Aviator Breathing Oxygen (ABO), Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) and Liquid Oxygen (LOX) for Various Locations in the U. S. West Region-California (9. 1D)

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy seeks a five-year supply contract for Aviator Breathing Oxygen (ABO), Liquid Oxygen (LOX), and Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) delivered to 16 locations across California, with proposals due May 22, 2026 and questions due February 12, 2026. Amendment 0001 extended the initial deadline from March 4 to March 11, 2026; Amendment 0002 removed LN2 requirements from Aerojet Rocketdyne Chatsworth.

This is a commercial products procurement using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation. Award will be a single Firm-Fixed Price contract to one offeror covering all Contract Line Item Numbers at each location. Place of performance is multiple California locations: Fresno Air National Guard, NAS North Island San Diego, NAF El Centro, China Lake, Moffett Federal Airfield, NAS Lemoore, MCAS Miramar, Beale AFB, Edwards AFB, March ARB, Travis AFB, Channel Islands ANG, Aerojet Rocketdyne Chatsworth, NAVSUP FLC Vandenberg, and Naval Base Point Mugu.

Estimated quantities over five years are 1,230,000 gallons of ABO (Type II, NSN 6830-01-644-2463, MIL-PRF-27210), 97,150 tons of LOX Grade A (NSN 9135-01-665-3259, MIL-PRF-25508), 40,000 tons of additional LOX (NSN 9135-01-665-3235, MIL-PRF-25508), and 943,000 gallons of LN2 Type II Grade B (NSN 9135-01-665-3253, MIL-PRF-27401) plus unspecified tonnage of Technical Nitrogen (NSN 6830-01-644-2557, CID A-A-59503). Contract runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, with an optional six-month extension through December 31, 2031. Associated service line items cover expedited/emergency delivery, detention fees, fill line restriction orifice installation, tank hot fill, equipment installation and removal, equipment usage fees, and facility conversion fees.

Contractor must deliver all products f.o.b. destination into government and customer-owned tanks and trailers, provide Certificates of Analysis, comply with site-specific security requirements including background checks and valid driver's licenses, and meet delivery windows (7 calendar days routine, 3 days emergency) within specified hours (typically 0600–1530, Monday–Friday excluding federal holidays). Detention beyond two hours free time is compensable at rates comparable to local regulated tariffs, documented on Form H-14. At China Lake and Edwards AFB AFRL, contractor must install and maintain automatic telemetry systems or operate cryogenic conversion facilities with specified monitoring and maintenance obligations. All tanks must be evaluated for CGA P-59 overpressure protection compliance within 30 days of award.

Evaluation criteria are Technical (Factor 1, acceptable/unacceptable), Past Performance (Factor 2, acceptable/unacceptable/neutral), and Price (Factor 3, determinative). Technical proposals (30 pages maximum) must address production capability per day, plant storage capacity, container types and quantities, quality control procedures, contractor-furnished equipment, supply commitment letters from fill plant owners if applicable, and Pre-Award Survey compliance. Past Performance proposals (5 pages maximum, three recent contracts within two years) use the Contractor Performance Data Sheet. Price proposals (3 pages maximum) must complete the Schedule of Supplies Pricing Form Worksheet in unlocked Excel format with unit prices and extended amounts for all CLINs, accurate to two decimal places, excluding taxes.

NAICS code is 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing); small business must have no more than 1,200 employees including all domestic and foreign affiliates. Prices must remain firm for 120 calendar days from receipt date. Submissions must be four volumes (Technical, Past Performance, Price, Summary and Miscellaneous Data), total not exceeding 10 megabytes, in Microsoft Office-readable format or PDF, 12-point Times New Roman, 8.5 by 11 inches.

Buy American and Balance of Payments restrictions apply per DFARS 252.225-7000 Alternate I. Trafficking in persons compliance plan required for estimated value exceeding $700,000 under FAR 52.222-50 and 52.222-56. Duty-free entry procedures apply per DFARS 252.225-7013 for eligible products from qualifying countries. Energy sourcing restrictions for European covered military installations apply per DFARS 252.225-7054.

Contracting Officer is Leno B. Smith (leno.smith@dla.mil); Contract Specialist is Sarah Ramseur (sarah.ramseur@dla.mil). Solicitation documents include SPE60126R0302 with amendments 0001 and 0002.