, but this requirement will be competed amongst all suppliers who can offer these products.  As stated under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), statutory authority for this contracting action is 41 U.S.C.§3304(a)(1).  The head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures when there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can be satisfied by only one supplier with unique capabilities to meet the entire requirement.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Type Requirements Contract with a five-year period of performance using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures.  Subject solicitation will be issued on or about September 2024.  For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact shanise.mingledolph@dla.mil or willard.ramseur@dla.mil.  For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantage Business affairs, contact DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400.