Award of Bulk Cryogenic Oxygen and Storage Tanks

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Virginia, intends to negotiate an indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery type contract to procure cryogenic bulk oxygen and storage tanks for the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia. The resulting contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type for a one year base period with four one-year option periods. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2014. This requirement will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside and will be a competitive procurement after exclusion of sources in accordance with FAR Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, with options to extend services in accordance with FAR Clause 52.217-8.

The NAICS Code is 325120 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. A complete Request for Quote (RFQ) package will be available on or around November 18, 2013 by downloading the documents at the NECO Website as follows: http://www.neco.navy.mil or http://www.fbo.gov . Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above sites; this office will not issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency.

The prospective awardees must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.SAM.gov prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. Any questions in regards to this Pre-Solicitation Notice shall be directed via e-mail to Sandra Bennett at Sandra.W.Bennett@Navy.Mil.