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SOLICITATION NOTICE

68 -- MEDICAL GASES - EXHIBIT 1

Notice Date: 12/20/2017
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 325120 — Industrial Gas Manufacturing
Contracting Office: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, MEDCOM, North Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bldg 54, Bethesda, Maryland, 20889, United States
ZIP Code: 20889
Solicitation Number: W91YTZ-18-T-0058
Archive Date: 1/13/2018
Point of Contact: Linda M. Spindler, Phone: 7067872378
E-Mail Address: linda.m.spindler.civ@mail.mil
(linda.m.spindler.civ@mail.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: EXHIBIT 1 - PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN WITH SOLICITATION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number W91YTZ-18-T-0058 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-96 and Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement Publication (DPN) 20171208. This acquisition is issued on a 100% Small Business Set-Aside basis under NAICS code 325120 and size standard is 1,000 employees. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The purpose of this solicitation is a base year plus three (3) one year option periods for various medical grade gases at Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia. Period of Performance: 1 January 2018 - 31 December 2018, with three (3) option periods subject to 52.232-18 -- Availability of Funds. Quotes are due by 29 December 2017 at 5:00 pm EST. Questions must be submitted via email no later than 28 December 2017 at 12:00 pm EST. Quotes and questions shall be submitted via email to linda.m.spindler.civ@mail.mil. ITEM NO. 0001 Base Year Period of Performance: 1 January 2018 - 31 December 2018. Service shall be accomplished in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Invoicing shall be monthly. Medical Gases as listed on Exhibit 1, unit pricing to include all associated fees per gas fill/refill such as, but not limited to: cylinder service/rental fees; delivery fees; fuel fees; hazmat fees; etc. QTY: 1 UNIT: JOB UNIT PRICE: ___________ TOTAL: ____________ ITEM NO. 1001 Option Year One Period of Performance: 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2019. Service shall be accomplished in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Invoicing shall be monthly. Medical Gases as listed on Exhibit 1 (please complete), unit pricing to include all associated fees per gas fill/refill such as, but not limited to: cylinder service/rental fees; delivery fees; fuel fees; hazmat fees; etc. QTY: 1 UNIT: JOB UNIT PRICE: ___________ TOTAL: ____________ ITEM NO. 2001 Option Year Two Period of Performance: 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2020. Service shall be accomplished in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Invoicing shall be monthly. Medical Gases as listed on Exhibit 1, unit pricing to include all associated fees per gas fill/refill such as, but not limited to: cylinder service/rental fees; delivery fees; fuel fees; hazmat fees; etc. QTY: 1 UNIT: JOB UNIT PRICE: ___________ TOTAL: ____________ ITEM NO. 3001 Option Year Three Period of Performance: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021. Service shall be accomplished in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Invoicing shall be monthly. Medical Gases as listed on Exhibit 1, unit pricing to include all associated fees per gas fill/refill such as, but not limited to: cylinder service/rental fees; delivery fees; fuel fees; hazmat fees; etc. QTY: 1 UNIT: JOB UNIT PRICE: ___________ TOTAL: ____________ Delivery Address Martin Army Community Hospital Installation Medical Supply Account 6600 Van Aaslt Blvd., Bldg.: 9250 Fort Benning, Georgia 31905-6006 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 52.212-1 -- INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2014) Addendum to 52.212-1 (Local Provision (LP) 5004) Para (b) Submission of Offers: The following supplements this paragraph with respect to the information and documents required for submission in response to this solicitation. All responsible offerors must submit: - Technical Description of items being offered (see note) - Clin/Item Number Pricing (Exhibit 1 filled out) - Company's Dunn and Bradstreet number (DUNS) - CAGE code - Delivery Time - Company Contact Information, for evaluation purposes. - Fill out and return 52.212-3 Alt I (Registration in SAM can be substituted for FAR 52.212-3 Alt I. The information in SAM must be current and complete before an award can be made. Contractor shall not have any Active Exclusion Record in SAM. (m) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and MEDCOM provisions included herein are incorporated into this solicitation either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see provision 52.252-1 for locations where full text can be obtained. (End of Provision) 52.204-16 - COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2016) 52.211-6 -- BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999) 52.214-34 - SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (APR 1991) 52.222-56 - CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COMPLIANCE PLAN (MAR 2015) 52.223-1 - BIOBASED PRODUCT CERTIFICATION (MAY 2012)(Use with 52.223-2) 52.225-25 -- PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SANCTIONED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO IRAN-CERTIFICATION (OCT 2015) 252.222-7007 -- REPRESENTATION REGARDING COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JAN 2015) 52.209-2 -- PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS - REPRESENTATIONS (NOV 2015) 52.209-11 - REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016) 52.209-12 - CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (FEB 2016) 52.252-1 -- SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998); http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ 52.252-5 -- AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984) (Insert "DoD FAR Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2)" in paragraph (b)) 252.203-7005 -- REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7004 - ALTERNATE A, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (FEB 2014) 252.204-7008 - COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS (DEVIATION 2016-O0001)(OCT 2015) 52.212-2 -- EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) HCAA Local Clause 5005 (LPTA) Addendum to 52.212-2 Award will be made using the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. Award will be made to the responsible offeror on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Award may be made without discussions with offerors (except communications conducted for the purpose of minor clarification). Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is later determined by the contracting officer to be necessary. Paragraph (a) is hereby replaced with the following: (a) The Government will issue an order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Award will be on an all or none basis. (i) Price: Prices will be reviewed to determine reasonableness based on market research. (ii) Provide all requested information in Addendum 52.212-1 1. The following adjectival ratings will be used in evaluating the offeror's written technical proposal: Acceptable - Offer clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable - Offer does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. (End of Addendum to 52.212-2) 52.212-3 -- OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2015) ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014) CONTRACT CLAUSES 52.212-4 -- CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) Addendum to 52.212-4 (Local Clause (LC) 5003 The following policy applies only if the contractor will be on the Government installation for more than thirty (30) days. (v) Policy for Reporting Incidents of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment under the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program (SHARP). The contractor shall comply with OTSG/MEDCOM Policy Memo 13-062, Policy for Reporting Incidents of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment under the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program (SHARP), 12 Nov 2013. The SHARP reporting requirements apply only to knowledge obtained by contractor personnel while performing services under this contract. The contractor shall require all Contract Service Providers (CSP) with knowledge of an incident of sexual assault occurring on a Government facility, to include a Government leased facility, where the contractor is providing services under this contract, to report the incident to the contractor who shall immediately (within 24 hours) report the incident in writing to the government's COR. All incidents shall be reported whether they involve contractor personnel or Government personnel, or other individuals. The contractor shall require all CSPs with knowledge of an incident of sexual harassment occurring on a Government facility, to include a Government leased facility, where the contractor is providing services under this contract, to report the incident to the contractor who shall immediately (within 24 hours) report the incident in writing to the government's COR. All incidents shall be reported whether they involve contractor personnel or Government personnel, or other individuals. (w) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and LOCAL clauses included herein are incorporated into this contract either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see clause 52.252-2 for locations where full text can be found. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ https://acquisition.gov/far/index.html (End of Addendum to 52.212-4) 52.204-7 - SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2016) 52.204-9 - PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JAN 2011) (Services) (Contractor needs routine physical access to a Federally-controlled facility and/or routine access to a Federally-controlled information system) 52.204-10 -- REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2015) 52.204-21 - BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JUN 2016) 52.209-6 -- PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015) 52.217-8 - OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (N0V 1999) 52.217-9 - OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) 52.219-4 -- NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PERFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014) 52.219-6 - NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NOV 2011) 52.222-3 -- CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 -- CHILD LABOR-COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2014) 52.222-21 -- PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015) (EEO) 52.222-36 - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) 52.222-50 -- COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015) 52.223-3 - HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA (JAN 1997) 52.223-5 -- POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION (MAY 2011) 52.223-18 -- ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 -- RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.228-5 -- INSURANCE -- WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION (JAN 1997) 52.232-18 -- AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984) 52.232-33 -- PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013) 52.232-39 -- UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013) 52.232-40 -- PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) 52.233-3 -- PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1996) 52.233-4 -- APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004) 52.237-2 -- PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND VEGETATION (APR 1984) 52.237-3 -- CONTINUITY OF SERVICES (JAN 1991) 252.201-7000 __ CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 1991) (Services) 252.203-7000 -- REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.203-7002 -- REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (SEP 2013) 252.204-7003 -- CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT (APR 1992) 252.209-7004 -- SUBCONTRACTING WITH FIRMS THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF A TERRORIST COUNTRY (OCT 2015) 252.225-7048 -- EXPORT CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUN 2013) 252.232-7003 -- ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012) 252.232-7006 -- WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) 252.232-7010 -- LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 52.209-10 -- PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS (DEC 2014) 52.217-8 - OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999) 52.217-9 - OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR) 52.219-28 -- POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) 52.252-2 -- CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 52.252-6 -- AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984) (Insert "DoD FAR Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2)" in paragraph (b)) 252.204-7012 -- SAFEGUARDING OF UNCLASSIFIED CONTROLLED TECHNICAL INFORMATION (NOV 2013) 252.204-7015 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPORT CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016) 252.211-7003 -- ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (DEC 2013) 252.244-7000 -- SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013) 252.247-7023 -- TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (APR 2014) iRAPT (LC 5002) (Formally known as WAWF) HIPPA (LC 5001) PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, Georgia Section 1: GENERAL The contractor shall perform all pick-up, refill, and delivery of medical gases to include compressed oxygen, compressed nitrogen, liquid oxygen and medical compressed gas to the Martin Army Community Hospital (BMACH) Bldg. 9250 Van Aalst Blvd. Fort Benning, GA 31905 as directed by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION: BMACH will rent cylinders from the contractor requiring medical gas refills as required for the operations of the only hypobaric chamber in the US Army. Contractor must properly handle, store, and transport medical gas cylinders in accordance with all local, state and federal requirements. 1.2 PERSONNEL. N/A. 1.3 PHYSICAL SECURITY. N/A. 1.4 QUALITY CONTROL. The contractor shall establish and maintain a complete Quality Control Plan to ensure that the requirements of the contract are provided as specified at Technical Exhibit 1 and Section 5. 1.4.1 The plan shall describe the methods for identifying and preventing defects before the level of performance becomes unacceptable. 1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government will evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract using the method of surveillance specified in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) at Technical Exhibit 1. All surveillance observations will be recorded by the government. When an observation indicates defective performance, the COR will obtain the contractor's initials on the record of the observation. 1.6 HOURS OF OPERATION. 1.6.1 Normal Hours. BMACH hours of operation are 0730 to 1600 EST Monday through Friday. Facility observes all Federal Holidays as follows: January 2nd New Year's Day 3rd Monday in Jan Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 3rd Monday in Feb Presidents Day Last Monday in May Memorial Day July 4th Independence Day 1st Monday in Sep Labor Day 2nd Monday in Oct Columbus Day November 11th Veterans Day 4th Thursday in Nov Thanksgiving Day December 25th Christmas Day Facility also observes various Training Holidays in conjunction with Federal Holidays. 1.6.2 Emergency Services. The contractor shall be able to provide and comply with a 24-hour emergency, urgent on-site response when required. 1.7 CONSERVATION OF UTILITIES. The contractor shall be required to participate in Government energy conservation programs. SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS 2.1 STANDARD DEFINITIONS. 2.1.1 Medical compressed air. A colorless, odorless gas stored in cylinders under pressure. 2.1.2 Contracting Officer (KO). A person duly appointed with the authority to enter into and administer contracts on behalf of the U.S. Government. 2.1.3 Contracting Officer Representative (COR). An individual designated by the contracting officer to act as his representative to assist in administering a contract. The source and authority for a COR are contained in the written letter of designation. 