Rental- Nitrogen Trailer- Groton, CT

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard seeks quotes to rent one temporary high-pressure nitrogen gas tube trailer, with quotes due November 12, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside, awarded as a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable purchase order, and a vendor submission does not constitute a contract.

Contracting Office Code 410.2 in Kittery, Maine, issues the RFQ for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard operations in New London, Connecticut. Performance runs December 1 through December 28, 2026 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, with an option for December 29, 2026 through January 11, 2027. Delivery is FOB Destination, with 72 hours' notice to the receiving activity and final acceptance within 15 days of delivery.

The trailer must be DOT-rated and trailer-mounted, deliver 2,100 to 3,500 psig with a minimum volume of 40,000 standard cubic feet, and contain 10 to 99 standard nitrogen tubes without exceeding 30 feet in length. Nitrogen must meet Grade A under A-A-59155, MIL-PRF-27401 Type I (Grade B or C), or CGA G-10.1 (Grade L or M), and be dry and oil-free. Replacement trailers are due within 24 hours of notification, with an expedited option not exceeding 12 hours. A technician must reach the site within 24 hours of repair notification, with repairs within 48 hours or replacement within 72 hours. The contractor bears maintenance, repair, and replacement costs unless the government willfully or negligently damages equipment. Personnel accessing the shipyard must be U.S. citizens with appropriate identification and security clearance.

Deliverables include certificates of compliance for purity and equipment cleanliness with each delivery, an operational pressure rating test report, COTS manuals and supplemental data, startup training, and a personnel roster identifying emergency repair points of contact.

Award weighs technical acceptability, which requires meeting specifications and documenting capabilities; past performance, which requires two relevant nitrogen trailer rental projects completed within the last five years; adherence to schedule; and price. Quotes must include firm, fixed prices for all line items, delivered prices, and completed technical specification sheets, and must respond to all requirements without objection to terms. Award is All or None. Payment is by WAWF or Government Commercial Purchase Card up to $100,000. Submit quotes by email to William LeDuc III at william.v.leduciii.civ@us.navy.mil. The NAICS code is 532490 and the PSC is W099.