Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Solicitation for the Procurement of Compressed Industrial, High Purity, and Specialty Gases W91ZLK-26-Q-A011

SYNOPSIS This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial products or commercial services using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition will be made in accordance with the format in alignment with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) FAR Subpart 12.201-1 Simplified Procedures as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAR) 2026-1, (03/13/2026). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following site: Acquistion.gov https://www.acquistion.gov/content/regulations INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO OFFERORS: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items/Services This clause applies in its entirety and there are currently no addenda to the provision. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is issuing this Request for Quote (RFQ) to establish a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will support the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) Environmental Monitoring Laboratory by providing compressed industrial, high-purity, and specialty gases. Delivery orders will be issued on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis over a 60-month ordering period, featuring a guaranteed minimum of $1,000.00 and an estimated contract ceiling value of $2,058,554.00. Please refer to attachment one (1) SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services and attachment two (2) Statement of Work. The synopsis/solicitation number is W91ZLK-26-Q-A011. This solicitation is issued unrestricted under the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ contract. This procurement is being conducted using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures authorized in RFO FAR Part 12.201. EVALUATION AND BASIS FOR AWARD FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation, Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. BASIS FOR AWARD The Government will award an IDIQ contract and first Delivery Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered in accordance with Attachment 1 SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures described in RFO FAR 15.103-2 will be used, meaning the award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the specification requirements. The technical evaluation will be determined based on information furnished by the Contractor. For Evaluation Factors and Requirements, please refer to Sections L and M in attachment one (1), SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. In order to be considered technically acceptable, Contractor responses must meet the requirements and technical specifications outlined in attachment 1, SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services and attachment 2, Statement of Work. Failure to address each requirement will result in the price proposal being rated unacceptable. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Partial quotes will not be evaluated by the Government. PROPOSAL STRUCTURE AND VOLUME LIMITS Volume Title & Format Page Limit Volume I Techncial Factor ( Technical Narrative demonstrating SOW 10 Pages ( excluding drawings & specs sheets) Section C.4.0 Methodology) Volume II Price Proposal: (Read/Write Excel format with visible formulas; No Page Limit plus one sanitized Excel File) Volume III Solicitation, Offer, and Award Documents (Executed SF 1449, 25 Pages SF 30 acknowledgements, Section K via SAM.gov) Warning: Pages exceeding these maximum limits will be removed and will not be evaluated. DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY Determination of Contractor s Responsibility will be determined in accordance with RFO FAR 52.204-7, System of Award Management Registration In accordance with RFO FAR 9.103, contracts will be awarded only to prospective contractors that the Contracting Officer determines to be responsible. To qualify for this acquisition, offerors must meet the general standards of responsibility set forth in RFO FAR 9.104. No award can be made to an offeror who has been determined non-responsible by the Contracting Officer. In accordance with RFO FAR 4.203, offerors must complete electronic annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. The Contracting Officer will utilize these representations and certifications to assist in making the responsibility determination. Prospective offerors must be actively registered in SAM prior to award. Offers or quotations received from vendors who are not actively registered in SAM at the time of award evaluation will not be considered. Vendors may register with SAM online by visiting www.SAM.gov. DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions; therefore, the offeror s initial quote proposal should contain its best terms from both the technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ALL PRICE PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL WITH THE SUBJECT LINE: W91ZLK-26-Q-A011 FROM (INSERT COMPANY NAME) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT ONE (1), SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Offeror shall include Company, Point of Contact, and Company Cage Code. Name Offerors must submit their written proposals electronically via email to the Contract Specialist, Tiffany White (tiffany.d.white23.civ@army.mil), and the Contracting Officer, Birgit M. Jones (birgit.m.jones.civ@army.mil), no later than the specified response date and time. Questions concerning this solicitation must also be submitted in writing via email to both contacts prior to the questions deadline. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Proposals must remain valid for a minimum of 30 calendar days from the receipt date, shall not contain classified data, and must absolutely prohibit the use of hyperlinks. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(c), Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. The Government reserves the right to cancel the referenced solicitation if deemed to be in its best interest. For the list of solicitation provisions and contract clauses that apply to the solicitation, please refer to attachment one (1), SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

