NAICS Code 325120: Industrial Gas Manufacturing

National industry

SBA small business size standard: 1,200 employees

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial organic and inorganic gases in compressed, liquid, and solid forms.

Code facts

Contract awards
3,249 In the last 12 months
Contract obligations
$317,296,939 In FY2025

NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Business activities under NAICS 325120

  • Acetylene manufacturing
  • Argon manufacturing
  • Carbon dioxide manufacturing
  • Chlorodifluoromethane manufacturing
  • Chlorofluorocarbon gases manufacturing
  • Compressed and liquefied industrial gas manufacturing
  • Dichlorodifluoromethane manufacturing
  • Dry ice (i.e., solid carbon dioxide) manufacturing
  • Fluorinated hydrocarbon gases manufacturing
  • Fluorocarbon gases manufacturing
  • Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing
  • Helium manufacturing
  • Helium recovery from natural gas
  • Hydrogen manufacturing
  • Ice, dry, manufacturing
  • Industrial gases manufacturing
  • Liquid air manufacturing
  • Monochlorodifluoromethane manufacturing
  • Neon manufacturing
  • Nitrogen manufacturing
  • Nitrous oxide manufacturing
  • Oxygen manufacturing

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $4,489,633
FY2026 $294,995,971
FY2025 $317,296,939
FY2024 $260,673,089
FY2023 $325,449,404

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. $89,435,350
2 Rgas LLC $38,800,192
3 Hudson Technologies Company $22,471,801
4 Messer LLC $19,050,980
5 CF Industries Nitrogen LLC $14,378,822
6 Linde Engineering North America LLC $11,503,857
7 Cosmodyne, LLC $11,446,259
8 RAS Enterprises LLC $11,361,590
9 Airgas Usa, LLC $8,943,572
10 RCG Of North Carolina, LLC $6,639,570

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $131,235,148
2 Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense $105,646,328
3 Department of Veterans Affairs $23,993,667
4 Department of the Army Department of Defense $9,477,586
5 Department of the Navy Department of Defense $7,582,150
6 Department of Health and Human Services $6,450,457
7 Defense Health Agency Department of Defense $5,986,704
8 Department of Commerce $2,159,938
9 Air Force Department of Defense $1,629,990
10 Department of the Interior $1,603,218

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 Florida $55,044,720
2 Texas $54,091,506
3 New Jersey $31,929,138
4 Mississippi $31,814,607
5 Pennsylvania $19,956,172
6 California $18,993,382
7 Illinois $14,463,246
8 Maryland $6,165,182
9 North Carolina $5,454,138
10 Georgia $5,110,816
11 Connecticut $4,144,990
12 Louisiana $4,021,764
13 South Carolina $2,889,262
14 Iowa $2,402,186
15 Oklahoma $1,966,920
16 Virginia $1,537,715
17 District of Columbia $1,488,490
18 Hawaii $1,363,794
19 Missouri $1,332,428
20 New Mexico $1,279,041
21 Colorado $1,183,348
22 Washington $1,126,878
23 Massachusetts $1,047,763
24 South Dakota $1,003,413
25 Guam $859,756
26 Tennessee $819,462
27 Arizona $784,235
28 Nebraska $671,676
29 New York $567,559
30 Montana $480,385
31 Utah $455,959
32 Maine $405,877
33 Ohio $391,259
34 Kansas $379,560
35 Michigan $305,172
36 North Dakota $244,068
37 Kentucky $209,340
38 Oregon $203,987
39 Minnesota $200,560
40 Indiana $200,042
41 Wisconsin $151,512
42 Alabama $137,853
43 Nevada $129,567
44 Alaska $109,327
45 Arkansas $103,887
46 New Hampshire $99,076
47 Puerto Rico $86,969
48 West Virginia $54,304
49 Rhode Island $44,435
50 Idaho $36,623
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Shares are of everything obligated under NAICS 325120 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Contract opportunities

