Platinum Storage, Maintenance and Protection
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA855626QB002
- Agency
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AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 493110 General Warehousing and Storage
- PSC
- M1GD Operation Of Open Storage Facilities
- Place of performance
- France
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base is awarding a sole source purchase order to Corning Incorporated for storage, maintenance, and protection of government-owned platinum, with proposals due June 13.
Place of performance is France, specifically Corning's Manufacturing Services Facility in Bagneaux. The contractor shall store platinum at 99.96% purity in a suitable, adequately protected space and remain responsible and accountable for all government property under the contract in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Part 45 and Revolutionary DoD FAR Supplement Part 245. The contractor must provide platinum inventory status—including state, configuration, location, weight, and purity—thirty days prior to the end of the period of performance.
The statutory authority for sole source award is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), citing "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." The justification establishes that Corning is the only qualified source; qualifying an alternative source would require expensive training, equipment acquisition, and facility security measures exceeding the cost of additional contract years. Corning has maintained continuous platinum storage contracts since the early 1990s. The NAICS code is 493110, General Warehousing and Storage; PSC code is M1GD, Operation of Open Storage Facilities. The performance period spans ten years from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2031.
Notice text
This effort will be awarded as a Sole Source purchase order to Corning Incorporated. The Contractor shall provide storage, maintenance and protection of Government-owned platinum (xx.xx grams or xx.xx troy ounces at 99.96% purity). The Contractor shall store the Government-owned platinum in a space that is suitable and in a manner adequate for its maintenance and protection. The Contractor is responsible and accountable for all Government property under this contract in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 45 and Revolutionary DoD FAR Supplement (R-DFARS) Part 245, effective the date of award of the Purchase Order (PO). The Contractor shall provide the status of the platinum inventory; to include, state or configuration, location(s), weight and purity thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Period of Performance.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum_Storage_JandA_(12.10.2020)_Redacted.pdf |
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