Contract Summary

This is a state and local contract award between the State of Illinois, acting through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS), and Airgas Inc., dba Airgas USA, LLC (vendor located at 1250 W. Washington, West Chicago, IL 60185). The contract number is 4100240109, with the procurement reference 27-588IEMA-DIVNU-P-98390. The procurement was conducted as a small purchase, and the award code is C. The contract was executed on June 29, 2026, by Chris Shows, VP Healthcare for the vendor, and by Theodore D. Berger (by Ashley Garcia, Agency Procurement Officer) for the State on June 30, 2026.

The contract requires the vendor to provide liquid nitrogen, ultra high purity P-10 gas, ultra high purity nitrogen gas, and other specialty gases, along with tank rental and removal services to five Illinois nuclear power stations: Braidwood, Dresden, Quad Cities, Byron, and LaSalle. The initial contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with a maximum obligation of $60,000.00. Pricing is tiered across three tables: Table A lists per-cylinder pricing for various nitrogen and specialty gas products ranging from $27.41 to $472.65 per cylinder; Table B specifies tank rental rates at either $3.47/day or $.52/day depending on product type; and Table C establishes delivery fees of $62.46 per delivery for each facility location plus a $62.46 hazardous material fee. The contract prohibits subcontracting, requires F.O.B. destination shipping with no minimum order requirement, and mandates weekly delivery to the radiochemistry lab and other deliveries as requested within 48 hours. The vendor must conduct an inventory of all tanks at Clinton Power Plant upon contract execution and maintain compliance with all Constellation Nuclear Power Plant safety requirements and access procedures.