Bulk Gaseous Helium, Type 1, Grade A and Grade N, BLM and Non - BLM

Awarded NON BLM GRADE A and Realted Services

Solicitation SPE601-15-R-0316 was posted to Fed Biz Opps on 5-13-2015 as a pdf with 9 embedded attachments.  In the event this format caused difficulty for anyone, solicitation SPE601-15-R-0316 is uploaded a second time as 10 separate documents on 5-14-2015.  We appologize for the first format chosen.  Proposals in response to solicitation SPE601-15-R-0316 are due on 6-15-205 at 2:00 pm.  Interested parties still have in excess of 30 calendar days to respond to solicitation SPE601-15-R-0316. DLA Energy Aerospace does not anticipate extending the due date for receipt of proposals on solicitation SPE601-15-R-0316 at this time.

The Government intends to procure for the entire Continental United States (CONUS) an estimated 72,456. MC (thousand cubic feet) of Bulk Gaseous Helium, 71,453 MC of Type 1 Grade A IAW MIL-PRF-27407D, NSN 9135-00-890-2011 and 4,320 MC of Type 1 Grade N IAW CGA G-9.1-2014 Helium, NSN 6830-01-598-7274. Of this amount, 69,139 MC is designated for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 3,317 MC is designated for Non-BLM. The competitive procurement may result in award(s) of multiple Two-Year Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Type Contracts. The contract's ordering periods will be 01 Oct 2015 through 30 Sep 2017. The product will be delivered f.o.b. origin into Government-owned or leased compressed gas tube bank trailers and Government-owned or leased International for Standardization (ISO) containers. The solicitation will also contain line items for associated services such as Purging Compressed Gas Tube Trailer/ISO Containers, Repairs of Gas Tube Trailer/ISO Containers, Delivery Fee for Expedited Delivery and Analytical Testing of the Gaseous Helium. The anticipated date of award is 1 Sep 2015. The anticipated date to release the solicitation is 15 May 2015 and will be posted to the FedBizOpps web page (http://www.fbo.gov/). The applicable NAICS is 325120.
A hard copy of the solicitation may be requested however only written, emailed or faxed requests for solicitation received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. All potential offerors should contact the contract specialist identified above for additional information and or to communicate concerns. For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business Affairs, contact Mr Greg Thevenin of the DLA Energy Small Business Office at 1-800-523-2601 or 703-767-9465.
Mailing address is Diane Cook, Contract Specialist, Defense Logistics Agency, Energy, Aerospace Energy, 1014 Billy Mitchell Rd, Bldg. 1621, San Antonio, TX 78226-1859