SPECIAL NOTICE
68 -- LIQUID NITROGEN
- Notice Date
- 7/6/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Northeast Area
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3JL0-S-15-0004
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2015
- Point of Contact
- Regina L. Dennis, Phone: 215-233-6553
- E-Mail Address
-
regina.dennis@ars.usda.gov
(regina.dennis@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Office of Center Director (OCD) in Wyndmoor, PA, intends to award a purchase order to Air Products and Chemicals Inc., in Allentown, PA 18195-9642, on a sole source basis, to furnish and deliver (FOB) Destination Liquid Nitrogen to Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, PA. This is a firm fixed price contract. The liquid nitrogen is part of a distributed system that provides inert gas to the laboratory benches supporting experiments that require inert shielding. It is also used in liquid form to provide critical cooling to select instruments including an NMR. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement is solely at the discretion of the Government in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation quotations are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The NAICS code is 325120. The Solicitation number is AG-3JL0-S-15-0004. This is not a request for proposal. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. Justification for other than full and open competition 1. USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center. 2. The Government intends to enter into a firm-fixed price purchase order to supply Liquid Nitrogen to Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC). 3. Supply Liquid Nitrogen to Eastern Regional Research Center and a tank rental fee. 4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY: FAR 6.302-1, 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). The supplies required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of services will satisfy the Agency requirements. 5. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., currently provides liquid N2 to the ERRC main building through an installed 6000 gallon storage tank, associated gasifier, piping and equipment. The cost of replacing this installed infrastructure is well in excess of any potential savings in the nitrogen purchased during the term of the Sole Source contract. Procuring liquid nitrogen from a vendor other than Air Liquid and Chemicals, Inc., at this time would negatively impact ERRC's ability to accomplish its mission due to disruption and excessive cost. 6. A Federal Business Opportunities notice is published in an attempt to identify other possible vendors of the required equipment containing the necessary specifications required to produce the same results. 7. Anticipated costs are expected to be fair and reasonable to the Government based on established catalog or market prices of commercial items sold in substantial quantities to the general public and when compared to similar items from other manufacturers'. 8. Market research was conducted appropriate to the circumstances of this requirement. 9. Selected vendor is the manufacturer of the required system. Reference FAR 13.106(b)(1) - For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. 10. No other sources have been identified. 11. An announcement of intent is being posted in order to determine if another source is more advantageous to the Government. 12. Data and representations included in this justification and which form a basis for this justification are complete and accurate. 13. Technical Information and Supporting Technical Data that is the responsibility of the technical and requirements official and which form the basis for this justification are certified as complete and accurate. I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. /s/ Regina Dennis, Contract Specialist. Questions regarding this notice may be emailed to the Contracting Officer at regina.dennis@ars.usda.gov Attention: Regina Dennis.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 19124, United States
- Zip Code: 19124
- Zip Code: 19124
- Record
- SN03786039-W 20150708/150706234329-e9c7efc9a7e82723cf3112aa696df97c (fbodaily.com)
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