Description
The title for this project is revised to read: Liquid Helium in DEWARS, Type II. All other information in the original notice remains unchanged as follows: The Government intends to issue an unrestricted procurement for production and delivery of liquid helium, Propellant Pressurizing Agent, Helium (NSN 9135-00-142-9362), Type II, in accordance with (IAW) MIL-PRF-27407C, dated 29 Nov 2006, Propellant Pressurizing Agent, in support of various projects and experiments for the Department of Defense, universities and commercial programs at 31 locations throughout the United States. Liquid helium shall be delivered f.o.b. destination using Contractor-owned dewars. The requirement is for an estimated total quantity of 189,000 Liters (L) of liquid helium. Of this estimated amount, 7,200 L is designated product for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 174,600 L is for Non-BLM. This procurement will be issued under the authority of FAR Part 13.5, TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. For the "Non-BLM" CLINs, it will be an unrestricted competitive procurement, for the "BLM" CLINs, it will be issued as an other than full and open competitive procurement under authority of FAR 6.302-5, Authorized or Required by Statute. Multiple two (2) year Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment Requirements-Type contract(s) are anticipated. The period of performance will be from 1 Jan 2012 through 31 Dec 2013. The anticipated award date will be 01 Dec 2011. The solicitation will be issued on or about 24 Aug 2011 and will be posted to the FedBizOpps web page (http://www.fbo.gov/). The applicable NAICS Code is 325120. A hard copy of the solicitation may be requested; however, only written, e-mailed or faxed requests for solicitation received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All potential offerors should contact the contract specialist identified above for additional information and/or to communicate concerns. For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business Affairs contact Ms. Joan Turrisi of the DLA Energy Small Business Office at 1-800-523-2601 or 703-767-9465. Mailing Address: Attn: Maria Ng, Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Aerospace Energy MK, Bldg 1621, 1014 Billy Mitchell Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78226-1859.