The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $3,212,400.00 firm-fixed-price contract to Airgas USA, LLC North Division for liquid helium supply services at its Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. The contract has a base period of one year from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, with two optional one-year periods and a possible six-month extension, for a total potential duration of up to five and a half years. This is an unrestricted commercial services contract, without any small business set-aside. Airgas USA, a subsidiary of the French industrial gas company Air Liquide, is a major supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases to the U.S. federal government, supporting various agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and National Institutes of Health. The contract requires Airgas to provide scheduled and emergency delivery of liquid helium in different sized dewars across multiple NIST campus buildings, demonstrating the company's capabilities in comprehensive gas supply solutions.
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