SOLICITATION NOTICE
91 -- Production of 6 Grades of DiNitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4), Propellant Oxidizer
- Notice Date
- 1/12/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Energy - Missile Fuels, 1014 Billy Mitchell Blvd, San Antonio, Texas, 78226, United States
- ZIP Code
- 78226
- Solicitation Number
- SPE601-17-R-0304
- Point of Contact
- Barbara M Peterson, Phone: 210-925-2543, Patricia A. Bocock, Phone: 2109254845
- E-Mail Address
-
barbara.peterson@dla.mil, patricia.bocock@dla.mil
(barbara.peterson@dla.mil, patricia.bocock@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Government intends to issue an Unrestricted, Full & Open Competition procurement for the production of cylinder quantities of 6 different grades of DiNitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4), Propellant Oxidizer in accordance with MIL-PRF- 26539F dated 31 Jan 2011 delivered FOB Origin into Government-provided containers and all ancillary support services. The estimated 10-year quantities for each grade are as follows: NSN: 9135-01-146-513, MON-3 Low Iron 492,600 lbs; NSN: 9135-01-545-9491 MON-3UL Ultra Low Iron 68,050 lbs; NSN: 9135-01-057-7408 MON-10 5,340 lbs; NSN: 9135-01-519-4787 MON-15 13,500 lbs; NSN: 9135-01-383-8173 MON-25 2,250 lbs; NSN: 9135-00-754-2695 NTO 2,960 lbs. Deliveries shall be coordinated with Government-provided delivery trucks; or the contractor is encouraged to propose on Optional Transportation line items to Kennedy Space Center, FL and Vandenberg AFB, CA; or submit an Alternate Proposal with FOB Destination pricing to those locations. The contract ordering period will be approximately ten years from Date of Award - 30 September 2027 to include a line item for First Article Batch and sufficient plant retrofit time (6-9 months) for new industry entrants to compete successfully. Yearly estimates will be provided in the RFP so that prospective contractors can gauge the needed capacity of the production facility per year. Actual production of product will begin 01 October 2018 after acceptance of the First Article Batch. The offeror shall propose on the total number of estimated quantities per grade of product projected by the Government for the nine-year ordering period described above; the negotiated contract price for each grade will be the established Base Price for the life of the contract to which monthly Economic Price Adjustments will be made. Additionally, this procurement will include an optional requirement for the awardee to become a Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) for N2O4. As a DFSP, the contractor will provide storage, inventory and distribution of Government-owned N2O4 containers; and thereby, ensuring that DLA Energy has a contingency reserve so that DLA Energy customers have an uninterrupted supply of N2O4. The Government intends to award one Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA), Requirements contract using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Commercial Acquisition procedures. Award will be made to the offeror determined to be the Best Value to the Government, price and other factors considered, using the Best Value Source Selection Process. Specifically, the Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection Process will be utilized in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. Subject solicitation will be issued on or about 31 December 2016 and posted to the FedBizOpps web page at www.fbo.gov. All interested offerors should contact Barbara M. Peterson, Contracting Officer, at Barbara.Peterson@dla.mil or 210-925-2543 for additional information. Mail requests to DLA Energy, ATTN: Barbara M. Peterson/DLA Energy-FEM, 1014 Billy Mitchell Blvd., Bldg 1621, San Antonio, TX 78226-1859. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. If you intend to submit an offer, you are required to complete, sign and return the entire solicitation package including technical and past performance proposals. All potential offers should contact the Contracting Officer identified above for additional information and/or to communicate concerns. For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business Affairs, contact Mr. Greg Thevenin of the DESC Small Business Office at 1-800-523-2601 or 703-767-9521. A Preproposal Conference will be held on 2 February 2017, at 9 AM, in the New Horizons Conference Room at Aerospace Energy offices, DLA Energy-FEM, 1014 Billy Mitchell Blvd., Bldg 1621, San Antonio, Texas. Please submit the names and titles of personnel who will be in attendance to the attention of Barbara M. Peterson (Barbara.Peterson@dla.mil) by 26 January 2017. In addition, we ask that you submit any advance questions you may have regarding the RFP to be asked during the Preproposal Conference no later than 31 January 2017.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DLA/J3/DESC-MK/SPE601-17-R-0304/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: ANY LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, United States
- Record
- SN04370199-W 20170114/170112234242-ab68a88dfd589b815359991fec3adc89 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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