68 -- Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Nitrogen

The government plans to award a firm fixed-price, requirements-type contract for a two-year period from October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2009, to procure Liquid Oxygen (LOX), TYPE II, GRADE B, and Liquid Nitrogen (LN2), Type II, Grade B, Class 1, in accordance with Commercial Item Description A-A-59503A. The estimated annual quantities are 228 tons of LOX and 30,000 gallons of LN2, with deliveries made FOB Destination to government-owned tanks at the Norfolk U.S. Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA. Offerors must be capable of supporting bulk shipments and may submit separate pricing for each product line item. The solicitation is expected to be issued around March 30, 2007, and will be available electronically on FedBizOpps. Interested parties should request the solicitation in writing via email or fax, and all inquiries should be directed to the designated contract specialist, Christina L. Barr. Additional support is available from the DESC Small Business Office for Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business concerns. Relevant CGA standards for LOX can be obtained in hardcopy or electronically from the Compressed Gas Association. This procurement falls under the NAICS code 325120, encompassing industry standards for suppliers of gases such as LOX and LN2.