APPOINTMENT OF A SUITABLE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND REFILL OF LABORATORY AND PROCESS GASES FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS. THE GASES ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT CRITICAL LABORATORY, ANALYTICAL, RESEARCH AND BIOPROCESSING ACTIVITIES. SUPPLY WILL BE PROVIDED ON AN AS-AND-WHEN-REQUIRED BASIS, ACCORDING TO OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE SPECIFIED GAS TYPES, CYLINDER SIZES, QUANTITIES AND PURITY REQUIREMENTS.