OCONUS - UAE Gaseous Helium (GHe)

INTRODUCTION: This pre-solicitation notice is issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy-FEM- San Antonio, Texas. This is NOT a solicitation for proposal. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aerospace Energy Business Unit, as the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on a full and open competitive basis. This requirement is for the filling of Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium, NSN: 9135-01-665-9490, Type I, Grade A, of MIL-PRF-27407E, dated 23 April 2024, within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Contractor shall provide all products, supplies, management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary to provide gaseous helium on an F.O.B. Origin basis into Government-provided compressed gas tube bank trailers, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) tube module containers, and High-Pressure Cylinder Assemblies (HPCAs) within UAE. This requirement encompasses various customers throughout the Middle East Region, Overseas Continental United States (OCONUS). The Government shall be responsible for shipping trailers to/from supplier fillpoint/plant(s). Period of performance is 20 September 2025 to 19 September 2030.

Offers must be able to provide the Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium product in support to the DLA Energy customer, but this requirement will be competed amongst all suppliers who can offer these products. As stated under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), statutory authority for this contracting action is 41 U.S.C.§3304(a)(1). The head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures when there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can be satisfied by only one supplier with unique capabilities to meet the entire requirement.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Type Requirements Contract with a five-year period of performance using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures. Subject solicitation will be issued on or about 12 March 2025. Award for this requirement will be made to the Offeror determined to be the Best Value to the Government, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures. For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact tony.howard@dla.mil or willard.ramseur@dla.mil.