Gaseous Helium (GHe) for Navy Diving Unit, Panama City, FL
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- Solicitation number
- SPE60125R0315
- Agency
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Energy
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6830 Gases: Compressed And Liquefied
- Place of performance
- Panama City, Florida 32408, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy has issued a pre-solicitation notice for the procurement of Gaseous Helium (GHe) to support the Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Panama City, Florida. The contractor will be required to deliver helium that conforms to MIL-PRF-27407E specifications (Type I, Grade B) directly into a government-owned tank, with all necessary materials, equipment, transportation, and labor included in the F.O.B. destination delivery. The procurement will utilize Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 procedures for commercial items and will be structured as a Firm Fixed-Price Requirements Contract. While the notice indicates the government intends to compete this requirement among all qualified suppliers, it also references FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i) regarding potential sole source authority if only one supplier can meet the unique capability requirements. The formal solicitation is expected to be issued on or about August 14, 2025, with interested parties able to contact kristofer.cowles@dla.mil or kelley.mauldin@dla.mil for additional information.
This procurement does not include any set-aside designations and will be competed among all qualified suppliers in the industrial gas manufacturing sector. The contract anticipates a five-year period of performance from February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2031, with an estimated total quantity requirement of 1,500,000 standard cubic feet (SCF) of gaseous helium. The contract will also include additional Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for miscellaneous services and detention charges as needed. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, and no current incumbent contractors are identified. Small businesses interested in this opportunity can contact the DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400 for assistance with small business or small disadvantaged business matters.
Notice text
INTRODUCTION: This pre-solicitation notice is issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy-FEM- San Antonio, Texas. This is NOT a solicitation for proposal. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aerospace Energy Business Unit, as the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, requires delivery of Gaseous Helium. The Contractor shall provide all product, materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, transportation and labor necessary to deliver Helium f.o.b. destination into a Government-owned tank at Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Panama City, FL. Gaseous Helium shall conform to the requirements of 9135-01-665-9551, Type I, Grade B of specification MIL-PRF-27407E, dated 23 Apr 2024, Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium. An award of a five (5) year contract is anticipated for a total estimated quantity of 1,500,000 SCF. The following associated service CLINS will be included for Miscellaneous Service and Detention. The contractor shall deliver product F.O.B. Destination to Panama City, FL. Period of performance is 01 February 2026 to 31 January 2031.
Offers must be able to provide the gaseous helium product in support to the DLA Energy customer, but this requirement will be competed amongst all suppliers who can offer these products. As stated under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), statutory authority for this contracting action is 41 U.S.C.§3304(a)(1). The head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures when there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can be satisfied by only one supplier with unique capabilities to meet the entire requirement.
The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Type Requirements Contract with a five-year period of performance using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures. Subject solicitation will be issued on or about August 14, 2025. For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact kristofer.cowles@dla.mil or kelley.mauldin@dla.mil. For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantage Business affairs, contact DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Gaseous Helium (GHe) for Navy Diving Unit, Panama City, FL | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Gaseous Helium (GHe) for Navy Diving Unit, Panama City, FL | Pre-Solicitation |
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