This federal contract award, HDEC0515P0024, was issued by the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to Airgas USA LLC, a subsidiary of the multinational industrial gas company Air Liquide. The $46,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order is for the delivery of dry ice to Charleston Air Force Base, with a performance period ending on January 31, 2020. This contract does not utilize any set-aside designations, indicating Airgas competed as a large business.
Airgas has been awarded numerous federal contracts and task orders by agencies such as the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Defense, Naval Supply Systems Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and NASA, primarily for the supply of specialized industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as welding equipment and safety products. The company holds several significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) with federal agencies, including a $1.2 million BPA with the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command for compressed gases and a $3,471,750 IDC with the DLA for carbon dioxide technical-grade materials.