Compressed Gases
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- REQUIREMENTS-25-4096
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Western Acquisition Division and Global Monitoring Laboratory are conducting market research to identify sources capable of providing ongoing refilling and delivery services for compressed gases to their facility at 325 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado. This Pre-Solicitation Notice seeks to determine if capable sources exist and whether small business set-aside programs should be utilized for the eventual acquisition. The requirement involves delivering various types of compressed gas cylinder mixtures, including balloon-grade helium, research-grade helium, UHP nitrogen, UHP hydrogen, CO2 mixtures, and specialized gases such as nitric oxide and sulfur dioxide. Responses must be submitted by January 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time through either a Google Forms portal or email submission. This notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal or commitment by the Government to award a contract.
The acquisition is not utilizing any small business set-aside designations at this time. NOAA estimates an annual requirement for approximately 190 rental cylinders across 15 different gas types, with quantities ranging from 1 to 150 cylinders per gas type. The contractor must accommodate weekly deliveries Monday through Friday, with authorization requests placed at least 2 weeks in advance and fulfillment required within 2 weeks. Additionally, one cylinder of research-grade helium must be submitted for purity testing and must pass all tests conducted by GML. The applicable NAICS code is 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,200 employees. No award value or budget range has been disclosed in this sources sought notice, as this is a preliminary market research phase to inform future procurement strategy.
Notice text
Compressed Gases
Boulder, CO
REQUIREMENTS-25-4096
This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal or Quotation. It is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided.
Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to:
1. Determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exist.
2. Determine whether the acquisition should utilize any of the small business programs in accordance with FAR Part 19.
Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action.
Requirement: This notice is issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Western Acquisition Division (WAD) and Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) to identify sources capable of providing the following:
Ongoing need for refilling and delivering compressed gases to Building 22 at 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305
See Attachment 1 – Draft Statement of Need for further details on this requirement.
NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, and the size standard is 1,200 employees.
Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice through either option below.
Responses shall be received no later than January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time.
Option 1: Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice by using the Google Portal Link below.
https://forms.gle/Ec2bPg5LhJGnzYcw9
Option 2: Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice by emailing the Contract Specialist at anthony.eubanks@noaa.gov and the Contracting Officer at remo.dela-cruz@noaa.gov.
Please provide the following information/documentation:
- Name of Company, Address and Unique Entity ID.
- Point of Contact and Phone Number.
- Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code.
- Subcontracting:
- In your estimation, how much (in percent) of this potential requirement would your company need to subcontract to other companies? - Statement for Quote Submission:
- Confirmation that your company anticipates submitting a quote as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice.
- Brief statement on how your company will perform the work. - Relevant Requirement Experience:
- Evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, points of contact and telephone numbers.
- Confirm your company’s capacity to perform isotope analysis including completing processing and measurement requirements, ability to meet the turn-around time, measurement capacity, data management, and traceability. - GSA:
- Is your company currently a General Services Administration (GSA), Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) holder?
- Provide relevant GSA contract information applicable to this requirement. - GWAC:
- If your company is currently a Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) holder, provide relevant contract information applicable to this requirement. - Further Comments:
- If you have any further comments you would like to provide, please do so.
Interested parties: Need to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Failure to submit sufficient detailed information may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriate for this requirement.
Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.
After a review of the responses received from this notice, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the GPE for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 1 - Draft Statement of Need - Compressed Gases.pdf |
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