Pre-solicitation; Multi-NSN; FSC 6830s; industrial compressed and liquefied gases to support U. S Military forces conducting operations in United States Central Command (CENTCOM).

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RFP CONSOLIDATION ATTACHED.

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Pre-solicitation; Multi-NSN; FSC 6830s; industrial compressed and liquefied gases to support U.S Military forces conducting operations in United States Central Command (CENTCOM).

PR 1000076212: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) intends to award a follow-on contract to provide cylinder and industrial gas support to the U.S. Military forces in the CENTCOM region. Request for Proposal SPE4A6-19-R-0402, will be solicited for award of an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) under FAR 15. The ordering period will include a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. Delivery: FOB Origin with Inspection and Acceptance at Destination and Origin in accordance with the following delivery schedules:
Revised Time Definite Delivery (TDD) Schedule (Appendix 8 of DoD 4140.1-R, DoD Supply Chain Material Management Regulation):
i. IPG 1Category 1: Twelve (12) days
ii. IPG 2Category 2: Sixteen (16) days
iii. IPG 3Category 3: Sixteen (16) days
iv. Refrigerant or ABO = Forty-five (45) days

The solicitation will contain approximately 48 NSNs under Federal Supply Class (FSC) 6830 Gases: Compressed and Liquefied (see attached list). The Government may add NSNs during the contract period. The contractor will be responsible for supplying various types and grades of industrial gases in a variety of cylinder sizes; delivering filled cylinders. The contractor will be responsible for supplying various types and grades of industrial gases in a variety of cylinder sizes; delivering filled cylinders to the customer's site or depot; picking up empty cylinders from the customer's site, as required; maintaining a pool of U.S. Government furnished empty cylinders at the vendor's site; performing maintenance on empty cylinders, as required; providing reports; and disposing of unserviceable cylinders, as required. This solicitation will be customer direct support.

The final contract award decision will be based upon a combination of price, past performance, management, and technical evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. Formal cost and pricing data is required. NSNs are not Critical Safety Items. Solicitation does not contain progress payments. The estimated solicitation issue date will fall within May 04, 2019 and June 20, 2019. The solicitation closing date will fall 45 days after the issue date of the solicitation. This synopsis will be posted for 15 days from April 18, 2019 to May 03, 2019.

A copy of the solicitation will be available via the BSM DIBBS website: https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requesters. From the DIBBS Homepage, select "Requests for Proposal ( RFP ) / Invitation For Bid (IFB)" from the menu under the tab "Solicitations." Then search for and choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at: http://www.adobe.com.

This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction. Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials https://dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction.

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