This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is F3Z4532257A001; this solicitation is a request for quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-61 effective 13 September 2012; Defense DPN 20120906 effective 06 Sep 2012, and AFAC 2012-0330 effective 30 Mar 2012. This acquisition is Open Market; The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 325411 The business size standard is 750 employees. The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is 6515. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 2833.

Travis AFB has a requirement for Nitric Oxide. See Statement of work for details on requirement.

Contract Not to Exceed 818 hours of inhalation time. Company to provide 4 different concentrations to DGMC and all additional requirements as listed in Statement of Work.

Contractor must provide the below listed items or a statement of equivalency.
64693-002-02 size 88, 1963 liters @ STP of nitric oxide gas, 800ppm concentration
64693-001-02 size 88, 1963 liters @ STP of nitric oxide gas, 100 ppm concentration
64693-002-01 Size D, 353 liters @ STP of nitric oxide gas, 880ppm concentration
64693-001-01, size D, 353 liters @ STP of nitric oxide gas, 100ppm concentration.

Award shall be made in the aggregate, all or none.
The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in:

52.212-3 ALTERNATE
FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the service offered to meet the Government requirement IAW the SOW; (ii) price;
52.213-3 Notice to Suppliers
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items
52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program
52.222-3 Convict Labor
52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.233-3 Protest After Award
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contracts
252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Products
252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program
252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments
252.247-7023 (Alt III) Transportation of Supplies by Sea
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions (Deviation)
52.232-99 DEVIATION
52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference
52.252-6 Authorized Deviation in Clauses
252.204-7006 Billing Instructions
252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions DEVIATION
5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substance
5352-201-9101 OMBUDSMAN
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity
52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation & First Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6 Protecting the Government Interest

Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Contractors must be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://wawf.eb.mil, and at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.

Please send any questions to [email protected] or fax to 707-424-5189. NO LATER THAN 27 Sep 2011, 08:30 AM, PST and offers NO LATER THAN 28 Sep, 11:00 AM, PST. Verbal requests will not be accepted. Offerors must provide written acknowledgement of any and all amendments to this solicitation with your offer. Otherwise, offer may not be considered for award. If a fax was sent, please email [email protected] to confirm the quote was received.

Point of contact is SrA Holt, Contract Specialist, telephone 707-424-7743.

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