Purchase Order 1333ND24PNB190386
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Airgas USA, LLC, a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for the supply of liquid helium in 100L and 250L dewars on the NIST Boulder, CO campus. The contract has a ceiling value of $67,095.99 and a performance period from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024. The award is not associated with a larger vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation....
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $60,386.99 firm fixed-price purchase order to Airgas USA LLC to supply liquid helium in 100L and 250L dewars on an as-needed basis for NIST's Boulder, Colorado campus. The contract term runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Per the solicitation, Airgas will provide the necessary personnel, materials, equipment, services and facilities to deliver liquid helium as specified to support...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at sixty-one thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars and eighty-six cents ($61,666.86) to Airgas USA, LLC for the supply of liquid helium in 100L and 250L dewars on NIST's Boulder, Colorado campus. The contract has a period of performance through September 30, 2022 and was awarded on October 1, 2021 without a set-aside designation....
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract to Airgas USA, LLC (North Division) on April 1, 2025, for liquid helium supply and delivery services at the NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. The contract, valued at $3.21 million, represents an exercise of Option Period 1 and extends through September 30, 2028. This is not a set-aside contract. The solicitation, posted on January 2, 2025, called for a performance-based service contract...
- This contract award (ID 1333ND19DNB190002|1333ND20FNB190044) was made by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Airgas USA, LLC, a subsidiary of Air Liquide Sad Conseil Survei, to supply liquid helium in 100L and 250L dewars. The award has a firm fixed price ceiling value of $80,796.60 and does not carry a set-aside designation. The contract is for the delivery of these specialized gases, which are critical to supporting NIST's scientific...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency under the U.S. Department of Commerce, to Airgas USA, LLC for the supply and delivery of bulk helium to NIST's facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The contract has a base year and four one-year option periods, with a total ceiling value of $2,404,740.00. The contract was not set aside for a specific business type. Airgas USA, LLC is a subsidiary of the global...
- This federal contract award is for the supply of liquid helium in 100L and 250L dewars to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency. The prime contractor is Airgas USA, LLC, a subsidiary of the parent company Air Liquide Sad Conseil Survei. The contract has a firm fixed price of $75,062.18 and does not have a set-aside designation. Airgas USA, LLC has received numerous prime contract awards from various federal agencies, including the Department of Defense,...
- This is a federal contract award to Airgas USA, LLC, a subsidiary of Air Liquide Sad Conseil Survei, for the supply of liquid helium in 100L and 250L dewars. The contract, which has a ceiling value of $79,602.87, was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, on January 1, 2021, with a completion date of September 30, 2021. The contract is a delivery order with a firm fixed price pricing type and does not have a set-aside designation. Airgas USA,...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $116,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Messer LLC (doing business as Messer North America) on October 1, 2025, for liquid helium delivery services at NIST's Boulder, Colorado facility. The contract, which runs through September 30, 2026, requires Messer to supply liquid helium meeting 99.998% purity standards in contractor-owned dewars (100-liter and 250-liter capacity) on a weekly basis with emergency delivery capabilities...
- This is a purchase order awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse to Airgas USA, LLC, a foreign-owned for-profit company, for the delivery of industrial standard grade liquid helium. The contract has a potential value of $109,100.00 and a completion date of May 12, 2024. The contract is a firm fixed-price arrangement and does not utilize a set-aside designation. The liquid helium is needed to cool the...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $41,147.65 to Airgas USA, LLC for the supply of liquid helium (LHe) in contractor-owned dewars (100 and 250 liter capacity) to support operations at the NIST Boulder campus in Colorado. This bilateral modification deobligates unliquidated balances from the original award in preparation for contract closeout, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. The contract carries no small business set-aside designation, reflecting Airgas USA's competitive capability as an established industrial gas supplier. Airgas USA, LLC, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a foreign-owned subsidiary, has maintained an extensive track record of federal contracting since 2012, serving numerous agencies including the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and NASA with specialized gas products and services. This award represents a continuation of NIST's ongoing procurement needs for cryogenic gases essential to scientific research operations. Airgas USA's experience supplying liquid helium and other specialty gases across multiple federal agencies, combined with its recent award of significant indefinite delivery contracts with NASA Kennedy Space Center ($4.1M for helium supply through September 2027) and the Defense Logistics Agency Energy ($877K for aerospace-grade gases through June 2030), demonstrates the contractor's operational capacity and reliability in supporting government mission-critical activities requiring precision gas delivery and specialized handling capabilities.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Liquid Helium | 1333ND24QNB190504 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/3 | 7/29/24, 5:04 PM | |
Liquid Helium | 1333ND24PNB190386 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Award Notice 3/3 | 8/26/24, 12:02 PM | |
Liquid Helium | 1333ND24QNB190504 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 7/29/24, 11:02 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P26001 | Funding Only Action | ($105k) | 3/10/26 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $146.3k | 8/23/24 |