What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking sources to supply dry ice pellets to the Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center Biorepository in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The contractor must deliver 600 pounds of 5/8-inch dry ice pellets every Monday, totaling 52 deliveries or 31,200 pounds annually, in insulated mobile storage containers with sublimation loss below 8% every 24 hours. The anticipated period of performance includes a one-year base period plus up to four option years. This notice is a Request for Information for market research and acquisition planning under NAICS code 32510, with an employee size standard of 1,200 employees. Interested businesses must submit capability details including business size status, designated distributors, alterations performed, compliance with subcontracting limitations, and commercial item designations.
Scope of work
- Weekly delivery of 600 pounds of 5/8-inch dry ice pellets every Monday
- Provide insulated storage containers with hinged lids and a minimum of four casters holding at least 700 pounds
- Ensure storage containers maintain sublimation loss at less than 8 percent of total mass every 24 hours
- Pickup of previously delivered container upon delivery of a new container
- Delivery of a total of 31,200 pounds across 52 deliveries per year
Minimum qualifications
- Capable of delivering 600 pounds of dry ice pellets weekly without compromising product integrity in transit
- Ability to comply with limitations on subcontracting outlined in 13 CFR 125.6 if applicable
Documents to include with your response
- Company name, address, and point of contact
- Business size status and socioeconomic representations
- Small business status under NAICS 32510
- Manufacturer, authorized distributor, or solution provider status
- Designated or authorized distributor details for large businesses
- Description of alterations, assembly, or modifications made to items by small business distributors
- Explanation of compliance with limitations on subcontracting under 13 CFR 125.6
- Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) status confirmation under FAR Part 2.101
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Industrial Gas Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 325120, since Oct 1, 2024
1,031 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.