Amendment 0002-CONUS - Bulk Helium
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPE60123R0307
- Agency
- Energy Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation seeks proposals to award a fixed-price economic price adjustment requirements contract for bulk gaseous helium and ancillary services to be delivered on an FOB destination basis into customer-provided trailers within the continental United States. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy intends to procure propellant pressurizing helium per MIL-PRF-27407D and technical grade helium per CGA G-9.1 Grade N for delivery from October 2023 through September 2027. Offerors must meet all specifications and provide personnel, equipment, materials and services to fill bulk gas containers at their CONUS facilities. Proposals are due by June 12, 2023 and will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable procedures with award estimated for September 1, 2023.
The requirement has no set-aside designation and involves NAICS code 325120 with a small business size standard of 1,200 employees. Key details include potential awards valued between $50-100M over a four year period to fill bulk gas containers at offeror facilities located within the continental United States, with deliveries then made to customer sites on an FOB destination basis. Ancillary services such as expedited delivery and cylinder purging are also required.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
The purpose of amendment 0002 is to:
1. Provide revised Standard Form 1449, to include a check mark in Box 13a., which states “This contract is a rated order under DPAS (15 CFR 700). To clarify DLA Aerospace shall apply DPAS ratings at the delivery order level, as necessary based on mission requirement.
2. Correct FAR Clause 52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program (Apr 2002) to "uncheck" DX rated order box, as only DO rated orders are applicable under this requirement.
3. Provide Government responses to additional Industry questions, see attached Amendment 0002 to Solicitation SF-30 for full details.
4. Notify offerors the closing date remains unchanged at 12 JUNE 2023 at 4:00 PM, Central Time (CT).
5. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Responses to this solicitation shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Tammie D. Campbell, via email at: tammie.campbell@dla.mil with email Subject Line: - CONUS Helium, Solicitation SPE60123R0307.
Update #3 ·
1. The purpose of amendment 0001 is to provide Government responses to Industry questions.
2. See attached CORRECTED_amendment to solicitation SF-30 for full details.
3. Notify offerors the closing date remains unchanged at 12 JUNE 2023 at 4:00 PM, Central Time (CT).
4. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Responses to this solicitation shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Tammie D. Campbell, via email at: tammie.campbell@dla.mil with email Subject Line: - CONUS Helium, Solicitation SPE60123R0307.
Update #2 ·
1. The purpose of amendment 0001 is to provide Government responses to Industry questions.
2. See attached amendment to solicitation SF-30 for full details.
3. Notify offerors the closing date remains unchanged at 12 JUNE 2023 at 4:00 PM, Central Time (CT).
4. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Responses to this solicitation shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Tammie D. Campbell, via email at: tammie.campbell@dla.mil with email Subject Line: - CONUS Helium, Solicitation SPE60123R0307.
Update #1 ·
The Government intends to procure products using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as applicable. This solicitation incorporates provisions & clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circulars 2023-02 Effective 16 March 2023; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Effective 27 April 2023; Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) Update Effective 1 February 2023.
This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).
SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE60123R0307 FOR CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (CONUS) HELIUM: Gaseous Bulk Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium, NSN: 9135-01-644-2502, Type I, Grade A, 99.995% of specification MIL-PRF-27407D, dated 01 August 2014, and Pressurizing Agent Gaseous Helium (Bulk), NSN: 6830-01-665- 9883, Type I Grade N, 99.997% in accordance with CGA G-9.1, 9th Edition (2018), Grade N (available from the Compressed Gas Association), to be delivered on a FOB Destination basis into a customer provided trailer. In addition, ancillary services such as Expedited/Emergency Delivery and Evacuate and Purge Cylinder/Drums/Containers shall be required. The contractor shall provide all helium, personnel, materials, supplies, management, engineering, tools, equipment, services, and labor necessary for this requirement.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,200 employees. The solicitation is unrestricted, Full and Open Competition for above mentioned product NSNs.
The Government plans to award one Fixed Price Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) Requirements-Type contract for filling of bulk gaseous helium containers at the supplier’s facility within the Continental United States (CONUS), on an FOB Destination basis, into a customer provided trailer. In this requirement FOB Destination is defined as the potential supplier fill-point/plant(s). The Government shall be responsible for transportation of trailers to/from supplier facility.
Award of this requirement will be made to the Offeror determined to be the Best Value to the Government, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 1 October 2023 through 30 September 2027 (4 Years).
APPLICALBLE ATTACHMENTS ISSUED WITH SOLICITATION:
Standard Form 1449
Attachment A – Statement of Objectives (SOO)
Attachment B – Aerospace Contract Text
Attachment C – Aerospace Supplemental Quality Assurance Provision (SQAP)
Attachment D – QAP E33.10 Manufacturing and Fill-Points
Attachment E – Contractor Performance Data Sheet
Attachment F – MIL-PRF-27407D
Attachment G – Pricing Worksheet
The closing response date is 12 June 2023, 4:00 PM Central Time (CT), with an estimated award date of 1 September 2023.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Responses to this solicitation shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Tammie D. Campbell, via email at: tammie.campbell@dla.mil.
NOTE: All email correspondence Subject Line shall reference - CONUS Helium, Solicitation SPE60123R0307
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SF30_SPE60123R0307_0002.PDF | ||
| Revised SF1449 - SPE60123R0307 - CONUS Helium.pdf | ||
| Corrected_SF30_SPE60123R0307_0001.PDF | ||
| SF30_SPE60123R0307_0001.PDF | ||
| Attachment A - Statement of Objectives - May 2023.pdf | ||
| Attachment G - Pricing Worksheet - SPE60123R0307.XLSX | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment F - MIL-PRF-27407D.pdf | ||
| Attachment D - QAP E33.10 Manufacturing and Fill Points.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| SF1449 - SPE60123R0307 - CONUS Helium.pdf | ||
| Attachment E - Contractor Performance Data Sheet.pdf | ||
| Attachment C - Aerospace Energy QAPs.pdf | ||
| Attachment B Aerospace Contract Text SPE60123R0307.pdf |
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 0002-CONUS - Bulk Helium | Solicitation | |
| CONUS - Bulk Helium | Pre-Solicitation | |
| CONUS - Helium | Pre-Solicitation |
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