SPECIAL NOTICE
68 -- Invitation for Bids to Purchase Helium-3 Gas
- Notice Date
- 10/4/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Headquarters - Headquarters
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0004905
- Archive Date
- 11/21/2012
- Point of Contact
- He3Auction@science.doe.gov,
- E-Mail Address
-
He3Auction@science.doe.gov
(He3Auction@science.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Energy (Department) has been participating in an Interagency Group to manage the federal supply of helium-3 (He-3). The Interagency Group assesses and prioritizes requests for He-3 necessary for the federal mission, while simultaneously taking steps to decrease demand and increase supply. The success of the Interagency Group has mitigated short- to mid-term impacts of a He-3 shortage. In recognition of the important activities requiring He-3 that are outside of the federal mission, the Department has identified 4,000 liters of purified He-3 gas for competitive sale. Stakeholders whose Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 He-3 needs will be met by the federal allocation process, or who submitted requests for He-3 gas through a U.S. federal agency in anticipation of participating in the FY 2013 federal allocation process, should not participate in this auction. The Department wishes to sell the He-3 to multiple Bidders who submit the highest bids in a competitive bid process. Initially, each Bidder will be limited to 400 liters, but may bid on unlimited lots of 100 liters each. Should there be any He-3 remaining after the 400 liter limit has been reached by all Bidders, then remaining gas will go to the highest Bidder. He-3 is stored and will be delivered in cylinders with a Compressed Gas Association 580 brass valve. Unless otherwise specified by the Bidder, each cylinder will contain a nominal 100 liters of purified He-3, standard temperature and pressure. Cylinders are designed to U.S. Department of Transportation specification, 3AA 2015, and are refillable cylinders. DOE's Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the purchase of He-3 gas is scheduled to be posted on http://www.isotopes.gov/he-3auction on October 9, 2012 and will be available for downloading from this website. The Department will accept questions regarding the IFB. All questions must be submitted to He3auction@science.doe.gov no later than 5 PM (Eastern Standard Time) October 23, 2012. DOE will respond to all questions by 5 PM (Eastern Standard Time) October 26, 2012. DOE will post all questions received and their corresponding answers on the website http://www.isotopes.gov/he-3auction. The identity of the stakeholder posing the question will be kept anonymous and will not be posted on the website. All valid bids to purchase He-3 gas must be received by the U.S. Department of Energy no later than 5 PM, local prevailing time (Washington, DC) on November 6, 2012. The Department requires bids from qualified Bidders be submitted in electronic format to He3auction@science.doe.gov. A confirmation of receipt will be sent electronically within 24 hours of the next business working day. Bids will not be accepted via U.S. Postal Service mail.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOE/HCA-001/AwardOffice-01/DE-SOL-0004905/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A, United States
- Record
- SN02909137-W 20121006/121005000021-ca39af7b193ff019e977ecdba54e0d6b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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