Gaseous Helium (Bulk)

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE:



The Government intends to procure, for the entire Continental United States (CONUS), an estimated 7,908 MC (thousand standard cubic feet) of Bulk Gaseous Helium, Type 1, Grade A, IAW MIIL-PRF-27407C, NSN 9135-00-890-2011 and NSN 9135-01-525-1620. The solicitation may or may not include associated services such as purging of cylinder tubes, replacement of manifold master valves, tube brass valves, relief devices, and dust caps, as well as delay and standby time, delivery fee for emergency delivery, and other miscellaneous services. The full and open competitive procurement may result in award of multiple contracts with five-month performance periods from 03 October 2009 through 28 February 2010. The majority of the product will be delivered FOB Origin into Government furnished trailers, while a very small quantity will be delivered FOB Destination in contractor-furnished trailers for delivery into Government-owned or customer-owned storage tanks. The solicitation will be issued approximately three weeks from the date of this notice. A hard copy of the solicitation may be requested; however, only written or emailed requests for the solicitation, received directly from the requestor, are acceptable. Interested offerors should contact Rebecca Veliz, Contract Specialist, at Rebecca.Veliz@dla.mil or 210-925-1562 for additional information.



Mail requests to Defense Energy Support Center, ATTN: Rebecca Veliz/DESC-MK, 1014 Billy Mitchell Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78226-1859.

The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Aerospace Energy Business Unit, plans an Industry Forum on March 4, 2009 at 9:00 AM in San Antonio, Texas, relative to future acquisitions of Gaseous Helium (Bulk), Type 1, Grade A. The purpose of this forum is to invite industry participation and input as DESC prepares a new acquisition strategy for Gaseous Helium and ancillary services to support Continental United States (CONUS) requirements through 2012. DESC anticipates a solicitation being issued within 2 months after the Industry Forum. Specifically, the Government is seeking input from industry on the major issues relative to the development of an acquisition strategy for this major procurement.



Interested participants should provide a list of attendees to the DESC Contract Specialist on or before February 26, 2009. Participants may also meet with the Government after the Industry Forum on a one-on-one basis, for a period not to exceed 1 hour, if desired. Discussions during these special one-on-one meetings will be limited to industry input only relative to topics discussed in the Industry Forum. No discussions beyond the Government obtaining additional input from industry on the specific topics addressed will be permitted. Lastly, industry will be encouraged to submit written input and/or recommendations after the forum.



Please provide written notice of interest and list of attendees by email to Rebecca Veliz, Contract Specialist, Rebecca.Veliz@dla.mil, 210-925-1562, or via fax to 210-925-9758. Directions to the DESC Aerospace Energy organization in San Antonio, Texas, as well as other administrative information, may be obtained from Christine Maldonado at 210-925-4455 or via email at Christine.Maldonado@dla.mil.