Heaters for Active Cooled Beam Screen Cryo Interface
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Energy (DOE), through Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), is soliciting quotes for Heaters for Active Cooled Beam Screen Cryo Interface. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity for the fabrication and assembly of 40 heaters and 40 heater housings. Quotes are due by February 24, 2026, and questions must be submitted by February 17, 2026, 5 PM EST.
Scope of Work
This requirement involves the fabrication and assembly of forty (40) heaters and forty (40) heater housings. The heaters must be designed to operate in a liquid helium environment, meeting specific mass flow, inlet temperature, and pressure conditions. Key technical specifications include:
- Heaters: 500 Watt with 100 Ohm Resistive Element, including a temperature sensor.
- Design: Must adhere to ASME B31.3 process piping standards for pressure boundary conditions.
- Dimensions: Specific requirements for heater length, cold length, minimum pressure drop, outer diameter, and housing dimensions (outer diameter, inner diameter, open end length, 15 spines).
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Firm-fixed price.
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5).
- NAICS Code: 333414 (Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing) with a size standard of 500 employees.
- Place of Performance: Upton, NY, United States.
- Freight Terms: FOB Destination, Freight Prepaid.
- Buy American Act: Applies to this requirement.
Submission & Evaluation
- Quote Deadline: February 24, 2026 (specific time on page 1 of RFQ).
- Questions Due: February 17, 2026, 5 PM EST, via email.
- Submission Method: Email submissions are required and must include the signed Quotation Pricing Sheet (Enclosure C).
- Evaluation Criteria: Award will be made to the responsive and responsible Offeror submitting the lowest total price that meets all technical requirements.
- Required Forms: Offerors must complete and submit AMS Form 050 (Annual Representations & Certifications) and the Quotation Pricing Sheet (Enclosure C).
- Eligibility: Offerors must certify small business status and be registered in SAM (for domestic vendors).
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: MARK BRYAN (MBRYAN@BNL.GOV).