SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- INVITATION FOR OFFER CRUDE HELIUM FROM THE FEDERAL HELIUM RESERVE
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- BLM NM-AMARILLO FIELD OFC(NM006) 801 S. FILLMORE, SUITE 500 AMARILLO TX 79101 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- L15PS01123
- Response Due
- 9/30/2015
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2015
- Point of Contact
- Mitchell, Charles
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 (HSA), 50 U.S.C. § § 167-167q, was enacted on October 2, 2013. The purpose of this Invitation for Offer (IFO) is to conduct a sale of 626 million cubic feet (MMcf) of crude helium to current storage contract holders. This sale will be conducted in a manner intended to minimize market disruptions including, pure helium market disruptions for end users; shortages of crude helium to pure helium refiners; or an oversupply of crude helium on the market for crude helium extractors. The volume of helium available for this sale is 626 million cubic feet (MMcf) at a price of $104 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) at 14.65 psi and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. This IFO and the price specified above are valid for the FY 2016 delivery cycle. Offers submitted pursuant to this IFO are subject to the terms, conditions, and definitions set forth in this document. The request for purchase of helium from the Federal Helium Reserve and other documentation as required in this IFO must be sent by certified mail to: Bureau of Land Management, Amarillo Field Office 801 S. Fillmore, Suite 500 Amarillo, TX 79101-3545 Attention: Crude Helium Sales Analyst You may call Carole James, (806) 356-1027 (or email: cdjames@blm.gov), with questions about this IFO. ¿ Relevant Dates Submit your offer to purchase helium from the Federal Helium Reserve and other documentation, as required, according to the following schedule: ¿Required documentation (defined below) ¿Offer Period ¿ September 1, 2015 ¿ September 30, 2015 ¿ This offer period is unusually long due to the requirements to renegotiate expiring contracts. On October 1, 2015, all offers to purchase helium from the Federal Helium Reserve will be opened and evaluated. Upon evaluation of all offers, volumes of this Phase B sale will be apportioned and allocated according to the sale rules described in this IFO. Successful offerors will be notified by email before 5 pm (CST) on October 1, 2015, and invoiced on or before October 5, 2015. Offers You must submit the following information with your offer to the BLM, Amarillo Field Office, not later than September 30, 2015: ¿Email address to send information on the awarded quantity. ¿The amount (in Mcf) of Conservation Helium requested. ¿Billing address information and name(s) of principle officers of the company. ¿Proof of being an entity qualified to purchase helium from the Federal Helium Reserve at this sale as defined in Consideration of Offers. Documents such as invoices for sale or purchase of helium, or other relevant documents may be submitted as proof of qualification. Companies that have a current helium storage contract with the Federal Helium Reserve are already qualified and no documentation is needed. ¿The volume (in Mcf) of helium from the Federal Helium Reserve requested. ¿All bidders must agree to purchase and maintain a helium storage contract. Please contact the Amarillo Field Office for more details. ¿Check, Credit Card, or money order in the amount of $1,000 made payable to the Bureau of Land Management. This money will be used to cover administrative expenses to conduct this sale and is nonrefundable. If participants of this sale were successful at the August 26, 2015 auction, then no payment is necessary since the $1,000 was paid at that time. ¿
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