Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Winchester Engineering and Analytical Laboratory (WEAC). Gas tank rentals are associated with the delivery of laboratory gases supplied by the vendor for consu... The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Winchester Engineering and Analytical Laboratory (WEAC). Gas tank rentals are associated with the delivery of laboratory gases supplied by the vendor for consumption by the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Laboratory (WEAC). Laboratory gases are essential to the operation of most laboratory instrumentation. Some instruments require highly purified inert gases (such as helium or argon) as carriers to move the analyte of interest through the system. Other instruments use gases as fuel (such as hydrogen or acetylene) or oxidizers (such as air) to vaporize the analyte of interest. Liquid nitrogen is used to cool instruments and/or analytes during analysis. Many of the instruments used at WEAC (e.g. Germanium gamma-ray spectrometers) must operate under cold condition using liquid nitrogen to prevent irreversible damage to the detectors (total worth of >1 million dollars). At times, specialty gas mixtures are used as standards for the calibration of analytical instrumentation. A modern analytical laboratory cannot function without a reliable supply of laboratory gases. See attached Solicition for full details. All quotes shall be submitted to Nina Montgomery, nina.montgomery@fda.hhs.gov on or before 10:00AM Eastern Time on June 17, 2021. Award shall be made to the bidder with the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer.