SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Ultra High Purity Helium, 99.999%
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
- ZIP Code
- 20899-3571
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-04-Q-0007
- Response Due
- 10/21/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/4/2003
- Point of Contact
- Joni Laster, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-975-8397, Fax 301-975-8884, - Patrick Staines, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6335, Fax (301)975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
-
joni.laster@nist.gov, Patrick.Staines@nist.gov
- Description
- THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-16.****** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. However, this requirement is unrestricted and all interested quoters may submit a quotation. ****** In order to be considered for award, in accordance with FAR 8.501, offerors must be ?a private helium vendor that has an in-kind crude helium sales contract with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and that is on the BLM Amarillo Field Office?s Authorized List of Federal Helium Suppliers available via the Internet at http://www.nm.blm.gov/www/amfo/amfo_home.html."******The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for filling six (6) Government owned storage tubes with Ultra High Purity Helium Gas with minimum purity of 99.999% with trace contaminate gas at Bldg. 235 on the NIST, Gaithersburg, MD site on an ?AS NEEDED? basis from date of award through September 30, 2004. Each tube has a volume of 62.125 cubic feet. NIST estimates around 7-8 deliveries within the year at approximately 40,000 cubic feet per delivery******All interested quoters shall provide a quote for the following line item: Line Item 0001: Quantity one (1) lot Helium, meeting the following required specifications: Ultra High Purity with minimum purity of 99.999% with trace contaminate gases, Oxygen less than 1ppm, Moisture less than 1 ppm, Hydro Carbons less than 0.5ppm, and Nitrogen less than 5 ppm. A certificate of actual analysis for each load shall be presented prior to filling the Government tanks. The certificate shall certify trace elements for each delivery. The Government estimates total usage over the one-year performance period to be 285,000 cubic feet. NIST REQUIRES DELIVERY TO BE MADE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE GOVERNMENT?S REQUEST FOR HELIUM. Quoters shall provide pricing for Ultra High Purity Helium on a per cubic foot basis.******The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery.******The Contractor shall deliver the Helium on an FOB Destination basis to NIST, Bldg. 235, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.*** ***Award will be made to the offeror whose quote offers the best value to the Government, technical, price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," 2) Past Performance, and 3) Price. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than price. Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. Offerors shall include product literature, which addresses all specifications & clearly documents that the product offered meets or exceeds the specifications identified herein. Evaluation of Past Performance will be based on the references provided IAW FAR 52.212-1(b)(10). Offerors shall provide a list of at least three (3) references to which the same or similar product has been provided. The list of references shall include, at a minimum: The name of the reference contact person and the company or organization; the telephone number of the reference contact person; the contract or grant number; the amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; and the date of delivery.******The following provision & clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.208-8, Required Sources for Helium and Helium Usage Data; 52.212-1, Instructions to offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items including subparagraphs: (13) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (14) 52.222-19 Child Labor ? Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (16) 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity; (17) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (18) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (19) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (21) (ii) 52.225-3 Alternate I, Buy American Act ? North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payment Program-Supplies; (24) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases and (30) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm.***All quoters shall submit the following: 1) An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses all line items; 2) Two (2) Originals of the Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); and 5) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far.******All quotes should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Joni L. Laster, Building 301, Room B129, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. ***Submission shall be received by 3:00 p.m. local time (EST) on October 21, 2003. All questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be addressed in writing (via e-mail) to the Purchasing Agent @ joni.laster@nist.gov. Faxed/Electronic (e-mailed) quotes will not be accepted.***
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive,, Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN00450292-W 20031011/031009213122 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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