Liquid Carbon Dioxide Service

The contract solicitation N4215826QE042 for Liquid Carbon Dioxide Service requires contractors to provide hydro testing and refilling of 440 high-pressure CO₂ cylinders at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, under a firm fixed-price arrangement with a performance period spanning from May 2026 to May 2027. Deliveries must be made FOB destination to Building 276 at the shipyard, where government personnel will inspect and accept the filled cylinders based on compliance with the Statement of Work and applicable standards including ASTM D-3951-18 for packaging and MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130 for marking and unique item identification using two-dimensional Data Matrix symbols in compliance with ISO/IEC 16022. The cylinders, typically returned as single units, may also be accepted if palletized upon delivery. Technical submissions are evaluated first for acceptability using a pass/fail criterion tied to the Technical Capability Certification Chart, with award being made to the lowest-priced offer that meets all technical requirements under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable process. Past performance is assessed through the Supplier Performance Risk System, though no numerical weighting is applied. All offers must include completed representations and certifications related to socioeconomic status, unique entity identifiers, compliance with cybersecurity requirements including NIST SP 800-171, and disclosure of any involvement with excluded entities or inverted domestic corporations. Contractors must adhere to strict handling protocols for hazardous materials at the facility and consent to NAVSEA’s use of a support contractor for managing official contract files, including full access to submitted proprietary data without requiring separate NDAs. Invoicing must be conducted through Wide Area Workflow using approved document types, and payment will be processed via DoDAAC N50082. Contract administration is managed by the Norfolk Naval Shipyard with Michelle Augustus as the primary point of contact, and all proposals must be submitted electronically by May 5, 2026, by 10:00 a.m. local time.