The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard awarded Essex Industries, Inc. a $133,286.16 firm fixed-price purchase order for a liquid oxygen converter. This contract has no set-aside designation. Essex Industries, Inc. is a leading supplier of aerospace and defense products, including liquid oxygen equipment, with extensive experience serving as both a prime contractor and subcontractor to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The company has secured numerous contracts with agencies such as the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation, DLA Land and Maritime, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard to provide critical aviation and maritime logistics support items like oxygen system adapter parts, grip assemblies, coupling halves, converter kits, and other liquid oxygen storage/distribution components. The contract for the liquid oxygen converter is being performed in St. Louis, Missouri.