Fabricated Components for the SR Embedded Floor Plates for the ALS-U Project

The University of California, on behalf of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), a Department of Energy facility, seeks fabricated Storage Ring Embedded Floor Plate components for the ALS-U project under RFP AA-2027-02. Proposals are due November 11, 2026, no later than 5:00 PM Pacific Time. No set-aside is used.

Per Amendment 2 (issued October 29, 2026) and Q&A No. 2, the requirement covers nine embedded floor plate types totaling 104 units. The first article of 2 units is due March 5, 2027, followed by production batches 1 through 9 due April 15 through August 5, 2027. These dates supersede the January 5, 2027 first-article date in the original Statement of Work and sample subcontract. Clarification questions were due October 26, 2026.

Place of performance is Berkeley, California. Deliveries are FOB Destination, freight prepaid, to LBNL Building 69. Optional services include inspection templates and CMM measurements (Options 1 and 2), vendor-site storage priced per plate per month for up to 96 months (Option 3), and secondary machining of 26 production plates each (Options 4 and 5). Option prices are excluded from the lowest-price evaluation. Base unit prices exclude inspection costs, which must be priced separately under the selected inspection option.

Technical requirements include 100% inspection of first article and production parts, serialization of components starting with "AL" per EG-1002-1955 and SAE AS478-15B2, and a 3.2-micrometer surface finish per the title block. Three hold points gate progress: first article shipment approval, series production authorization, and production shipment clearance. Nonconformances must be reported within three business days. The offeror must maintain a quality program compliant with the ALS-U Supplier Quality Evaluation Survey AL-1208-0209, which must be submitted with the proposal.

Award goes to the responsive, responsible offeror whose proposal is technically acceptable and offers the lowest evaluated price. Technical criteria are: (1) compliance with SOW AL-1953-0482 Rev. C; (2) a delivery schedule with firm calendar dates and proposed carriers; (3) manufacturing capabilities and capacity, including calibrated measurement tools and identified subcontractors; (4) past performance within the last five years on similar contracts, documented on Past Performance Reference Information Form, Attachment B; and (5) quality assurance evidence per the Quality Evaluation Survey.

Required submissions are a cover letter, a technical volume, a business volume including the Representations and Certifications form, the Price Proposal Schedule (Attachment A, Rev. 2), the Quality Evaluation Survey, and acceptance of the Sample Subcontract terms. The procurement point of contact is Arielle Anoop (AAnoop@lbl.gov, 510/486-5519).