SAM #SPE2DP-26-D-0002

DLA RFI for Filled USP Oxygen and Nitrous Oxide Cylinders

DLA Troop Support Medical is seeking market information on filled USP medical gas cylinders for procurement planning. - Government buyer: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support Medical. - Products identified in the request: - USP oxygen, Size D, 95 gallons; NSN 6505-00-132-5181. - USP oxygen, Size H, 1,650 gallons; NSN 6505-00-132-5199. - USP nitrous oxide, Size D, 250 gallons; NSN 6505-00-130-1920 (attachment also lists 6505-00-130-1920/1940). - Additional attachment line item: USP oxygen, Size M, 750 gallons; NSN 6505-00-132-5225. It appears in the oxygen specification materials but is not among the three products called out in the initial request. - No purchase quantities, OEMs, or vendors are identified. Respondents are asked to provide product sources and part numbers, manufacturing location, gas source, current unit pricing for prefilled cylinders, and estimated annual capacity. - Requirements include Type I-DOT 3AA steel cylinders and compliance with the applicable oxygen and nitrous oxide military specifications and referenced changes. Attachment details include cylinder marking and packaging requirements; oxygen materials specify fill-date marking and no expiration dating. The Size H oxygen cylinder is described with a CGA 540 valve, valve cap, and neck flange; the nitrous oxide specification includes rupture-disk safety requirements. - The notice is an RFI for market research and procurement planning, not a purchase commitment.

Description

This RFI does not commit the U.S. Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or pay any costs associated with responding to this announcement. 

Item 0001: OXYGEN, USP, FILLED CYLINDER, SIZE D, 95GAL, TYPE I-DOT 3AA STEEL

NSN: 6505-00-132-5181

Shall be made in accordance with MIL-O-37997 DATED 18 DECEMBER 1985 (attached) and changes listed in the attachment to this notice.

Item 0002: OXYGEN, USP, FILLED CYLINDER, SIZE H, 1650 GAL, TYPE I-DOT 3AA STEEL

NSN: 6505-00-132-5199

Shall be made in accordance with MIL-O-37997 DATED 18 DECEMBER 1985 (attached) and changes listed in the attachment to this notice.

Item 0003: NITROUS OXIDE, USP, FILLED CYLINDER, SIZE D, 250 GAL, TYPE I-DOT 3AA STEEL

NSN: 6505-00-130-1920

Shall be made in accordance with MIL-N-37996 DATED 24 DECEMBER 1985 (attached) and changes listed in the attachment to this notice.

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The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is seeking sources capable of providing the Medical Gas Cylinder in accordance with the Military Specifications listed above. NOTE: Only Type I-DOT 3AA STEEL Medical Gas Cylinders are acceptable.

If your firm currently manufactures or distributes Type I-DOT 3AA STEEL Medical Gas Cylinders in accordance with the Military Specifications and changes attached, please provide information with respect to the following:

Source and Part Number being supplied for each type of cylinder Place of manufacture for each type of cylinder Source for the Medical Gases Current unit sale price for each type of cylinder prefilled with the medical grade gas Estimated annual capacity for each type of cylinder/medical grade gas

Data obtained from this Request For Information (RFI) will be used by DLA Troop Support in making recommendations and decisions on the development of an appropriate planning and procurement strategy for the ATNAA.  All information submitted shall remain with the U.S. Government and will not be returned.  It will be kept confidential as allowed by relevant Federal law and will be eligible for additional special protections under the conditions of the Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program outlined in the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002.

Your response to this RFI may be submitted electronically via emailed to Jessica De La Hoz, Contracting Officer, Phone: 445-737-3623, Email: Jessica.DeLaHoz@dla.mil

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