Purchase Order N0017314P7223

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $3,042.70 firm fixed-price purchase order to Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic, LLC (doing business as Gts-Welco) on May 12, 2014, for the supply of liquid helium and helium. The work is to be performed in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with an ultimate completion date of May 14, 2014. This award was issued through open competition with no set-aside designation, reflecting the vendor's established capability as a qualified supplier of specialty gases to the Department of Defense and its subordinate agencies.

Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Linde Inc. (formerly Praxair), a global industrial gases and engineering company. The company specializes in producing and distributing medical and specialty gases to federal government agencies with particular focus on defense-related operations. Beyond this Office of Naval Research purchase order, the vendor maintains a substantial $6.5 million single-award blanket purchase agreement with the Defense Health Agency extending through September 2030, and has received additional purchase orders from Naval Sea Systems Command for specialty gases including xenon and krypton, demonstrating sustained engagement across multiple Department of Defense components.