Liquid nitrogn refill customer owned 160L dewars
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 124448
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333912 Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Madison, Wisconsin 53726, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory is seeking to identify companies capable of refilling customer-owned 160L liquid nitrogen dewars for their research work. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a request for quotes, with the purpose of conducting market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified companies. Interested parties are invited to submit information on their capabilities to fulfill this requirement by July 25, 2024. No reimbursement will be provided for responses, and respondents will not be notified of the results.
This opportunity is not set aside for any specific business category. The Forest Service is looking to procure approximately 140 refills of 160L liquid nitrogen dewars per year, which can be done either on-site or by the contractor picking up, refilling, and returning the customer-owned dewars. If the customer-owned dewars are unavailable, the contractor must provide their own. There is no rental fee for using the customer-owned dewars, only delivery costs. The contract will require a qualified delivery driver and the provision of electronic invoices and delivery confirmations.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought notice only. It is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this announcement is to perform Market Research to gain knowledge of potential qualified companies.
The USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory is seeking to identify any company that has the technical capability to refill customer owned liquid nitrogen dewars. This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below.
Vendors are encouraged to submit information relative to their capabilities to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a statement that addresses the specific requirement/specifications identified in this Sources Sought.
Information received from this Sources Sought shall be utilized to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to supply are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 12:00 PM CDT on Friday, July 25 2024, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Susan Davis, susan.a.davis@usda.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Parties may submit additional information related to their capabilities, provided it contains all the requirements contained in the Specifications. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Statement of Work attachment outlines requested requirements.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Work.pdf |
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