gas tank supplier

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is soliciting quotations from gas tank suppliers to provide various industrial and specialty gases under solicitation number D-26-L5-0013. The required gases include Helium USP, Helium UHP, Nitrogen NF, Nitrogen UHP, Liquid Nitrogen industrial, Hydrogen UHP, Argon UHP, and Compressed Air medical grade, with specified consumption rates and delivery schedules over a one-year period. Quotations must be submitted on an "all or none" basis with pricing for all gases and ancillary costs including demurrage, pickup/delivery charges (32 annually), fuel surcharge (32 annually), cylinder testing, and safety and compliance fees. The evaluation will be conducted using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with a single firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to the eligible, responsible offeror. Questions must be submitted electronically to jose.l.marin@dea.gov by March 24, 2026 at 1:00 pm (EST), while quotations are due no later than March 30, 2026 at 1:00 pm (EST), with late submissions not accepted.

This is a civilian procurement with no set-aside designation, and no incumbent or current contractor information is identified in the solicitation documents. The place of performance is located at 536 S. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605-1509, and no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation notice. Offerors must provide an estimated timeframe for pickup, filling, and redelivery of cylinders and specify whether cylinder swaps can be completed during the fill process. The solicitation falls under NAICS code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) and PSC code 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). Contractors selected for award must comply with extensive FAR clauses and DEA-specific requirements, including security and privacy provisions, FISMA and NIST standards compliance, and comprehensive information security and breach notification obligations.