Liquid Nitrogen High Purity

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Solicitation number
SPE601-24-R-0300
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
Place of performance
San Antonio, Texas 78226, United States

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About this opportunity

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy requires the delivery of 30,000 pounds of liquid nitrogen meeting 99.50% minimum purity standards to Souda Bay, Greece over a five year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The nitrogen must be delivered free on board destination along with the necessary equipment, tools, supplies, and labor to convert it to gaseous form and charge it directly to ship nitrogen banks through a hull connection. The solicitation will be issued in December 2023 as a firm fixed-price commercial item acquisition pursuant to FAR part 12, with evaluation based on technical compliance with the purity standards and ability to provide the nitrogen to meet DLA Energy's customer needs. Questions regarding the pre-solicitation notice are due by December 1, 2023 to the points of contact listed.

There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. The projected contract would be a five year firm fixed-price type requirements contract valued at approximately $1.5 million based on the estimated 30,000 pounds of nitrogen needed. The NAICS code is 325120 for industrial gas manufacturing and the PSC code is 6830 for liquid and gaseous oxygen and nitrogen. The incumbent is currently unknown as this will be a new competitive contract award.

Notice text

This pre-solicitation notice issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy-FEM- San Antonio, Texas.  This is NOT a solicitation for proposal.  No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. 

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy), as the Department of Defense (DOD) Integrated Material Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, requires delivery of Nitrogen to Souda Bay, Greece.  Liquid Nitrogen (NSN: 6830-01-666-3472) shall meet the requirements of Commercial Item Description A-A-59155, Type II, Grade B, 99.50% minimum purity.  An award of a five (5) year contract is anticipated for a total estimated quantity of 30,000 LB.  The following associated service CLINS will be included for Miscellaneous Services and Detention.  The contractor shall deliver product F.O.B. Destination to Souda Bay, Greece with the necessary equipment, tools, supplies and labor to convert the contractor-supplied nitrogen into gaseous nitrogen and charge gaseous nitrogen directly to the ship’s nitrogen banks via the hull connection.  Period of performance is 01 April 2024 to 31 March 2029.

Offers must be able to provide the liquid nitrogen product in support to the DLA Energy customer, but this requirement will be competed amongst all suppliers who can offer these products.  As stated under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), statutory authority for this contracting action is 41 U.S.C.§3304(a)(1).  The head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures when there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can be satisfied by only one supplier with unique capabilities to meet the entire requirement.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Type Requirements Contract with a five-year period of performance using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures.  Subject solicitation will be issued on or about December 2023.  For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact kelley.mauldin@dla.mil or willard.ramseur@dla.mil.  For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantage Business affairs, contact DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400.

Notice history

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