2.1.4 Customer Complaint. A means of documenting certain kinds of contract service problems. A government program that is explained to every organization that receives service under this contract which is used to evaluate contractor's performance. 2.1.5 Defective Performance. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with it in the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). 2.1.6 Government Property. All property owned or leased to the government or acquired by the government under the terms of the contract. Government property includes both government furnished property and contractor acquired property as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 45.101. 2.1.7 Liquid Oxygen. Oxygen that is in a liquid state and is about 200ºC. Used for hypobaric chamber operations above 18,000ft. 2.1.8 Quality Control (QC). Those actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the PWS. 2.1.9 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). A document that contains information on the potential health effects of exposure to chemicals, or other potentially dangerous substances, and on safe working procedures when handling chemical products. 2.1.10 Medical Nitrogen. A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is biologically important. Nitrogen is a constituent of protein and nucleic acids and is present in all living cells. Nitrogen does not support respiration and is fatal if breathed alone. 2.1.11 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document used for the quality assurance surveillance. The document contains specific methods to perform surveillance of the contractor. 2.1.12 Medical Oxygen. A colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that makes up about 20% of the air we breathe and which combines with most of the other elements to form oxides. 2.1.13 Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). Identifies the key service outputs of the contract that shall be evaluated by the government to assure contract performance standards are met by the contractor. 2.1.14 Quality Assurance (QA). Those actions taken by the government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and all other service outputs. SECTION 3: GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES. 3.1 Cylinders are owned by the contractor. SECTION 4: CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES. 4.1 The contractor shall provide all labor and equipment necessary to perform the required medical gas refill services. SECTION 5: SPECIFIC TASKS. 5.1 Medical Oxygen, Medical compressed air, Liquid Oxygen, Medical Nitrogen shall conform to standards in the United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP/NF) unless otherwise stated. 5.2 Medical Nitrogen shall be of Medicinal Grade A and shall conform to the latest version of BB-N-411C, "Federal Specification for Nitrogen". 5.3 All cylinders shall be picked up from and delivered to BMACH, 6600 Van Aaslt Blvd, Bldg. 9250 Fort Benning, GA 31905 as directed by the COR in accordance with agree upon weekly schedule. 5.4 Deliveries shall be scheduled between the Contractor and the Government during normal duty hours Mon through Friday. 5.5 All cylinders shall be picked up and delivered on upon request of the COR or his/her designee. The contractor shall also give prior 30 day notice and reschedule for any non-federal holiday the contractor might observe. Coordination shall be made with the personnel cited in paragraph 5.17. 5.6 Emergency Service. The contractor shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including all holidays, to meet emergency requirements. The contractor shall provide an on-call number, acknowledge receipt of call within one hour, and make required deliveries within twelve hours or sooner from receipt of the emergency call. 5.7 Inspection/Acceptance. The contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The government may require repair or replacement of non-conforming supplies/equipment or re-performance of non-conforming services at no increase in contract price. The government must exercise its post-delivery acceptance rights (1) within 24 hours after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) before substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item. 5.8 The contractor shall inspect all cylinders received for charging or reconditioning in accordance with the Product Item Description (PID), applicable DOT Regulations, the assigned gas service, and as specified in MIL-STD-1411A "DOD Standard Practice, Inspection and Maintenance of Compressed Gas Cylinders". The number of acceptable cylinders and serial numbers shall be recorded to identify a specific contract. Accepted cylinders shall be forwarded for charging. Cylinders not meeting inspection levels shall be scheduled for proper maintenance in accordance with (IAW) MIL-STD-1411A, paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3. Rejected and/or condemned cylinders shall be handled in accordance with MIL-STD-1411A, paragraph 4. 5.9 Cylinders received by the contractor for maintenance/reconditioning or recharging with a specific gas shall be inspected for legible and accurate identifications, markings, dimensions, color coding and stenciling. Inspection shall be conducted by Oxygen Purity Control Monitors designated by Martin Army Community Hospital (BMACH). Monitors shall ensure presence of a valve protection cap, as applicable, the proper cylinder, valve, valve outlet and that the cylinder is in the gas service as specified. 