Purchase Order N0017315P7161

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $3,329.21 firm fixed-price purchase order to Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic, LLC (doing business as Gts-Welco) for the supply of helium and nitrogen. The contract was awarded on April 6, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of April 8, 2015, and performance was executed in Allentown, Pennsylvania. No set-aside designation was used in this competitive award. Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic is a subsidiary of Linde Inc., a global industrial gases company that serves as the parent contractor and holds substantial indefinite delivery vehicle contracts with federal agencies including NASA and the Defense Logistics Agency.

This purchase order represents a routine procurement of specialty gases supporting Office of Naval Research operations. Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic has established itself as a reliable federal supplier of industrial and specialty gases, with particular strength in supporting defense-related operations through its substantial $6.5 million blanket purchase agreement with the Defense Health Agency. The vendor's federal portfolio demonstrates consistent capability in competing for and delivering specialized gas products and related services to the Department of Defense and other government agencies on a non-set-aside basis.