COMPRESSED AND LIQUEFIED GASES, MANHATTAN, KS

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The USDA, Agricultural Research Service in Manhattan, KS requires various delivery of compressed and liquefied gases.

In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 5 and 12, this Request for Quote (RFQ), number 1232SA25Q0759, is available through electronic commerce via the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. This RFQ is being issued under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing. The applicable small business size standard is 1,200 employees.

The resulting contract will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP) with a base plus four (4) option periods.

The resulting award will include the Contract Line Items (CLINs) as listed below:

Item Number and Description

0001- Supply and install a vacuum insulated pipe system to include piping and bulk tank.

0002- BASE YEAR. compressed and liquefied gases 25 different deliveries of to maintain environmental conditions to support cells, virus & bacterial growth

1001- Option Year 1: compressed and liquefied gases 25 different deliveries of to maintain environmental conditions to support cells, virus & bacterial growth

2001- Option Year 2: compressed and liquefied gases 25 different deliveries of to maintain environmental conditions to support cells, virus & bacterial growth

3001- Option Year 3: compressed and liquefied gases 25 different deliveries of to maintain environmental conditions to support cells, virus & bacterial growth

4001- Option Year 4: compressed and liquefied gases 25 different deliveries of to maintain environmental conditions to support cells, virus & bacterial growth

This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 dated August 7, 2025 Revised (Attachment 1).

Vendors are required to be active and registered in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov when submitting a quote and at time of award (FAR 52.204-7(b)(1).

A site visit is scheduled for September 5, 2025, 10:00 AM Central Time. Vendors interested in attending the site visit must notify the Contracting Officer at osvaldo.rodriguez@usda.gov by 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on September 4, 2025, to be added to the approved list.

The final day for question submissions is September 8, 2025, 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Questions must be submitted electronically, e-mailed to osvaldo.rodriguez@usda.gov.

Quotes are due no later than September 11, 2025, 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Quotes must be submitted electronically, e-mailed to osvaldo.rodriguez@usda.gov; no faxed or hard copy quotes are allowed.