NASA Helium Procurement IDIQ

The NASA Helium Procurement Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract enables agency-wide procurement of helium in both gaseous and liquid forms across multiple NASA research centers and facilities. The contract, awarded on October 1, 2014, with a last order date of September 30, 2019, supports critical scientific and space exploration operations that require specialized helium supplies. Task orders under this vehicle consistently involve the delivery of liquid and gaseous helium to various NASA locations, with pricing structured as firm fixed price and occasionally including economic price adjustment mechanisms.

Key task orders demonstrate a wide range of helium procurement activities, with delivery order values typically ranging from approximately $10,000 to over $4.5 million. Notable large-scale orders include a $42.6 million delivery order for Kennedy Space Center and a $4.5 million order for Stennis Space Center. Prime contractors identified in the task orders include Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. and Messer LLC, who have been awarded multiple delivery orders. The task orders consistently feature no set-aside designations, indicating full and open competition. Performance locations span multiple NASA centers, including Johnson Space Center (JSC), Glenn Research Center (GRC), Kennedy Space Center, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Stennis Space Center, Ames Research Center, and Langley Research Center (LARC), highlighting the contract's agency-wide scope.