Liquid Argon (Tank, Lease, Ongoing Delivery Services) BPA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and Subpart 13 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for liquid argon microtank leasing and liquid argon delivery services that meets the specifications outlined below. This solicitation is set aside for small business. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued. Quotes are being requested under Request for Quotation (RFQ) no. N0016726Q1093. The NAICS code is 325120 and the business size standard is 1200. The provisions and clauses included and/or incorporated in this solicitation document are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2025-06 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20251110. SEE ATTACHED SOLICITATION FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote, conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible quoters on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a contract without discussions with quoters. Evaluation Factors (See 52.212-2- Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services) 1. Price – Quotes must include all applicable costs. 2. Technical – Quotes must reflect the required specifications included in the RFQ. Quote packages are due by 6/2/2026 at 12pm EST. Late quotes will not be considered. Quote packages shall be sent to steven.besanko@navy.mil and contain a cover sheet that provides the following information: a) Official Company Name; b) Point of contact including name and phone number; and c) Cage Code number. -- 1 of 38 -- Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form Liquid Argon, tank rental and delivery service N0016726Q1093 Page 2 of 38 -- 2 of 38 -- Section B - Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs Additional Information/Notes Allowed Per Order Maximum: 349,999.00 Dollars, U.S. Item Supplies/Service Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount 0001 UHP Liquid Argon CCF Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price 1 Each 0002 Lease of Micro tank - 1 year term. Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price 1 Each 0003 Delivery Charge Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price 1 Each 0004 Hazmat Charge Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price 1 Each 0005 Delivery, Set up, Testing of Micro Tank Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price 1 Each N0016726Q1093 Page 3 of 38 -- 3 of 38 -- Section C - Description/Specifications/Statement of Work PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) Liquid Argon Micro Bulk Tank Installation and Refills for NSWCCD's Code 618 1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/INTRODUCTION: The NSWCCD's Additive Manufacturing (AM) Project Office, Code 618 requires a 5-year Blank Purchase Agreement to purchase a liquid argon micro bulk tank and related services to support the ongoing research, development, (BPA) testing, and evaluation (RDTE) and programmatic efforts in 618. This purchase will allow for the ordering of quantities of liquid argon and related services. The ceiling for this BPA shall be $349,999.00. 2.0 BACKGROUND: The NSWCCD's Code 618 has been assisting various program offices and programs, such as Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) 05T and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Program Manager Supply Maintenance Systems (PM SMS), with testing and evaluating metal AM processes and systems and producing metal AM parts. Metal AM systems require the use of an inert gas during their manufacturing processes. Code 618 has several metal AM systems that use argon as the inert gas and regularly consumes a large quantity of gaseous argon. The argon is purchased as liquid argon, and the tank has a vaporizer which vaporizes the liquid argon and supply gaseous argon to the systems. 3.0 OBJECTIVE: In this acquisition, the NSWCCD Code 618 requires a new blanket purchase agreement for the installation of a liquid argon micro bulk tank, ultra high purity (UHP) liquid argon refills, and associated service charges. The contractor shall provide the liquid argon micro bulk tank related materials and services over the course of the 5-year contract period as listed with maximum quantities indicated in Tables 1 and 2, below. 3.1 Minimum Specifications: The contractor shall provide the liquid argon micro bulk tank materials per Table 1, below. Table 1, Liquid argon Micro Bulk Tank Materials Requirements Description UHP Liquid Argon CCF 3.2 Services: N0016726Q1093 Page 4 of 38 -- 4 of 38 -- The contractor shall provide the liquid argon micro bulk tank services per Table 2, below. Table 2, Liquid argon Micro Bulk Tank Service Requirements Description Liquid Argon Delivery of Micro Bulk Tank Set Up and Testing Yearly Lease Delivery Charge HAZMAT Charge 3.3 General Requirements: The micro bulk tank shall have a 3000L tank with a 5K vaporizer and line regulator. The tank shall be suitable for the safe storage of liquid argon and the vaporization of liquid argon. A movable tank is acceptable but not a requirement. The liquid argon shall be ultra high purity argon with 99.999% purity. 4.0 SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: The contractor shall be located within a distance range of NSWCCD, West Bethesda, MD, to enable the delivery of argon within 2 weeks of being notified of the requirement. NSWCCD may request delivery for less than 2 weeks if the vendor can accommodate within their scheduling. Requirements Liquid Argon, tank rental and delivery service Additional Regulation or Supplemental Clauses Incorporated by Full Text C…