Acid Distillation Unit with associated chiller

The contract solicitation seeks the procurement of an Acid Distillation Unit with an associated chiller, along with all necessary parts, components, installation, training, and a standard one-year warranty, as defined by attached technical specifications. The requirement is issued under a fixed-price contract structure governed by FAR Part 12 for commercial items, with the solicitation number 89243326QFE000536 and a response deadline of July 8, 2026. The National Energy Technology Laboratory under the Department of Energy is the procuring agency, with delivery to be made f.o.b. destination to the designated location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract is set aside for Small Business concerns under NAICS code 334516, and offerors must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI and CAGE code, providing accurate size and socioeconomic status representations including small business, SDB, WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, or joint venture status where applicable. The technical requirements mandate use of high-purity quartz and PTFE-PFA materials for wetted components, strict adherence to dimensional and performance specifications for heating control and purification throughput, and compliance with federal environmental standards such as the USDA BioPreferred® Program and EPA SNAP Program. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the delivery site, with the Government retaining the right to reject nonconforming items for repair, replacement, or reperformance at no additional cost. Packaging must include the government purchase order number, vendor name, and return address clearly marked on each container, with no additional MIL-STD packaging or preservation requirements specified. Invoicing is exclusively through the DOE’s VIPERS portal, and payment will be processed via EFT through the Oak Ridge Financial Service Center. Contractors must comply with a comprehensive set of FAR clauses covering ethics, whistleblower protections, anti-trafficking, cybersecurity safeguards under NIST SP 800-171, privacy training, DEI non-discrimination, employment eligibility verification, and subcontract flowdowns. The contract includes an optional one-year extended care package to extend warranty coverage to two years. All submissions must be made electronically through FedConnect or SAM.gov with supporting technical documentation and certifications, and no pricing information has been pre-established, making this a competitive quotation process awaiting vendor responses.