SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- SPECIALITY GASES
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 3610 Collins Ferry Road (MS-I07) P.O. Box 880 Morgantown, WV 26507-0880
- ZIP Code
- 26507-0880
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RQ26-03NT30301
- Archive Date
- 6/18/2003
- Point of Contact
- Robert Mohn, Contracting Officer, 412-386-4963, mohn@netl.doe.gov;Thomas Gruber, Contract Specialist, 412-386-5897, thomas.gruber@netl.doe.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Thomas Gruber, Contract Specialist
(thomas.gruber@netl.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U. S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh PA issued this synopsis/solicitation for Cylinder Gases as required. Specifications are noted below. To be delivered to Department of Energy=s, National Energy Technology Center, Albany, Oregon. The solicitation number is DE-RQ26-03NT30301. This announcement constitutes both notification and solicitation. All in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 12, Commercial Item Acquisition. Offers shall be provide on the normal proposal format for the company. This is a SMALL BUSINESS SET-A- SIDE, only small businesses will be evaluated. Offers must be received by close of business May 19, 2003 EVALUATION CRITERIA Proposals will be evaluated on: 1. PRICE * 2. DELIVERY SCHEDULE* *(As specified in the SOW below) Specification Document Scope of Work 1. Description of Agreement: The vendor shall furnish supplies or services, as described below, if and when requested by the Contracting Officer (or an authorized representative) from the above effective date through December 31, 2000. The Government may renew the contract each year there after for a total contract term of three years depending upon the availability of funding. Call Orders will be made for specific requirements by authorized Government personnel. Prices to be paid for individual specialty gases not covered by this agreement will be established when calls are made. 2. Description of Supplies or Services: To provide a variety of cylinder gases as required per price list attached. Vendors? responsiveness to this solicitation will be evaluated on lowest overall gas price, price of frequently used gases, rental and demurrage charges for cylinders, the vendors ability to meet the performance and delivery requirements as specified in item 8 or this scope of work, and the vendor=s three year pricing proposal. 3. Extent of Obligation: The Government is not obligated to order any supplies or services under this Agreement. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized calls placed against the Not To Exceed Order. The Government reserves the right to award contracts or agreements to other vendors for like supplies or services during the same performance period as this Agreement. 4. a. Purchase Limitation: Any call placed under this Agreement shall not exceed the limit of the Ordering Officer=s authority as specified in paragraph 7b. The total amount of all calls placed against this Agreement shall not exceed $50,000 per year. b. Limitations of Funds: The Vendor shall notify the Contracting officer in writing whenever it has reason to believe that the next call order placed against the Not To Exceed order will exceed 75% of the total Anot to exceed amount@ listed in paragraph 4 (a) of the Agreement entitled APurchase Limitations@. Except as required by other provisions of this Agreement, specifically citing and stated to be and exception to this clause: (1) The Government is not obligated to reimburse the vendor for any costs incurred in excess of the Anot to exceed amount@ stated in paragraph 4 (a) of this Agreement. (2) The Vendor is not obligated to accept calls placed against this Agreement in excess of the total Anot to exceed amount@ listed in paragraph 4 (a) of the Agreement, until the Contracting Officer notifies the Vendor in writing that the Anot to exceed amount@ has been increased. 5. Pricing Compliance: The vendor warrants by performance of any call placed under this Agreement that the prices charged the Government shall be as low or lower than those charged the vendor=s most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions, including any discounts for prompt payments. 6. Negotiation Authority: The issuance of individual calls on the open market under the Agreement will be made in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Purchasing of items under Federal Supply Schedule shall be placed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable schedule, and the terms and conditions of the Schedule shall take precedence over the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 7. Ordering Procedures and Limitations: a. Call Orders - calls placed under this Agreement will generally be made by oral solicitation without a written confirmation by the Government. Each call will be assigned an identification number. The last two positions of the number will identify the serial number of the action (call). Preceding this number will be an order identifier code. Example: Identifier Code Action Serial Number W 01 MC 12 TT 08 The instructions for the identification of calls against the Agreement shall be used (along with the Not to Exceed purchase order number on the first page of this agreement) when calls are placed by the ordering activity and by the vendor in the preparation of delivery tickets and invoices. b. Authority to Place Calls - All calls placed with the vendor under this agreement must be accompanied by a Acall code@ authorized by the Contracting Officer. The roster below indicates those personnel who have been granted authority to place orders and commit Government funds. The call code listed will be used by these individuals and Aship to@ instructions will be specified with each call. Persons who are authorized to place calls under each identifier code: Identifier code: Caller W Tom Barnes Max Lewis MC Cindy Dogan Steve Matthes MP Art Petty Karol Schrems TT Paul King Joe Perry c. Unauthorized Calls - any calls placed by individuals other that those authorized callers listed above will be considered as unauthorized procurements and the individual unauthorized caller may be liable for the cost of the services/supplies provided. The contractor is cautioned to accept call orders only from the authorized call ordering officials listed above. 