The Contractor perform/is responsible for the following: Comprehensive management of compressed gases and cylinders to include planning/forecasting, order processing and fulfillment, procurement/purchasing, inventory management, quality control, shelf life management, storage, packaging, transportation/distribution, obsolescence management, data management/delivery, customer support services and material returns, managing excess Government stock and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) depletion. Management of a pool of Government-furnished cylinders to include storage, maintenance/refurbishment, filling, distribution and disposal. For the National Stock Numbers (NSNs) listed in Attachments 1 and 2: A cylinder exchange program for CONUS only to include the delivery of full cylinders to, and the pick-up of empty cylinders from, customers’ locations. Responsible for handling CONUS/OCONUS customer returns of empty and/or excess material. See Section 6.7.6 for more details. Responsible for handling discrepancies (including customer returns) associated with Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDR) and Supply Discrepancy Reports (SDR). See Section 6.7.6.1 for more details. Responsible for establishing and maintaining direct customer interaction to facilitate order delivery and customer returns, and to promote program growth and development. The Contractor establish a web site link that DLA may use to query the status of requisitions, request cylinder pickups/returns, and request expedited delivery. In the that a customer returns cylinders that are not eligible under the terms of the contract, the contractor will notify the Contracting Officer and provide details of the cylinders that were returned. DLA Aviation will review the cylinder descriptions and provide disposal instructions. See Section 6.7.6.2 on Disposals. 2.0 GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES The Government Provide DLA Customer Account Specialist (CAS) points of contact (POCs) to coordinate communications with customers and provide assistance with Contractor access to customer locations. Provide cylinders as Government Furnished Property (GFP) for use in the cylinder pool. Maintain responsibility of alternate source approvals, surplus offers, First Article Test (FAT) requirements, Qualified Products List (QPL), Quality Assurance Letters of Instruction, Government Lot Acceptance Testing, PQDR/SDR approval, Military/Federal Specifications, Purchase Order Text (POT) (see Section 6.1), waivers and deviations,
Attachment 3: Schedule B3 – STO Inspection & Acceptance Attachment 4: Schedule B4 – Current VMI Attachment 5: Schedule B5 - Quality Matrix Attachment 6: Schedule B6 – Surge & Sustainment NSNs Attachment 7: Schedule B7 –Weekly Delivery Order Tracker Attachment 8: Schedule B8 – Monthly Inventory Report Attachment 9: Schedule B9 – Monthly Refurbishment Report Attachment 10: Schedule B10 – Monthly Condemned Property Report Attachment 11: Schedule B11 – Transfer Order (STO) Master Report Attachment 12: Schedule B12 – Monthly VMI report Attachment 13: Schedule B13 – Monthly Customer Returns Report Attachment 14: Schedule B14 – Yearly VMI Report Attachment 15: Schedule B15 – Refurbishment & Disposal Services & Pricing Attachment 16: Schedule B16 – Minimum & Maximum Delivery Order Quantities Attachment 17: Purchase Order Text (POT) Attachment 18: Demand Data Attachment 19: Five Year Requisition History Attachment 20: Forward Stock Locations (FSL) Attachment XX: Contractor Observed Holidays (to be incorporated upon award) Attachment XX: Contractor Approved Surge Plan (to be incorporated upon award)