Compressed Air, Gases, and Dry Ice

The Food and Drug Administration's Office of Acquisition and Grant Services is preparing to procure compressed air, gases, and dry ice for the National Center for Toxicological Research and Arkansas Human and Animal Food Laboratory at Jefferson Laboratory Campus in Jefferson, Arkansas, with a sources sought notice response due August 5, 2026. No set-aside applies; NAICS 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) applies with a 1,200-employee small business size standard.

Place of performance is across multiple buildings at the Jefferson Laboratory Campus in Jefferson, Arkansas. The contractor must supply cylinder rentals, delivery, and installation of associated equipment including cylinders, dewars, tube trailers, bulk tanks, vaporizers, regulators, telemetry devices, and piping, all compliant with OSHA and NFPA standards.

Key technical requirements include a Microbulk Liquid Argon system at Building 26 with 1,000+ gallon capacity at 99.999% purity up to 350 psi (estimated monthly usage of 145 cubic feet); a Microbulk Liquid Nitrogen system at Building 14 with 1,500+ gallon capacity at 99.999% purity up to 350 psi (estimated monthly usage of 260 cubic feet); and two Bulk Liquid Nitrogen systems at Buildings 53 and 26 with 1,500 and 3,000 gallon capacities respectively at 99.999% purity up to 200 psi (estimated monthly usage of 1,900 and 5,700 cubic feet). The contractor must meet delivery requirements with orders placed before 5:00 PM CST Mondays requiring Wednesday delivery the same week. Period of performance runs September 19, 2026, through March 31, 2031, across five ordering periods.

Responses should be submitted by email to howard.nesmith@fda.hhs.gov and must include business information, capability statements, past performance references from the last three years, GSA Schedule information if applicable, and informational pricing.