Liquid Nitrogen

SYNOPSIS LIQUID NITROGEN (LN2)

SOLICITATION:

SPE601-24-R-0311 DOCUMENT TYPE:

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OFFICE ADDRESS: Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Aerospace Business Unit (DLA Energy-FEM), ATTN: Abena Boateng, 1525 Wurtsmith Street, BLDG 5730, San Antonio, Texas 78226 CLASSIFICATION CODE:

68 - Chemicals and Chemical Products NAICS CODE:

325120 FSC CODE:

6830 POC:

Abena Boateng, Contract Specialist, EMAIL:

Abena.boateng@dla.mil Willard M. Ramseur, Contracting Officer, Phone:

210-780-4908, EMAIL: willard.ramseur@dla.mil INTRODUCTION: This pre-solicitation notice is issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy-FEM- San Antonio, Texas. This is NOT a solicitation for proposal. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement.

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy), as the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, requires delivery of Liquid Nitrogen, Type II, Grade B, (NSN 6830-01-663-6199) to Norfolk Naval Base and Norfolk Naval Shipyard located in Portsmouth, VA. The requirement is for an estimated quantity of 20,000 UG6 (LN2) for Norfolk Naval Base and 15,000 UG6 (LN2) for NNSY (Portsmouth).

The following associated service CLINS will be included for: Miscellaneous Services and Detention Fee. The Contractor shall deliver product f.o.b. destination to Norfolk Naval Base and NNSY (Portsmouth), VA with the necessary equipment, tools, supplies, and labor to convert the contractor-supplied Nitrogen into Gaseous Nitrogen and charge gaseous Nitrogen Cart and supply Liquid Nitrogen to customer tanks.

Period of performance is 01 October 2024 to 30 September 2029. Offers must be able to provide the Liquid Nitrogen product in support to the DLA Energy customer, but this requirement will be competed amongst all suppliers who can offer these products. As stated under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), statutory authority for this contracting action is 41 U.S.C.§3304(a)(1).

The head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures when there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can be satisfied by only one supplier with unique capabilities to meet the entire requirement. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Type Requirements Contract with a five-year period of performance using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures.

Subject solicitation will be issued May 2024. For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact abena.boateng@dla.mil and willard.ramseur@dla.mil. For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantage Business affairs, contact DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400.