5.9.1 The contractor's paperwork (e.g., shipping order) accompanying each delivery shall give the total amount by type, including list of serial numbers (if applicable), lot numbers, and expiration dates of product for all cylinders delivered. 5.10 Contractor shall provide all applicable Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) upon initial delivery or as revisions, updates, or amendments become available for each product/end item, applicable materials, components/supplies utilized in the production/fabrication of each end item/product being delivered requiring a MSDS, to include but not limited to gases by type, paint, threading compound/sealant, lubricant, etc. IAW the fill contract delivery order/contract delivery requirements. 5.11 Cylinder Maintenance/Reconditioning - Periodic Testing/Hydrostatic Testing, Ultrasonic Examination (UE), External Visual Examination, Internal Cylinder Evaluation, Hammer Testing and Leakage Testing. 5.11.1 The Contractor shall be responsible to conduct all periodic testing by hydrostatic test procedures, ultrasonic examinations, external visual examinations/serviceability inspections, internal cylinder evaluations (any time a valve is removed from a cylinder for any reason), hammer testing (if applicable) IAW Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet (CGA) C-1 "Methods for Hydrostatic Testing of Compressed Gas Cylinders", CGA C-5 "Wall Stress Requalification Criteria for High Pressure Seamless Steel Cylinders", CGA C-6 "Standards for Visual Inspection of Steel Compressed Gas Cylinders", CGA G-4.1 "Cleaning Equipment for Oxygen Service", and MIL-STD-1411A. 5.11.2 Hydrostatic/UE tests on cylinders shall be completed within 21 days of pick-up by the contractor, or upon the requested pick-up date from BMACH. 5.11.3 Cylinders shall undergo periodic hydrostatic/UE testing IAW Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 49 180.605 "Requirements for Periodic Testing, Inspection and Repair of Portable Tanks", CGA C-1 and MIL-STD-1411A. 5.11.4 Compressed gas cylinders shall not be refilled if Hydrostatic/UE test date has expired. 5.11.5 Leakage testing shall be performed on all cylinders that have been filled with a compressed gas IAW the fill contract delivery order. Each cylinder shall be tested at all points that may provide a point of escape for cylinder contents. Points to inspect are the head and bottom of each cylinder, the cylinder valve including the stem, the valve inlet threads, and the valve outlet. Tests shall be performed IAW MIL-STD-1411A. 5.11.6 Cylinders that are unacceptable at serviceability inspection shall be tagged for proper maintenance. Cylinders that have been scheduled for maintenance procedures shall be serviced IAW 49 CFR 180-205 "General Requirements for Requalification of Specification Cylinders" and MIL-STD-1411A. After maintenance, each cylinder shall pass the detailed serviceability requirements outlined in MIL-STD-1411A, paragraph 5.3. 5.11.7 Contractor Cylinders that cannot be upgraded by maintenance/reconditioning to meet the serviceability standards of MIL-STD-1411A, paragraph 5.2 shall be rejected at maintenance, tagged for repair or rebuild or metal stamped "condemned" with a justification IAW condemnation standards outlined in MIL-STD-1411A, paragraphs 4.1.1.1, 4.1.2.1, 4.1.3.1, and 4.1.4.1. Disposition of condemned cylinders shall be IAW MIL-STD-1411A, paragraph 4, or as directed by the contract. 5.11.8 Rejected and/or condemned cylinders shall be handled IAW MIL-STD-1411A, paragraph 4. 5.11.9 The contractor shall be responsible for demilitarization of cylinders. 5.11.10 Records of scheduled maintenance shall be made on DD Form 250 or similar tabulation provided by the contractor. 5.12 Cylinder Retest Date. 5.12.1 Cylinders requiring Hydrostatic/UE retesting must be taken out of service 9 months prior to expiration. 5.12.2 Cylinder Hydrostatic/UE test date must not be within 36 months of expiration upon delivery. 5.12.3 Cylinders shall be retested as required by applicable Department of Transportation (DOT) Title 49 of the CFR, CGA C-1 and MIL-STD-1411A. Contractor shall be required to retest any government/ contractor-owned cylinder when requested by BMACH, the ordering activity, regardless of scheduled retest date. 5.12.4 Hydrostatic test equipment shall be capable of performing the desired testing in a range of 25 to 75 percent of its designated maximum capability with an accuracy of 1 percent of any designated test pressure and resultant expansion valve. 5.13 Valve Inspection and Replacement. 5.13.1 All cylinder valves shall be checked/inspected for serviceability by designated BMACH warehouse supply technicians and contractor representative (delivery/driver personnel/designee) prior to cylinder delivery acceptance and receipt IAW CGA V-1 "Standard for Compressed Gas Cylinder Valve Outlet and Inlet Connections", MIL-DTL-2G and MIL-STD-1411A. 5.13.2 Each valve shall be inspected for damaged hand wheels, bent or leaking stems and damaged or nicked outlet seats or threads. Further inspection shall be made for dirt, grease, or insect residue. Packing nuts shall be snug to control leakage and bonnet nuts shall be locked tight. Valve inlet threads should expose more than one thread between the cylinder neck and the wrenching boss of the valve. The valve shall be functional and shall control the gas flow at the valve seat when residual gas is