HELIUM STORAGE TANK

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) has a requirement for an Engineering, Fabrication, and testing of one 15,700 Gallon Helium Tank to ASME Section VIII division 1 code requirements. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is seeking vendors who are a capable of providing the required ASME Helium Tank. The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a large laboratory facility consisting of a suite of instruments that measure the interaction of radiation with various materials to study their structure and properties. The NCNR maintains a wide variety of instruments that allows great flexibility in the type of samples and phenomena that can be studied and measured. The helium storage tank is to be utilized as part of a helium refrigerator system for the NCNR deuterium cold neutron project. The storage tank is composed of an ASME Section VIII Division 1 pressure vessel and support structure. The contractor must be responsible, at a minimum, for code calculations and detailed shop drawings, including weld details, qualified and certified welders, testing, certification of materials, certified test reports, pneumatic pressure testing, etc., in accordance with NIST provided drawings and specifications. The storage tank will be a "U" Stamp Tank, the design, fabrication must meet the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, SectionVIII. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339999 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The required end product is non-commercial in nature and will be procured using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the authority of FAR Part 13. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business. A firm fixed price purchase order is anticipated. The competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ), amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement shall be made available via the Internet at HTTP://WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV under RFQ number SB1341-15-RQ-0232. Potential offerors shall be responsible for obtaining this solicitation and related Amendments, if any, from www.fbo.gov after the solicitation has been posted. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of each potential Offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to the solicitation. The Government will not maintain a mailing list. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to contact@example.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. Offerors shall be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov, in order to be eligible to receive a contract under this acquisition. NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately seven (7) days after the date of publication of this notice.