BPA Compressed Gas Cylinders

The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Tobyhanna Division, is seeking to establish a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with small businesses capable of supplying and delivering contractor-owned compressed gas cylinders to Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania. The procurement is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 325199, targeting firms with the capability to provide a range of industrial gases including oxygen, acetylene, nitrogen, argon, helium, propane, and sulfur hexafluoride, with specific purity requirements such as 99.9% pure research-grade helium. All deliveries must occur Monday through Thursday between 0700 and 1430, at multiple designated locations across the depot, and must follow a weekly exchange schedule wherein full cylinders are delivered in return for empty ones, with retrieval of empties completed within two days of notification. The government will issue task orders via the Government Purchase Card upon receipt of verified invoices, with no formal delivery schedules beyond the requirement for weekly service, and no binding obligation for any minimum volume or value. The maximum total value of the BPA is capped at $250,000 over its five-year term, with no base period or option quantities specified. Responses are solicited through a sources-sought notice, which does not commit the government to award a contract but serves to identify capable small businesses for future competition. Interested parties must submit a capabilities statement containing company details, unique entity identifier, SAM registration, business size certification, and point of contact information—submitted exclusively via email to the designated purchasing agent. Evaluation for each task order will be based on best value, considering past performance and technical capability rather than price alone, and the award will not be made using a lowest price technically acceptable approach. The contractor is responsible for all cylinder ownership, delivery logistics, and retrieval, with no formal inspection protocols, packaging standards, or military specifications cited in the documentation beyond requiring matching gas types and purities. There are no identified contract clauses, security requirements, key personnel mandates, or payment office details beyond the use of the Government Purchase Card and verification by the point of contact.