SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LABORATORY GASES - STANDARD FORM 18 (SF 18) REQUEST FOR QUOTATION
- Notice Date
- 12/29/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 424690
— Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, Region VII, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, 66101
- ZIP Code
- 66101
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-WA-10-00002
- Archive Date
- 1/27/2010
- Point of Contact
- Tyrone Lewis, Phone: 913-551-7664
- E-Mail Address
-
lewis.tyrone@epamail.epa.gov
(lewis.tyrone@epamail.epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- General Question Sheet - Offeror must complete and return this document on or before close of the solicitation. SF 18 - Offeror must provide Unit Price (e) and Amount (d) for each item number in accordance with the unit of measure specified for each item number in the combined synopsis/solicitation description. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number RFQ-WA-10-00002 is applicable and is issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular. The requirement is "small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 424690 (Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers) and a size standard in number of employees, 100. The description of the commercial service is for the supply and delivery of laboratory gases and reads as follows: ITEM NO. 1, Liquid Argon: Argon purity must be suitable for ICP-MS analysis (minimum 99.998% purity with very low Krypton concentration). The laboratory requires approximately 9,500 liters of liquid argon (about 280,000 cubic feet of gaseous argon) per year with deliveries of about 600 liters (about 17,500 cubic feet of gas) approximately every 21 days. Bulk Dewar is not owned by EPA. Period of Performance: 1/18/2010 - 1/17/2011. In order to be considered for contract award, contractor shall submit the total dollar amount for one year of liquid argon supply based on the maximum allowable quantity of 9,500 liters. ITEM NO. 2, Helium: Grade 4.47 (99.997% purity) or better. Approximately 142 EPA owned cylinders refilled per year (200 & 300 cubic feet, 2000 psi cylinders), about 9 cylinders per delivery are to be picked up, refilled and returned approximately every 21 days (about 17 deliveries per year). Estimated annual requirement is 42,000 cubic feet. Period of Performance: 1/18/2010 - 1/17/2011. In order to be considered for contract award, contractor shall submit the total dollar amount for the supply of helium (meeting the minimum purity requirement of 99.997% purity or better) at the maximum allowable quantity, 42,000 cubic feet. ITEM NO. 3, Liquid Nitrogen: Approximately 30,000 liters of liquid nitrogen (740,000 cubic ft gaseous nitrogen) per year. Bulk delivery of approximately 1600 liters (39,500 cubic feet of gas) of liquid nitrogen every 21 days (about 17 deliveries per year). Portable Dewar refill and delivery approximately every 21 days, providing one Dewar per delivery or about 17 per year. Bulk and portable Dewars are owned by the EPA. Grade 4.8 minimum purity (99.998% purity). Period of Performance: 1/18/2010 - 1/17/2011. In order to be considered for contract award, contractor shall submit the total dollar amount for the supply of liquid nitrogen (meeting the minimum purity requirement of 99.998% purity) in the maximum allowable quantity, 30,000 liters. ITEM NO. 4, Delivery of Liquid Argon billed at actual rates in an amount not to exceed $425.00 during the period of performance. Period of Performance: 1/18/2010 - 1/17/2011. ITEM NO. 5, Delivery of Helium billed at actual rates in an amount not to exceed $270.00 during the period of performance. Period of Performance: 1/18/2010 - 1/17/2011. ITEM NO. 6, Delivery of Liquid Nitrogen billed at actual rates in an amount not to exceed $650.00 during the period of performance. Period of Performance: 1/18/2010 - 1/17/2011. ALL DELIVERIES WILL BE TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 7411 Beach Drive East, Port Orchard, WA 98366. ***NOTE: Contractor shall submit pricing for each ITEM NO. (on the Standard Form 18, Request For Quotation) to be considered for award. Contract award will be made on an all-or-none basis. The selection resulting form this request for quotation will be made on the basis of the lowest priced quote from responsible quoter. Once the Contracting Officer has decided to whom an order will be issued, a unilateral order will be issued using an Optional Form 347. A purchase order will be in existence once the Contracting Officer has signed the order. Wherever the words offer, proposal, offerors, or similar terms are used in this solicitation or in any applicable provision, they shall be read to mean quote, quotation, quoter, vendor or similar corresponding term to reflect that this solicitation is a Request for Quotation not a Request for Proposal or an Invitation for bid. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer will evaluate quotes on the basis of information furnished by the quoter that demonstrates that they can provide the estimated quantities at the specified purity levels. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the quote. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. Quotes must be emailed, mailed or faxed and are due on January 12, 2010 at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) along with the completed representations and certifications, providing the business size, e-mail address, Dunn and Bradstreet number, CAGE code and Federal Tax ID number. In addition, quoters must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database at www.ccr.gov to be considered for selection. Quoters are required to submit completed copies of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 and its ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their quotes. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses within 52.247-64 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.217-9, 52.219-14, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-39, 52.222-41, 52.246-4 Wage determinations No.: 2005-2559, Revision: 11, Date of Revision: 07/01/2009, Occupation Code 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations is applicable. Contractor shall submit quote (using the provided SF 18) and completed General Questions Sheet to the Contracting Officer, Tyrone Lewis, no later than 5:00 PM CST on January 12, 2010. Email: lewis.tyrone@epa.gov Fax: 913 551-9664 Mailing Address: U.S. EPA Region 7, 901 N 5th St, PLMG/RFMB/ACMS, Kansas City, KS 66101
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 7411 BEACH DRIVE EAST, PORT ORCHARD, Washington, 98366, United States
- Zip Code: 98366
- Zip Code: 98366
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