Industrial gases

DLA MARITIME PUGET SOUND INTENDS TO PROCURE VARIOUS COMPRESSED AND LIQUIFIED GASES, WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NITROGEN, OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE AND ARGON, IN SUPPORT OF THE PUGET SOUND REGION. RENTAL OF SOME EQUIPMENT IS ALSO PART OF THIS EFFORT. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A COMMERCIAL RFP UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PARTS 12 AND 15. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE FOR A BASE YEAR AND FOUR ONE YEAR OPTION PERIODS. THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE A FIRM FIXED PRICE, INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY TYPE SUPPLY CONTRACT. DELIVERIES MAY INCLUDE ALL PUGET SOUND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BREMERTON, WHIDBEY ISLAND, EVERETT, AND BANGOR.

THE SOLICIATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT 11 APRIL WITH A 30 DAY CLOSING. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL UTILIZE A BEST VALUE ANALYSIS IN DETERMINING THE SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR. WHEN ISSUED, THE RFP WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY POSTED VIA THE NECO WEBSITE AT WWW.NECO.NAVY.MIL. OFFERORS WISHING TO SUBMIT AN OFFER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNLOADING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE RFP AND FOR FREQUENTLY MONITORING THE SITE FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE RFP. AN EMAIL REQUEST TO kathleen.harrigan@navy.mil WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE EVENT AN OFFEROR EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING THE RFP FROM THE NECO WEBSITE. NO BIDDERS LIST WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THIS OFFICE. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE RFP AND ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR RECEIPT OF QUOTES MAY RENDER THE OFFER NON-RESPONSIVE AND RESULT IN REJECTION OF SAME.

AFTER DOWNLOADING THE SOLICITATION, FIRMS INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING QUOTES MUST: 1) COMPLETE THE PRICING, 2) COMPLETE ALL REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS FOUND IN THE SOLICITATION, 3) PROVIDE MANUFACTURER INFORMATION OF PROPOSED ITEMS, AND 4) ENSURE CURRENT REGISTRATION IN THE DOD CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION DATABASE (https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx).