Purchase Order W912HN25P5000

Paula F Price Enterprises LLC, a women-owned small business (WOSB) certified by the Small Business Administration, was awarded a $912,000 firm fixed-price purchase order on May 1, 2025, to supply liquid oxygen for the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake Project in Modoc, South Carolina. The contract, set aside for total small business concerns, requires Paula F Price Enterprises to deliver bulk liquid oxygen meeting Compressed Gas Association standards with a minimum purity of 99.5% through December 1, 2025. The base requirement encompasses approximately 6,000 tons of liquid oxygen, with delivery demand ranging from 15 tons daily in early summer to a peak of 100 tons daily during a three to six-week period in late summer or early fall. Delivery will be made to two 22,000-gallon bulk tanks located at Gilchrist Ferry Road in Modoc, and during peak demand periods, the contractor must provide around-the-clock deliveries seven days per week.

The award was made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Savannah District as a small business set-aside procurement under NAICS code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing). Paula F Price Enterprises was selected through a lowest-priced, technically acceptable evaluation methodology after submitting requisite documentation including a supplier agreement, project delivery plan, and evidence of prior bulk oxygen delivery experience. The contractor, based in North Augusta, South Carolina, has an established track record serving federal agencies through multiple contract vehicles, including indefinite delivery contracts for medical-grade liquid oxygen with the Department of Veterans Affairs and other government entities, positioning the firm to meet the Army Corps of Engineers' critical operational requirements for this major infrastructure project.