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68 -- SUPPLY OF LIQUID NITROGEN SOL 50SBNB0C1031 DUE 022300 POC Pauline E. Mallgrave, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6330, or Anne McFarlane, Contract Specialist, Tel (301) 975-4648, FAX (301) 963-7732, e-mail anne.mcfarlane@nist.gov. WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. **** The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Liquid Nitrogen with the following specifications: Nitrogen 99.998%; Oxygen, less than 5 ppm, Carbon Monoxide, less than 2 ppm; Carbon Dioxide, less than 2 ppm; Water, less than 0.5 ppm, and Dew Point 113 Degrees Fahrenheit. The Contractor shall be capable of liquifying their own product, have a 24 hour dispatcher on call, and be capable of delivering within 24 hours of a verbal order.**** The Liquid Nitrogen is to be furnished to six individual NIST, Gaithersburg, MD customers as follows: (1) One 5,000 Gallon tank at Building 301 (Supply and Plant) with an estimated annual usage of 140,000 gallons per year; (2) One 3,000 gallon tank at Building 225 (Technology) with an estimated annual usage of 175,000 gallons per year; (3) One 6,000 gallon capacity tank for Building 235 (Reactor) with an estimated annual usage of 140,000 gallons; (4) One 1,500 gallon capacity tank for Building 221 (Physics) with an estimated annual usage of 50,000 gallons; (5) One 1,300 gallon capacity tank at Building 235 (Reactor) with an estimated annual usage of 100,000 gallons; and (6) One 1,500 gallon capacity tank for Building 227 with an estimated annual usage of 15,000 gallons. Additionally, Vendors are requested to present quotations for three options which may be included in the Contract to be exercised at the time of award: (1) The provision, installation, and maintenance of a Contractor-owned/leased/rented Liquid Nitrogen tank with 5,000 gallon capacity, including gauges to accurately indicate the volume remaining in the tank; (2) The provision, installation, and maintenance of a Contractor-owned/leased/rented Liquid Nitrogen tank with 3,000 gallon capacity, with a vaporizer, and gauges to accurately indicate the volume remaining in the tank; (3) Supply of liquid nitrogen for one 1,500 gallon capacity tank at the NIST Southeast Fisheries Science Center Facility at Charleston, SC, with an estimated annual usage of 24,000 gallons. **** Delivery of Liquid Nitrogen shall take place within 24 hours of the orders placed by NIST, which will normally be placed via telephone.**** A Requirements type of contract with a one year base and four one year options will be awarded. The estimates listed above are not a representation that this quantity will be required or ordered, or that conditions affecting requirements will be stable or normal, but is presented only as a realistic estimate. However, any requirement NIST has for Liquid Nitrogen will be filled under this contract. **** This solicitation is being conducted under full and open competition. Selection will be conducted using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-2, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. Price evaluation shall be made exclusive of the options for the tank rentals and the supply to the Charleston facility, but will include the options for annual renewals. The Government will make one single award from this solicitation to the responsible vendor based on Best Value using a price/technical tradeoff of the following: A) Technical Capability to meet the specifications. Failure to meet the specifications will preclude the Offer from further consideration; B) Past Performance indicating ability to supply similar products and services and deliver on time; C) Price.******All vendors shall submit the following: 1) Two copies of the quotation; 2) Evidence of past performance during the past three years for similar products and services; 3) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Vendor Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. ******Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. The clauses 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, and 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Also, the clause at 52.212-5(a), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraph (b)(1) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; (b)(3) 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; (b)(5) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; (b)(6) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan; (b)(11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (b)(12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (b)(13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (b)(14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; (b)(15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era;(b)(17) 52.225-9 Buy American Act -- Trade Agreements Act -- Balance of Payments Program; (b)(22) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration. The clause Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. Additionally, the clauses 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, 52.216-18, Ordering, 52.216-19, Order Limitations, and 52-216-21, Requirements, apply to this solicitation. Copies of the above referenced clauses are available at www.arnet.gov/far, or upon request to this office, either by telephone or fax.****All offers should be sent to the NIST, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn: Anne McFarlane, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. Fax copies are not acceptable. For information, call the POC identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2000. Posted 02/14/00 (W-SN425087). (0045)

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