Laboratory Gas Rental and Gases for the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) New York Lab

Background
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) New York Human and Animal Food Laboratory (NYLHAF) and New York Medical Products Laboratory (NYLMP) require gas tank rentals and gases. Gas tank rentals are associated with the delivery of laboratory gases supplied by the vendor for consumption by the NYHAFL and NYMPL. Laboratory gases are essential to the operation of most laboratory instrumentation. Some instruments require highly purified inert gases (such as helium or argon) as carriers to move the analyte of interest through the system. Other instruments use gases as fuel (such as hydrogen or acetylene) or oxidizers (such as air) to vaporize the analyte of interest. Liquid nitrogen is used to cool instruments and/or analytes during analysis. At times, specialty gas mixtures are used as standards for the calibration of analytical instrumentation. A modern analytical laboratory cannot function without a reliable supply of laboratory gases.

Work Details
The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to fulfill the requirements and provide the deliverables described in this Statement of Work (SOW): Minimum Technical Requirements: - Contractor shall provide delivery of a wide range of laboratory gases, including, but not limited to: Liquid Nitrogen, Liquid Argon, Nitrogen (commercial grade, pre-purified and ultra-high purity), Helium (high purity, ultra high purity and ultra-carrier grade), Hydrogen (pre-purified and ultra-high purity), Air (zero grade), Argon (pre-purified), Carbon Dioxide (bone dry) with and without syphon, Custom Specialty Gas Mixtures.
- High pressure cylinders are usually size 300; dewars for liquid nitrogen and argon are either 180L or 240L.
- Offers safe gas handling training to laboratory personnel when requested at no cost to the government. Training estimated at no more than twice per year.

Period of Performance
The Period of Performance is as follows: Base Period – February 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025; Option Year 1 – February 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026; Option Year 2 – February 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027.

Place of Performance
The delivery or services must be during regular business hours (Monday-Friday) during the times of 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, excluding holidays. The shipping destination is Food and Drug Administration, New York Human and Animal Food Laboratory, 158-15 Liberty Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11433-1034.