EMA - GEMS Nitrogen Delivery & Tank Rental - SM

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS), Division of Nuclear Safety, awarded a one-year open market small purchase contract to Airgas USA, LLC (located in West Chicago, Illinois) under contract number 4100240109. The contract, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, carries a maximum obligation of $60,000.00. Airgas will provide specialty gases and related services to five Illinois nuclear power stations: Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle, and Quad Cities Power Plants.

The scope of services includes the supply of liquid nitrogen, ultra high purity P-10 gas, ultra high purity nitrogen gas, and other specialty gases, along with tank rental and removal services. Pricing is structured across three categories: per-cylinder product pricing ranging from $27.41 to $472.65; tank rental rates at either $3.47 per day or $.52 per day depending on product type; and delivery fees of $62.46 per delivery per facility location plus a $62.46 hazardous material fee. The contract mandates weekly delivery to the radiochemistry laboratory with additional deliveries to be completed within 48 hours of request, on an F.O.B. destination basis with no minimum order requirement. Airgas must conduct a tank inventory at Clinton Power Plant upon contract execution and maintain full compliance with all applicable nuclear power plant safety requirements and access procedures.