Custom R&D Industrial Furnace

PLEASE NOTE: AN ADDENDUM HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS SOLICITATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ONE SIGNED COPY OF ALL RELATED ADDENDUMS WITH ANY FINAL PROPOSAL. CHANGES IN BOLD BELOW. More documentation to follow. 

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) seeks a Supplier to design, fabricate, deliver, support installation, and commission a custom industrial furnace for R&D testing of fuel-flexible burners using natural gas and hydrogen blends from 0–100% H₂.

The furnace shall support direct-fired and indirect-fired burner configurations and meet all requirements in the attached Statement of Work, including performance, facility interfaces, applicable codes, and safety requirements.

Award will be made on a BEST VALUE basis. Technical acceptability will be evaluated on AN ADJECTIVAL SCALE. BUSINESS PROPOSALS WILL BE EVALUATED ON PASS/FAIL. Among responsible offerors determined technically acceptable and compliant with solicitation requirements, ANL will award to the offeror with the best overall value, where the Technical Proposal is of greater importance to the Price Proposal and Business Management Proposal. 

Offerors shall submit:

1. Completed and signed ANL-70 Request for Quotation.
2. Technical compliance response addressing each Statement of Work requirement, with supporting evidence.
3. Country of Origin information for the furnace and major components.
4. Lead time from PO through final delivery, FOB Destination, Lemont, IL 60439, including major design, fabrication, delivery, and commissioning milestones.
5. Completed and signed ANL-70B Representations and Certifications.
6. Any proposed exceptions or deviations.
7. All proposal documentation requested under Best Value Criteria (to be added)

Offers that do not meet mandatory requirements or do not provide adequate supporting documentation may be found technically unacceptable.

Country of Origin shall be provided in accordance with FAR 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies. Please direct questions to the Contracting Officer. Thank you in advance for your participation.