8. Performance and Delivery: a. All gas cylinders will be delivered to the building and location within the building as specified by the caller. Delivery includes disconnecting empties and connecting replacement cylinders if specified by the caller. b. All cylinders will be marked by label or stencil to indicate the supplying company and the product contained in the cylinder. All cylinders owned by the Albany Research Center will be stenciled or labeled, with the product contained therein clearly defined on the cylinder. c. The supplying company will perform an annual cylinder audit at no charge to the Albany Research Center. The purpose of this inventory will be to ensure the inventory of cylinders is correct and to keep demurrage charges at the lowest level possible. d. The vendor will arrange for the safe removal and subsequent disposal of any Albany Research Center owned cylinder that is deemed as no longer useable to the Center. The vendor will also remove and return cylinders belonging to other gas companies to the appropriate owner for a reasonable transport fee when requested to do so by authorized Albany Research Center personnel. The cylinders are to be returned to the appropriate company within a 30 day period. e. The vendor will, at no charge and at the discretion of the Albany Research Center, provided a cylinder handling safety course up to two times per year for the Center=s employees. f. When gases require certificates of analysis, the certification will be for actual results, not Atypical@ specifications. On liquid cylinders, this will be on the actual container, not the bulk container fill tab. g. A regular weekly delivery schedule for delivery of gases and pick up of empty cylinders is required. In addition the vendor must be able to deliver gases within 24 hours of the order and provide emergency service on a 24 hr., 365 day basis as needed, if requested by the caller. h. Delivery of all items under this Agreement shall be F.O.B. destination and shall be shipped Aall transportation cost prepaid@. 9. Delivery Tickets: All shipments under this Agreement shall be accompanied by a signed delivery ticket or sales slip which contains the following minimum information: a. Name of vendor. b. Not to exceed purchase order number. c. Date of call. d. Description of commodities or service furnished. e. Quantity, unit price, and extension of each line item less applicable discount (unit prices and extensions need not be provided if the invoice is itemized to show this information). f. Date of delivery or shipment. g. Call identification number. H. Applicable demurrage charges for the billing period. 10. Invoices: The preferred methods of invoicing shall be for the vendor to accumulate delivery tickets and invoices for those deliveries for a billing period. The invoice should include an itemized listing of commodities or services furnished (including unit price, extensions and total amount due). The invoice shall include deliveries made during the billing period for which payment has not been received. Invoicing for individual deliveries or shorter billing periods is not encouraged. Invoices shall be sent to: Department of Energy Oak Ridge Financial Center PO Box 4967 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 11. The vendor=s prompt payment discount is: 12. The vendor=s business classification is: ( ) Small ( ) Other than small ( ) Disadvantaged ( ) Woman-owned 13. Place of Performance: (a) The vendor, in performance under this agreement, ( ) intends, ( ) does not intend (check applicable block) to use one or more plants or facilities located at a different address from the vendor as indicated at the beginning of the Agreement. (b) If the vendor check Aintends@ in paragraph (a) above they shall insert the required information in the spaces provided below: Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip code) Name and Address of owner and operator of plant or facility if other than vendor. * = Frequently used gas Description of Gas/liquid Size CF# Cost Acetylene L5 330 cf S3 125 cf Acetylene - Atomic Absorption Grade * L5 `330 cf S3 125 cf Air, Dry grade J 309 cf H 232 cf Air, Zero J 309 cf H 232 cf Air, Ultra Zero J 309 cf H 232 cf Ammonia, Anhydrous 99.99% AC 150# Argon * J 331 cf H 245 cf Argon, Pre-purified 99.998% J 331 cf 02<5ppm H20 <5ppm H 245 cf Argon, Zero 99.998 J 331 cf H20 <5ppm THC <0.5ppm H 245 cf Argon, Ultra High Purity 99.999% J 331 cf 02 <1ppm THC <0.5ppm H20 <3ppm H 245 cf Carbon Dioxide, Bone Dry 99.9% 50# 20# Carbon Dioxide, Coleman 99.99% 50# 02 <15ppm H20 <10ppm THC ,10ppm 20# Carbon Dioxide, Anaerobic 99.99% 50# 02 <10ppm 20# Carbon Monoxide, CP 99.5% J 240 cf H 175 cf Helium J 288 cf H 216 cf Helium, High Purity 99.995% J 288 cf 02 <5ppm H20 <5ppm H 216 cf Helium, Zero 99.995% J 288 cf H20 <5ppm THC <0.5ppm H 216 cf Helium, Ultra High Purity 99.999% J 288 cf 02 < 1ppm THC <0.5ppm N2 <5ppm H20<<3ppm H 216 cf Hydrogen J 258 cf H 196 cf Hydrogen, High Purity 99.995% J 258 cf 02 <5ppm H20 <5ppm H 196 cf Hydrogen, Zero 99.995% J 258 cf H20 <5ppm THC <0.5ppm H 196 cf Hydrogen, Ultra High Purity 99.999% J 258 cf 02 <1ppm N2 <5ppm THC <0.5ppm H20 <3ppm H 196 cf Nitrogen * J 301 cf H 226 cf Nitrogen, High Purity 99.99% J 301 cf H 226 cf Nitrogen, Prepurified 99.998% J 301 cf 02 <5ppm H20 <3ppm H 226 cf Nitrogen, Zero 99.998% J 301 cf H20 <5ppm C0<1ppm N0<0.1ppm THC <0.5ppm C02<1ppm H 226 cf Nitrogen, Ultra High Purity J 301 cf 02 <1ppm THC <0.5 H20 <3ppm H 226 cf Nitrous Oxide CP 99% H 65# F 20# Oxygen J 283 cf E 23 cf P-5 (5% methane 95% argon) J 310 cf H 230 cf P-10 (10% methane 90% argon) J 310 cf H 230 cf P-5 ECD grade J 310 cf H 230 cf P-10 ECD grade J 310 cf H 230 cf Argon, 6 pack J 1986 cf Argon, Prepurified 99.998% (see spec) 6 pack J 1986 cf Nitrogen, Prepurified 99.998% (see spec) 6 pack J 1806 cf Liquid Nitrogen * GP 160 liter Liquid Nitrogen 180 180 liter Liquid Argon * GP 160 liter Liquid Argon 180 180 liter Liquid Nitrogen, UHP 99.999% (see spec) GP 160 liter 180 180 liter Liquid Argon, UHP 99.999% (see spec) GP 160 liter 180 180 liter Liquid Oxygen GP 160 liter 180 180 liter Compressed cylinder rent $ Liquid cylinder rent $
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