SOURCES SOUGHT
68 -- Laboratory Gases
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCHPO BOX 25046204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTERDENVERCO80225-0046US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- G14PS00283
- Response Due
- 4/15/2014
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2014
- Point of Contact
- Tangee Brookie
- E-Mail Address
-
tbrookie@usgs.gov
(tbrookie@usgs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest and capability of any firm eligible to compete under NAICS code 325120 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees for an upcoming requirement for the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL), to provide scientific laboratory gases of liquid and compressed configurations with various degrees of purity and grade. These gases shall be used in the chemical analysis of environmental water samples and other non-specific laboratory research projects. The gases will be delivered to research laboratories located on the Denver Federal Center and Boulder, Colorado. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. Submission is voluntary. This requirement is for specialty gases in cylinders and dewars at the cubic footage specified in Attachment 1 in accordance with industry standards and practices. The gases will be delivered to research laboratories located on the Denver Federal Center and Boulder, Colorado. A scope of work will be provided with any solicitation that may be issued. The Government is not required to issue a solicitation. Responses to this announcement are requested from Small Businesses. In response to this announcement, please indicate your firm's socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service-disabled veteran-owned, women owned, HUBZone, etc.) This information will assist the Government in determining how small businesses can fit into the acquisition strategy. Any information submitted is voluntary. If sufficient interest and capability is not received from small business firms, any solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further consideration. Interested small business firms who feel that they can provide the laboratory gases (based upon the criteria specified herein), are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response must include a copy of literature, brochures, and such other materials which correspond to the required laboratory gases stated herein. References with contact names and phone numbers must also be listed. These references are to be for contracts similar in scope and with the same technical and requirements as the contract under consideration. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Small business firms who feel they can provide the laboratory gases shall also submit (1) NAME, ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRM (including DUNS NUMBER); and (2) their SIZE STATUS. Your company must have a DUNs number and be registered on-line at the System for Award Management (SAM) website. You will also be required to provide your small business status information either via the RFP or the On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website before an award to your company can be made. Your on-line ORCA registration will cover any/all of your offers to the Federal Government, and only needs updated annually. All responses must be submitted NLT April 15, 2014 at 3:00pm MST via e-mail to: tbrookie@usgs.gov. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website and no paper copies will be provided.
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