Airgas Cylinders

The United States Special Operations Command through Naval Special Warfare Command is seeking gas cylinders to support diving and maintenance operations under solicitation H9224025QE021. The procurement involves establishing a 5-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for various specialized gases including Aviator's Breathing Oxygen, Helium Oxygen Mix, Nitrogen, Argon, Acetylene, Calibration Gases, Hydrogen, and Nitrox mixtures, all meeting specific military specifications. Contractors must provide gas refills, certification paperwork, one-week turnaround for cylinder delivery, cylinder maintenance, testing, and disposal services. The evaluation will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, with technical evaluation assessing vendors' ability to deliver all required items on an acceptable/unacceptable basis, followed by price evaluation using Total Evaluated Price calculations. Quotes are due by 09:00 AM on July 7, 2025, and must be submitted via email to kelly.mcneill@socom.mil.

This procurement is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside contract with an estimated total quantity of 1,000,000 Airgas product units. The contract spans five ordering periods of 365 days each, with pricing required for all years including a fifth ordering period option valued at 50% of the base contract value. Services will be performed across three geographic locations: Hawaii, Washington, and Virginia, with specific requirements to maintain 16 cylinders of certain gas types at facilities in Virginia and Washington using a "one-for-one" swap basis. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed price basis, with vendors required to provide detailed certificates of analysis for each gas type to demonstrate compliance with stringent purity and composition standards. Performance locations include Naval Special Warfare facilities supporting diving operations and maintenance activities across the specified states.