SPE60123R0313 LOX LN2 west PPN 9. 1D

SYNOPSIS

LIQUID NITROGEN, LIQUID OXYGEN

SOLICITATION: SPE601-23-R-0313

DOCUMENT TYPE: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

OFFICE ADDRESS: Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Aerospace Business Unit (DLA Energy-FEM), ATTN: Sarah Ramseur, 1525 Wurtsmith Street, BLDG 5730, San Antonio, Texas 78226

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 68 - Chemicals and Chemical Products

NAICS CODE: 325120

PSC CODE: 9135

POC: Sarah Ramseur, Contract Specialist, EMAIL: sarah.ramseur@dla.mil

Leno B. Smith, Contracting Officer, Phone: 210-780-4905, EMAIL: leno.smith@dla.mil

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 Energy (DLA Energy), as the Department of Defense (DOD) Integrated Material Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services has a twenty-seven-month requirement for delivery of Liquid Nitrogen, Type II, Grade B (NSN: 9135-01-665-3253) and Liquid Oxygen, Type II, Grade A (NSN: 9135-01-665-3259) to multiple locations WEST PPN 9.1D.  The requirement is for an estimated quantity of 23,382 TN of Liquid Nitrogen and 810 TN of Liquid Oxygen.  The following associated service CLINS will be included for Expedited/Emergency Delivery, Detention, Fill Line Restriction Orifice, Tank Hot Fill, Facility Conversion, Installation of Equipment and Removal of Equipment. Contractor shall provide all materials, supplies, product, management, tools, equipment, transportation, and labor necessary to deliver the products f.o.b. Destination into Government-owned, Customer-owned tanks and trailers. Period of performance is 01 April 2024 to 30 June 2026.

Offers must be able to provide the Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Oxygen products in support to the DLA Energy customers, 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. Award of 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.

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Type Requirements Contract with a twenty-seven-month period of performance using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures.  Subject solicitation will be issued on or about August 2023.  For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact sarah.ramseur@dla.mil or leno.smith@dla.mil.  For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantage Business affairs, contact DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400.