Notice Posted Due
Process Gases, Hill Air Force Base Pre-Solicitation · Air Force Sustainment Center (AFMC)
Medical-Grade Liquid Oxygen Activation and Bulk Tank System Support Services Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 (VHA)
6835--Medical Grade Liquid Bulk Oxygen Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 (VHA)
6835--Med Gas Base Plus Four Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA) · 36C26227Q0053
Calibrating gas mixture Award Notice · Aviation (DLA) —
6835-- BULK OXYGEN (Base+4 Option) Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA) · 36C26227Q0019 —
Liquid Nitrogen Gas (LN2) service for Clinical Biorepository Freezers Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
W091--NMVAHCS Nitrogen Compressed Lease and Supply 2026-2031 Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA)
General air gas base Award Notice · Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS) —
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Washington Solicitation · Energy (DLA) · SPE60127Q0300
AN11--501 - Dry Ice - Base 4 Pre-Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA)
Bulk Propane Delivery Services - Howard Hanson Dam and Mud Mountain Dam, Washington Pre-Solicitation · ENDIST Seattle (USACE)
Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Commercial Industrial and Liquid Gases and Cylinder Maintenance Pre-Solicitation · Department of the Army
6835--BULK OXYGEN - Bridge Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA)
Liquid Oxygen - RAAF Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Pre-Solicitation · Energy (DLA)
Calibrating gas mixtur Solicitation · Aviation (DLA) · SPE4A627T5367
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Washington Solicitation · Energy (DLA) · SPE60127Q0300
Hydrogen, reactor GR Solicitation · Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy) · N0010427QBB30
Re certification Nitrogen Cylinders Solicitation · ACC Warren
1232SA27Q0008 – Sources Sought for Propane Deliveries USDA-ARS-MWA Ames IA Pre-Solicitation · Agricultural Research Service
6830--Beckley VAMC Bulk Oxygen Pre-Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VHA)
6835--Bulk Oxygen and Medical Gases Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VHA) —
Wolf Creek Seasonal Supply of Liquid Oxygen Award Notice · ENDIST Nashville (USACE) · W912P527PA001 —
6835--Clarksburg Medical Gas Cylinders Pre-Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VHA)
Medical Gas System Activation and Bulk Oxygen Tank Services Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 (VHA)
FY27 JPRA Propane Award Notice · Air Mobility Command (USAF) —
6835--Med Gas Base Plus Four Pre-Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA) · 36C26226Q1475
Bulk Liquid Nitrogen (LN₂) Delivery and Tank Rental Services Pre-Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
Propane Gas Delivery to Osan Air Base Solicitation · Army Contracting Command (AMC)
FY27 SERE Propane Award Notice · Air Mobility Command (USAF) —
Extinguisher, fire Award Notice · Aviation (DLA) —
6830--Bulk Oxygen and Tank Rental for Oklahoma City VA Health Care System Base Plus 4 Option Years Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 (VHA) —
Bulk Gases IDIQ Pre-Solicitation · Land and Maritime (DLA)
6830--Perry Point VA Medical Center Bulk Liquid Oxygen Delivery and Tank Rentals Contract Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VHA) —
IDIQ contract for assorted compressed gases and cylinders Award Notice · Agricultural Research Service —
Lab Gases - Award Notice Award Notice · Agricultural Research Service —
6835-- BULK OXYGEN (Base+4 Option) Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA) · 36C26227Q0019
Wolf Creek Liquid Oxygen (Interim) KO Determination Special Notice · ENDIST Nashville (USACE)
FL- arthur R marsh fuel BPA Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service —
Calibrating gas mixtur Solicitation · Aviation (DLA) · SPE4A626T36LZ
Wolf Creek Seasonal Supply of Liquid Oxygen Solicitation · ENDIST Nashville (USACE) · W912P526QA054
Propane Fort Leonard Wood Pre-Solicitation · MICC Fort Eustis
Dry Ice Delivery Award Notice · Defense Health Agency —
Hydrogen, reactor GR Solicitation · Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy) · N0010426QEH64
Helium Packs Award Notice · Air Force Test Center (AFMC) —
Oxygen Generation System Award Notice · Defense Health Agency —
Liquid Helium Delivery Award Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology —
Propane for Turtle Mountain Agency Award Notice · Great Plains Region (BIA) —
Bulk Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide Award Notice · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH) —
Refrigerant Award Notice · Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy) —
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Size standard history

Federal Register rules that named this code

From the NAICS codes each rule's amendments to 13 CFR 121.201 name. Rules that print their size standard tables as images aren't listed.

Quick answers

What is NAICS 325120?

NAICS 325120 is Industrial Gas Manufacturing, a national industry in NAICS 31-33, Manufacturing.

What is the NAICS code for neon manufacturing?

The NAICS code for neon manufacturing is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing.

What is the NAICS code for argon manufacturing?

The NAICS code for argon manufacturing is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing.

What is the NAICS code for helium manufacturing?

The NAICS code for helium manufacturing is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing.

When did the size standard for NAICS 325120 last change?

The most recent Federal Register rule on record that names NAICS 325120 in the SBA's size standards is "Small Business Size Standards: Manufacturing and Industries With Employee-Based Size Standards in Other Sectors Except Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade" (88 FR 9970), published Feb 15, 2023 and effective Mar 17, 2023.

How much do federal agencies spend under NAICS 325120?

Federal contracts under NAICS 325120 obligated $317,296,939 in fiscal year 2025 and $1,202,905,035 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under NAICS 325120?

The contractors with the most obligated under NAICS 325120 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. ($89,435,350); Rgas LLC ($38,800,192); and Hudson Technologies Company ($22,471,801).

Which agencies buy the most under NAICS 325120?

The agencies that obligated the most under NAICS 325120 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($131,235,148), Defense Logistics Agency ($105,646,328) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($23,993,667).

Which PSC codes are used with NAICS 325120?

The PSC codes with the most obligated under NAICS 325120 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 6830 Gases: Compressed and Liquefied; 9135 Liquid Propellant Fuels and Oxidizers, Chemical Base; and 6835 Medical Gases.

Where is the work under NAICS 325120 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under NAICS 325120 over the last 12 months are Florida ($55,044,720), Texas ($54,091,506) and New Jersey ($31,929,138).

What is the latest contract opportunity under NAICS 325120?

The latest contract opportunity under NAICS 325120 is Process Gases, Hill Air Force Base, pre-solicitation from Air Force Sustainment Center (AFMC), posted November 5, 2026.

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