SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Helium 3 Purification
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2011
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NNSA - NNSA Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-AC52-11NA30313
- Archive Date
- 4/14/2011
- Point of Contact
- Geary W. Pyles, Phone: 505-845-5701, Maggie Howe, Phone: 505-845-6028
- E-Mail Address
-
Geary.Pyles@doeal.gov, mhowe@doeal.gov
(Geary.Pyles@doeal.gov, mhowe@doeal.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- DE-AC52-11NA30313
- Award Date
- 4/11/2011
- Description
- The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) intends to award a sole-source contract to Linde Gas North America LLC- Line Electronics and Specialty Gases for the procurement of purified Helium 3 (He3) gas that is compatible with tubes that are, and will be, used in Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM) in support of the mission of the Second Line of Defense program. In accordance with the Acquisition for Commercial Items procedures authorized in FAR Part 13.5, NNSA intends to award a firm-fixed-price order to Linde Gas North America LLC- Line Electronics and Specialty Gases to provide for the purified He3 gas. It is anticipated that the entire period of performance will not exceed six months. NNSA has determined that Linde Gas North America LLC- Line Electronics and Specialty Gases. is the only firm that can provide the purified He3 gas. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR AN IVITATION TO BID, NOR DOES IT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERMENET TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COST INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Firms who wish to challenge the sole-source determination of this acquisition must submit a letter of interest that demonstrates the firm's ability to provide the services described above. Interested firms must also provide a Statement of Capabilities and related rationale as to why they should be considered. All Statements must include the company name, mailing address, and company size. The Statement of Capability shall be limited to 3 pages. All interested firms must submit their letter and Statement of Capability response to DE-AC52-11NA30313 by 5:00PM MDT, April 9, 2011 to: Maggie Howe, Contracting Officer, OBS/HAD/HSD, P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185; Ph: (505) 845-6028; email: mhowe@doeal.gov. For technical issues please contact Ms. Camille George, NA-25; Ph: (202) 586-0752; email: camille.george@nnsa.doe.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed commercial item contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. This is an intent to award notice; therefore proposals shall not be submitted directly in response to this notice.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOE/HCA-050/AwardOffice-52/DE-AC52-11NA30313/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: VARIOUS LOCATIONS PRIMARILY IN NEW JERSEY, United States
- Record
- SN02412806-W 20110401/110330234425-9808409257d87a7052b06203894ba122 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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