SYNOPSIS This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial products or commercial services using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition will be made in accordance with the format in alignment with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) FAR Subpart 12.201-1 Simplified Procedures as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAR) 2026-1, (03/13/2026). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following site: Acquistion.gov https://www.acquistion.gov/content/regulations INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO OFFERORS: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items/Services This clause applies in its entirety and there are currently no addenda to the provision. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is issuing this Request for Quote (RFQ) to establish a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will support the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) Environmental Monitoring Laboratory by providing compressed industrial, high-purity, and specialty gases. Delivery orders will be issued on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis over a 60-month ordering period, featuring a guaranteed minimum of $1,000.00 and an estimated contract ceiling value of $2,058,554.00. Please refer to attachment one (1) SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services and attachment two (2) Statement of Work. The synopsis/solicitation number is W91ZLK-26-Q-A011. This solicitation is issued unrestricted under the associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ contract. This procurement is being conducted using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures authorized in RFO FAR Part 12.201. EVALUATION AND BASIS FOR AWARD FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation, Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. BASIS FOR AWARD The Government will award an IDIQ contract and first Delivery Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered in accordance with Attachment 1 SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures described in RFO FAR 15.103-2 will be used, meaning the award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the specification requirements. The technical evaluation will be determined based on information furnished by the Contractor. For Evaluation Factors and Requirements, please refer to Sections L and M in attachment one (1), SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. In order to be considered technically acceptable, Contractor responses must meet the requirements and technical specifications outlined in attachment 1, SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services and attachment 2, Statement of Work. Failure to address each requirement will result in the price proposal being rated unacceptable. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Partial quotes will not be evaluated by the Government. PROPOSAL STRUCTURE AND VOLUME LIMITS Volume Title & Format Page Limit Volume I Techncial Factor ( Technical Narrative demonstrating SOW 10 Pages ( excluding drawings & specs sheets) Section C.4.0 Methodology) Volume II Price Proposal: (Read/Write Excel format with visible formulas; No Page Limit plus one sanitized Excel File) Volume III Solicitation, Offer, and Award Documents (Executed SF 1449, 25 Pages SF 30 acknowledgements, Section K via SAM.gov) Warning: Pages exceeding these maximum limits will be removed and will not be evaluated. DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY Determination of Contractor s Responsibility will be determined in accordance with RFO FAR 52.204-7, System of Award Management Registration In accordance with RFO FAR 9.103, contracts will be awarded only to prospective contractors that the Contracting Officer determines to be responsible. To qualify for this acquisition, offerors must meet the general standards of responsibility set forth in RFO FAR 9.104. No award can be made to an offeror who has been determined non-responsible by the Contracting Officer. In accordance with RFO FAR 4.203, offerors must complete electronic annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. The Contracting Officer will utilize these representations and certifications to assist in making the responsibility determination. Prospective offerors must be actively registered in SAM prior to award. Offers or quotations received from vendors who are not actively registered in SAM at the time of award evaluation will not be considered. Vendors may register with SAM online by visiting www.SAM.gov. DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions; therefore, the offeror s initial quote proposal should contain its best terms from both the technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ALL PRICE PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL WITH THE SUBJECT LINE: W91ZLK-26-Q-A011 FROM (INSERT COMPANY NAME) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHMENT ONE (1), SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Offeror shall include Company, Point of Contact, and Company Cage Code. Name Offerors must submit their written proposals electronically via email to the Contract Specialist, Tiffany White (tiffany.d.white23.civ@army.mil), and the Contracting Officer, Birgit M. Jones (birgit.m.jones.civ@army.mil), no later than the specified response date and time. Questions concerning this solicitation must also be submitted in writing via email to both contacts prior to the questions deadline. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Proposals must remain valid for a minimum of 30 calendar days from the receipt date, shall not contain classified data, and must absolutely prohibit the use of hyperlinks. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(c), Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. The Government reserves the right to cancel the referenced solicitation if deemed to be in its best interest. For the list of solicitation provisions and contract clauses that apply to the solicitation, please refer to attachment one (1), SF 1449, Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.