Purchase Order 80NSSC26P1235
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- The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific awarded a purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. for $79,899.39 on August 22, 2024, for the procurement of helium-3. The order covers 77 liters of 99% helium-3 and one cylinder, with an ultimate completion date of September 12, 2024. Work is performed in Danbury, Connecticut. The procurement was awarded on a noncompetitive basis under FAR 13.106-1(b), citing Linde as the sole source capable of meeting the requirement. NAICS code 325120...
- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command issued a purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. on June 20, 2024, for Helium-3 gas and associated cylinders, with a ceiling value of $397,473.68 and ultimate completion date of July 5, 2024. The order procures 385 liters of 99% pure Helium-3 and one cylinder on a firm fixed-price basis. Performance takes place in Danbury, Connecticut. The requirement originated from a pre-solicitation notice posted June 5, 2024, under FAR 13.106-1(b)...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. on June 25, 2025, for supply and delivery of a helium-3 gas cylinder, with a ceiling value of $21,732.62. The order calls for a 20-liter cylinder of helium-3 gas at 99.9% purity to support quantum communication and networking research. Place of performance is Danbury, Connecticut. The ultimate completion date is July 10, 2025. The acquisition originated from a Request for Quotation...
- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command awarded a purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. for $203,412.00 on December 29, 2025, for commercial supply of 190 liters of Helium-3 gas at 99.9% purity and one associated cylinder. Performance occurs in Danbury, Connecticut. The procurement was pursued under FAR 13.106-1(b) as a noncompetitive sole-source acquisition, reflecting the government's determination that only one source could meet the requirement. Ultimate completion is scheduled...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $15,811.34 to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. on June 5, 2024, for the supply of 15 standard liters of helium-3 gas at 99.9 atomic percent purity. This procurement supports NIST's Atom Scale Devices Group, which requires the specialized isotopic gas for conducting measurements of nano- and quantum devices at cryogenic temperatures. The contract was awarded through simplified acquisition...
- NASA issued a delivery order to Linde Inc. on October 1, 2025, for gaseous and liquid helium supply to the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, with a ceiling value of $5,334,452.24 under the NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid and Gaseous Helium 2025–2030 IDIQ. The parent IDIQ, administered by NASA Goddard Space Center, supports agencywide procurement of liquid and gaseous helium across NASA operations. Place of performance is Danbury, Connecticut. The delivery order runs through September 30,...
- This firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Navy's Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of industrial and medical gases, for the delivery of 70 liters of Helium-3 (He-3) compressed gas. The award, valued at $63,621.79, was made on a noncompetitive basis under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) due to Linde being the only reasonably available...
- The Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command awarded a $125,313.79 firm fixed price purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. for the procurement of Helium-3 and associated cylinders. The contract will be performed in San Diego, California from July 18, 2023 through August 4, 2023. The original solicitation issued by the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific sought Helium-3 in the amount of 125 liters contained in a single cylinder from Linde Gas & Equipment as a sole...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $32,393.30 firm fixed-price purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. for the supply of gaseous Helium-3 isotope on July 1, 2025. This contract, designated OU68-25-NEW-100, supports NIST's Quantum Sensor Group in their development of high-performance sensors requiring cryogenic refrigeration systems. The procurement followed a pre-solicitation market research notice posted in June 2025, which sought vendors capable of...
- This firm-fixed price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency under the Department of Commerce, to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. for the procurement of Helium-3 (He3) gas to support a Dilution Refrigerator used by NIST's Atom Scale Devices Group for nano- and quantum device measurements. The contract, valued at $22,856.41, does not have a set-aside designation. Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is a foreign-owned,...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. for 111 liters of helium-3 gas on August 12, 2026, with a ceiling value of $123,825.03 and firm fixed price. Performance is scheduled to complete by September 2, 2026, at Danbury, Connecticut. The helium-3 will serve as Government Furnished Equipment for the NSS instrument sensor tube filling work, with delivery to the Linde facility following a ten to fifteen business day lead time. NASA justified the sole-source award based on helium-3's limited availability through Department of Energy allocation and Linde's exclusive distribution authority; competing vendors would introduce materials certification issues, substantially higher costs, and extended delivery timelines. The procurement originated from a special notice posted August 4, 2026, with a capability statement deadline of August 6, 2026.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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111 liters of He3 gas | 80NSSC26939449Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 8/4/26, 7:41 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $123.8k | 8/11/26 |