Blanket Purchase Agreement 12444822A0005

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service has awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Airgas USA, LLC, a division of Air Liquide Sad Conseil Survei, for the delivery of liquid nitrogen in support of the agency's research programs. The $60,000 BPA includes two task orders to date - one valued at $13,450.19 for the delivery of liquid nitrogen to the Forest Service's Northern Research Station in Madison, Wisconsin through September 2023, and another valued at $10,610.72 for the delivery of liquid nitrogen in 160L and 180L cylinders to the Forest Products Laboratory in Monona, Wisconsin through September 2022.

The contracts were awarded to Airgas USA on a non-competitive, firm-fixed price basis, with no set-aside designations applied. The Forest Products Laboratory conducts research to help protect and manage the nation's forest resources, providing scientific solutions to problems affecting the forest and forest products industries. By supplying liquid nitrogen to support the research programs of the Forest Service and its divisions, Airgas USA is helping to further this mission and enable the agency's work in the field of forestry and forest products.