Blanket Purchase Agreement for Medical Gases and Dry Ice

STATEMENT OF WORK -- 1 of 17 -- Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND 1 3. SCOPE 1 4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 1 5. WORK SCHEDULE AND LOCATION 2 6. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS 3 7. DELIVERABLES 7 8. COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS 9 9. OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISIONS 11 10. ATTACHMENTS 12 -- 2 of 17 -- 1 STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Title: Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Medical Gases and Dry Ice Requiring Activity Name: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Logistics Branch 1. INTRODUCTION The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) provides unique research capabilities and innovative medical solutions to a range of Force Health Protection and Readiness challenges currently facing U.S. Service Members, along with threats anticipated during future operations. Through both times of peace and war, infectious diseases have killed, sickened, and disabled far more Service Members than bombs and bullets. WRAIR has created a model of vaccine and therapeutic development that is unique, nimble, and responsive to dynamically evolving infectious disease threats of military importance. WRAIR, with its unparalleled expertise, facilities, and international network, has developed many vaccines and drugs in use today by military and civilian medicine around the globe. In addition to protecting against infectious disease threats, WRAIR conducts basic and applied research that promotes psychological resilience, enhances neurological functioning, and improves operational readiness among U.S. Service Members. By using a continuum of research from basic science to applied field studies, WRAIR creates innovative solutions to enhance Service Members’ resilience and recovery. Research in military psychiatry and neuroscience has been an integral part of WRAIR's portfolio for more than 70 years. WRAIR researchers are recognized leaders in operational medical research for the military in a number of fields, including brain trauma, blast exposure, deployment stressors, and sleep management. 2. PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND This is a reoccurring requirement for the supply of compressed and bulk medical grade gas and products, laboratory and specialty gases and products, gas-related equipment, and various gas supply modes and services and dry ice pellets, to include customer leased and/or owned Government cylinders. Laboratories within the Department of Defense (DoD) medical community have an on-going need for medical and laboratory grade gases to conduct analysis and research in accordance with their organization’s mission. 3. SCOPE This requirement is to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) upon which orders may be placed for a variety of compressed and bulk medical grade gas and gas products, laboratory and specialty gases and gas products, gas-related equipment, and various gas supply modes and services, dry ice pellets, and customer leased and/or government owned cylinders. All gas must be delivered in cylinders that are hydrostatic tested and meet local, state, and federal regulatory requirements. All dry ice must be delivered at the pre-scheduled time and quantity. -- 3 of 17 -- 2 4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The items and associated materials shall be delivered in accordance with the below delivery schedule (Section 7.1) after the award date with onsite installation and telemetry monitoring. The ordering period will be five years, beginning 18 June 2026 through 17 June 2031. 5. WORK SCHEDULE AND LOCATION The delivery location is the WRAIR Main campus located at 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at Forest Glen Annex. Specific Delivery locations will be annotated on each order. Deliveries shall be made during normal working hours, Monday through Friday (0730-1530). Federal Holidays Observed: New Year’s Day (1 Jan) Labor Day (1st Monday in Sept) Martin Luther King’s Day (3rd Monday of Jan) Columbus Day (2nd Monday in Oct) President’s Day (3rd Monday in Feb) Veterans Day (11 Nov) Memorial Day (Last Monday in May) Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in Nov) Juneteenth (19 June) Christmas Day (25 Dec) Independence Day (4 Jul) NOTE: Holidays may be observed on alternate dates as specifically declared by the President of the United States. Holidays may be observed the weekday before or the weekday after the actual holiday. The President of the United States may declare any other day to be a national holiday. The contractor shall decide with the identified Government point of contact for an alternate delivery date when any holiday or declared day of observance conflicts with the delivery schedule. Emergency deliveries shall be provided within 24 hours after receipt of Government request. The Contractor shall respond to the facility by either telephone or email within one hour to confirm receipt of emergency notification to ascertain the nature of the emergency. Emergency status is determined by the Government when conditions warrant, such as an actuated main bulk tank low-level alarm, imminent alarm condition, or system leak. Failure of the contractor to remain current with agreed delivery schedule and requirements does not constitute an “emergency” for purposes of charging an emergency delivery fee. Required Documents at Delivery: When delivering, the contractor shall provide proof of delivery with an list itemizing the delivered contents (A.001). The contractor shall not depart the delivery location without a signature from personnel authorized to receive the delivered items. Proof of delivery shall include the following: (A.001)  Name of supplier  BPA number and call order number  Date of request -- 4 of 17 -- 3  Request Number  Itemized list of supplies furnished.  Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided that the invoice is itemized to show this information). Documentation for proof United States Ph…