Liquid Helium Delivery
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- Solicitation number
- NB192020-26-02035
- Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6830 Gases: Compressed And Liquefied
- Place of performance
- Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
- Points of contact
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- Shawn Borisow shawn.borisow@nist.gov (303) 497-5432
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is issuing a Request for Information regarding liquid helium delivery services, with RFI responses due July 2, 2026. This sources sought notice is not a solicitation and does not commit the Government to award or pay for response costs.
NIST seeks contractors to furnish liquid helium in contractor-owned 100-liter and 250-liter dewars on an as-needed basis to the Boulder, Colorado facility. The requirement carries NAICS 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with the SBA small business size standard of 1,200 employees; no set-aside is anticipated. Performance runs 12 months from October 1 through September 30.
Helium purity must meet a minimum of 99.998%. Dewars are delivered to eight designated drop-off and pick-up locations at NIST's 325 Broadway facility. The contractor must order weekly with standard delivery within 14 calendar days of order placement before 5:00 PM Mountain Time on Tuesdays, during 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Mountain Time, with preferred delivery between 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM. Emergency delivery capability is required with seven-calendar-day turnaround. Dewars must maintain less than two percent helium loss per day, include permanently attached wheels, feature Teflon O-rings, and arrive free of icing or frost. All 100-liter dewars require a 2.5-inch Ladish flange rated for 5 psi internal pressure. The contractor assumes replacement of defective dewars within one business day at no additional charge. Delivery terms are FOB Destination.
Interested parties must submit capability statements not exceeding 20 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point) via email to the contract specialist with subject line "NB192020-26-02035 Liquid Helium Delivery Project Sources Sought."
Notice text
SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. This is a special notice that includes a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP) or promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government contractually for any services or supplies whatsoever. Responders are advised that the United States Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in the response to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in a future solicitation if one is issued. If a solicitation is released, it may be posted to the System Award Management (SAM) website, but it is not guaranteed, and it is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the Government website for a potential solicitation and additional information pertaining to this requirement.
The proposed project consists of the following: The contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services, and facilities to supply LHe in 100, and 250-liter contractor-owned dewars, on an as-needed basis, in accordance with the statement of work (SOW) for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado. This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing with the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of 1,200 employees.
Submit an Interest and Capability (to include cut sheets, drawings, previous installation examples, etc.) shall be limited to 20 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point font, 8-1/2 x 11. Cut sheets and drawings are acceptable as 11 x 17) and submitted via e-mail to the contract specialist listed in this notice.
All correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads " NB192020-26-02035 Liquid Helium Delivery Project Sources Sought". If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your e-mail. All other attachments may be deleted.
All responses must reach the point of contact no later than 2:00 PM MT on July 2, 2026 and must include the following information: company name; address; phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and business size status for the applicable NAICS. Responses shall not include classified data. Proprietary information, if any, shall be kept to a minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, SEGREGATE proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
Questions regarding this notice shall be submitted via e-mail to the point of contact listed in this notice. Questions shall be sent to the point of contact via e-mail ONLY. Verbal or FAX questions are not acceptable, and will not be answered
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOURCES SOUGHT w scope.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid Helium Delivery | Award Notice | |
| Liquid Helium Delivery | Solicitation | |
| Liquid Helium Delivery | Pre-Solicitation |
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