RFP P014 - Refrigeration Skids

Mexichem Fluor Inc. (MFI) is working under Department of Energy Grant DE-MS0000009 to design, engineer, plan and build a Lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) plant in Louisiana, United States of America.

MFI intends to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for four (4) industrial, large, refrigeration skids to cool refrigerant to several different temperatures (as shown below).  Acceptable refrigerants are R-32, R-473A, R-1234ze(E); other non-hydrocarbon or NH3 based refrigerants may be proposed for Purchaser approval. Refrigeration loads vary from ~2.5 MMBtu/hr to ~26 MMBtu/hr, required turndown is 25%. The cooled fluid is expected to be glycol for the 41°F and R-1233(zd)Z for the others.

Temperatures:

• 41F
• -13F
• -40F
• -76F

RFP is expected to be released on-or-about May 8, 2026.

Proposal evaluation factors will include technical, commercial, and governmental compliance, as well as past relevant experience, supplier qualifications and compliance with submittal requirements.

Potential bidders will need to have executed non-disclosure agreements and be successfully registered in good standing with SAM.gov within the 30-day Open Advertisement duration, prior to receiving bid documents.

Interested parties should contact sm-btr-scm-orbia@worley.com for non-disclosure agreements, with copies to  Jennifer.yaros@Worley.com and  Matthew.Pecci@Orbia.com.

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