NOI-Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Gases and Cryogenic Liquid Services for NCATS Facilities

NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Gases and Cryogenic Liquid Services for NCATS Facilities (i) 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. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N95C26Q00003 and the solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) of a non-competitive (notice of intent) combined synopsis solicitation to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). This acquisition is conducted und er the authority of the FAR Part 12.603— Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, and the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and the statutory authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a (type of award) without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to Roberts Ozygen CO INC 15830 Redland RD Derwood, Maryland 20855-2203, United States Gas is a key tool in our research process, and has extremely high use in our laboratories. We need this gas to meet the needs of the chemistry and biology groups. Our systems are universally accepted as the premier machines for biomedical and translational research. The NIH community and NCATS currently have numerous instruments in place that will need this gas. Bulk gases are supplied across the facility, supporting critical equipment such as Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometers (LCMS) and incubators used to keep cells alive in the lab and on our fully automated robotics systems. Nitrogen tanks of various pressures are required to fill sup