Purchase Order N0017313P7433

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $5,661.96 firm fixed-price purchase order to Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic, LLC (doing business as Gts-Welco) on August 19, 2013, for the supply of liquid helium. The contract, which represents a standard procurement with no set-aside designation, was completed by August 21, 2013, and performed at the contractor's facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic, a subsidiary of Praxair, specializes in the production and distribution of medical and specialty gases to federal government agencies, with particular expertise in supporting defense-related research and operational requirements.

Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic maintains an established track record as a federal supplier, registered in SAM.gov since December 2007, and competes successfully in the open marketplace for specialized gas procurement. Beyond this Office of Naval Research transaction, the company holds a substantial $6.5 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Defense Health Agency extending through September 2030, through which it supplies oxygen, nitrogen, helium, xenon, krypton, and halocarbon compounds to military healthcare facilities. The contractor's demonstrated capability across multiple defense agencies and its specialized expertise in cryogenic and specialty gas supply positions it as a qualified vendor for supporting naval research operations requiring high-purity liquid helium.