checked. Valve outlets shall be IAW MIL-DTL-2G and the applicable specification sheet as specified in the PID. Damaged or faulty valves shall be scheduled for maintenance or replaced by contractor IAW MIL-DTL-2G. 5.13.3 Contractor owned cylinder valves damaged upon and/or after delivery receipt and acceptance shall be replaced by servicing Contractor at the cost of the government, unless the government exercises its post delivery acceptance rights (1) within 24 hours after the defect is discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) before substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item. 5.13.4 Damaged government and contractor owned cylinder valves on all government and contractor owned cylinders shall be replaced at the expense of the contractor if damaged during transport, delivery and/or prior to designated BMACH warehouse supply technician delivery receipt and acceptance. 5.14 Cylinder/Valve Protection Caps. 5.14.1 Cylinder/valve protection caps shall be installed on all cylinders designed with neck rings or flanges. 5.14.2 Valve hood protection caps for cylinders designed to receive such caps shall be the correct size and securely attached with full thread engagement to the cylinders in a manner to protect the valves from damage during transit, delivery, and storage. Refer to 49 CFR 173-301 (h) "General Requirements for Shipment of Compressed Gases in Cylinders and Spherical Pressure Vessels", and MIL-STD-1411A. 5.14.3 Replacement valves shall be threaded IAW CGA V-1. 5.14.4 Cylinder/valve protection caps shall be inspected for cracks, dents, and/or a mismatch in size. Caps with internal threads that are stripped or damaged, making hand mounting on the cylinder impractical and/or showing rust and corrosion shall be rejected. 5.14.5 Hydrocarbon lubrication is not allowed on cap or flange threads; however, fire resistant fluorocarbon or silicon lubricants are permissible, if approved for use on medical gas cylinders. 5.15 Permanent Markings, Tags, and Labels. 5.15.1 The permanent marking requirements for compressed gas cylinders shall be IAW DOT specification in part 178.255-14 of Title 49 CFR, and in the government procurement specifications. These markings must be maintained in a legible condition as required by Part 173 of Title 40 CFR. 5.15.2 All cylinders shall be appropriately labeled, tagged, and/or marked IAW MIL-STD-1411A, and Title 49 CFR by contractor utilizing required lettering, stenciling, decals, metal lettering, and/or number stamping when required by applicable regulation. Contractor shall verify before delivery receipt and acceptance by BMACH that all required identifying medical gas labels; including lot number, labels, and/or tags are properly affixed or secured to the cylinders. 5.15.3 Cylinders shall be labeled or tagged and shipping documents annotated IAW requirements of contract delivery order to comply with MIL-STD-129, Military Marking for Shipment and Storage. Cylinders shall also have a label to tag attached with the statement "Dangerous-Compressed Gas Cylinder-Only Trained Personnel Should Handle". Condition Codes A, D, F, H, J, K, or L as defined in Title 49 CFR shall be assigned as applicable. 5.16 All cylinders delivered by the contractor shall be clean, free of rust, oil, grease and all foreign matter. Rust, scale, caked paint and all remnants of adhesive labels, decals and tags shall be removed as outlined in MIL-STD-1411A, Notice 1, "Inspection and Maintenance of Compressed Gas Cylinders". Anti-seize compound, approved oxygen compatible sealant only, may be found where the valve is inserted into the cylinder. All excess threading compound shall be removed and the area wiped clean. Valves shall be free of insects, insect webs/residue, dirt, corrosion, oil or grease. Do not mistake thread compound as oil or grease or vice versa. Cleaning shall be performed IAW MIL-STD-1411A. 5.17 The following personnel are authorized to request pickup, delivery, refill, or services for their respective sections: Mr. Ronald Kinney (primary contact) 706-544-1631, James Rorer, 706-544-4456 or Mrs. Dacia Martin 762-408-1009. SECTION 6: APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS AND FORMS. 6.1 TO43D8-3-1-101 6.2 TO43D8-3-2-22 6.3 TO43D8-3-2-6 6.4 49 CFR, 180.605, Requirements for Periodic Testing, Inspection and Repair of Portable Tanks. 6.5 49 CFR, 180.205, General Requirements for Requalification of Cylinders. 6.6 DD Form 250, Material Inspection and Receiving Report. 6.7 MIL-DTL-2G, Valves, Cylinder, Gas (for Compressed or Liquefied Gases), General Specifications. 6.8 49 CFR, 173.301, General Requirements for Shipment of Compressed Gases in Cylinders and Spherical Pressure Vessels. 6.9 49 CFR, 178.255-14, Marking. 6.10 MIL-STD-129P, DOD Standard Practice for Military Marking for Shipment and Storage. 6.11 TT-L-32, Lacquer, Gloss for Aircraft Use. 6.12 MIL-STD-101B, DOD Standard Practice for Color Code for Pipelines and for Compressed Gas Cylinders. 6.13 DOD-P-15328D, Primer (Wash), Pretreatment (Formula No. 117 for Metals) (Metric). 6.14 Amendment 1 to DOD-P-15328D, Primer (Wash), Pretreatment (Formula No. 117 for Metals) (Metric). 6.15 DODI6000.2 Health Service Operations and Readiness SECTION 7: ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING 7.1 Attachment1/Technical Exhibit 1- Deliverable Schedule, rental pricing, gas pricing and associated fees. 52.212-5 -- CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUL 2014) (DEVIATION 2013-O0019)
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