THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIALITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.***This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. However, this acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote.***The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for filling six (6) Government owned storage tubes with Ultra High Purity Helium Gas with minimum purity of 99.999% with trace contaminate gas at Bldg. 235 on the NIST, Gaithersburg, MD site on an "AS NEEDED" basis from the date of award through September 30, 2003.***All interested offerors shall provide a quote for the following line item: Line Item 0001: Quantity one lot (1) Helium, meeting the following required specifications: Ultra High Purity with minimum purity of 99.999% with trace contaminate gases; Oxygen less than 1ppm; Moisture less than 1 ppm; Hydro Carbons less than 0.5 ppm; and Nitrogen less than 5 ppm. A certificate of actual analysis for each load shall be presented prior to filling the Government tanks. The certificate shall certify trace elements for each delivery. The Government estimates total usage over the one-year period to be 285,000 cubic feet. NIST REQUIRES DELIVERY TO BE MADE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST FOR HELIUM. Offerors shall provide pricing for Ultra High Purity Helium on a per cubic foot basis.***The Contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay and bear all charges to the specified point of delivery.***The contractor shall deliver the Helium on an FOB Destination basis to NIST, Building 235, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.***Award will be made to the offeror whose quote offers the best value to the Government, technical, price, and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," 2) Past Performance, and 3) Price. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than price.***Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. Offerors shall include literature which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered product meets or exceeds the specifications stated.***Evaluation of Past Performance will be based on the references provided IAW FAR 52.212-1(b)(10). Offerors shall provide a list of at least three (3) references to whom the same or similar product has been provided. The list of references shall include, at a minimum: The name of the reference contact person and the company or organization; the telephone number of the reference contact person; the contract or grant number; the amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; and the date of delivery.***The following provision & clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; and 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items including subparagraphs: (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (16) 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; (18) 52.225-3 Buy American Act - North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act with Alternate I; (24) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm.***All offerors must submit the following: 1) Two (2) copies of a quotation which addresses Line Item 0001; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); and 5) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far. All quotes shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Andrew Perry, Building 301, Room B148, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571.***Submission must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time on September 30, 2002.***Fax and e-mail quotes will not be accepted.

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