OCONUS - UAE Gaseous Helium (GHe)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPE60125R_GHE
- Agency
- Energy Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- United Arab Emirates
- Points of contact
-
- Tony Howard tony.howard@dla.mil
- Willard Ramseur willard.ramseur@dla.mil (210) 383-8874
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About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy is seeking a contractor to provide Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for military and aerospace applications. The solicitation is for a full and open competitive procurement of gaseous helium meeting MIL-PRF-27407E Type I, Grade A specifications, with a specific National Stock Number (NSN: 9135-01-665-9490). The contractor will be responsible for filling government-provided compressed gas tube bank trailers, ISO tube module containers, and High-Pressure Cylinder Assemblies with helium, including all necessary management, tools, equipment, and labor. The procurement will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures, with the award being made to the offeror determined to provide the best value to the government. The pre-solicitation notice indicates the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about March 12, 2025, with potential offerors encouraged to contact Tony Howard or Willard Ramseur for additional information.
The contract is not set aside for any specific small business category and will be competed among all qualified suppliers. The period of performance is five years, specifically from September 20, 2025, to September 19, 2030, as a Firm Fixed-Price Requirements Contract under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 for commercial items. The government will handle transportation of trailers to and from the supplier's fill point, and the contract will support various customers throughout the Middle East Region. The procurement leverages statutory authority under 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), which allows for non-competitive procedures when the agency's needs can only be met by a supplier with unique capabilities. While specific budget ranges are not disclosed, the contract will cover helium filling services across multiple container types, with contractors required to fill containers to pressures between 2400-4500 psi within 14 days of delivery order issuance.
Notice text
INTRODUCTION: This pre-solicitation notice is 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 (DLA) Aerospace Energy Business Unit, as the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on a full and open competitive basis. This requirement is for the filling of Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium, NSN: 9135-01-665-9490, Type I, Grade A, of MIL-PRF-27407E, dated 23 April 2024, within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Contractor shall provide all products, supplies, management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary to provide gaseous helium on an F.O.B. Origin basis into Government-provided compressed gas tube bank trailers, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) tube module containers, and High-Pressure Cylinder Assemblies (HPCAs) within UAE. This requirement encompasses various customers throughout the Middle East Region, Overseas Continental United States (OCONUS). The Government shall be responsible for shipping trailers to/from supplier fillpoint/plant(s). Period of performance is 20 September 2025 to 19 September 2030.
Offers must be able to provide the Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium 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 12 March 2025. Award for this requirement will be made to the Offeror determined to be the Best Value to the Government, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures. For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact tony.howard@dla.mil or willard.ramseur@dla.mil.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW_OCONUS Helium 4 October 2024.doc | DOC document | |
| MIL-PFR 27407E 23 APR 2024.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| OCONUS - UAE Gaseous Helium (GHe) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| OCONUS - UAE Gaseous Helium (GHe) | Pre-Solicitation |
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