Gaseous Helium (GHH) Lajas, Puerto Rico
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- Solicitation number
- SPE60126R0309
- 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
- Place of performance
- Lajas, Puerto Rico, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy anticipates soliciting in July 2026 a Firm Fixed-Price Type Requirements Contract for delivery of Gaseous Helium Grade A (99.995% purity, bulk) to a Government-owned tank at CBP Aerostat Site in Lajas, Puerto Rico, with performance from December 15, 2026 through December 14, 2031. The Government intends to compete this requirement among all qualified suppliers under FAR Part 12 commercial items procedures; however, statutory authority under 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) supports potential non-competitive award if only one supplier possesses unique capabilities to meet the entire requirement.
The total estimated quantity is 1,000 MC (thousand cubic feet). Gaseous Helium shall conform to specification 9135-016442502 and MIL-PRF-27407E, dated April 23, 2024. The contractor must provide all product, materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, transportation, and labor necessary for delivery on an f.o.b. destination basis. Associated service CLINs will cover expedited/emergency delivery and evacuate and purge services for cylinders, drums, and containers.
Offerors must respond to this pre-solicitation notice by July 6, 2026. The formal solicitation will be issued in July 2026. Contact Contracting Officer Willard Ramseur at willard.ramseur@dla.mil or Contract Specialist Kristofer D. Cowles at kristofer.cowles@dla.mil with technical or contractual questions. Direct small business set-aside inquiries to the DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400.
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 War (DoW) Integrated Materiel Manager (IMM) for Aerospace Energy products and related services, requires delivery of Gaseous Helium. Gaseous Helium shall conform to the requirements of 9135-016442502 HELIUM, GAS, GRADE A, 99.995%, BULK MC shall meet the requirements of MIL-PRF-27407E, dated 23 April 2024. The requirement is for a total estimated quantity of 1,000 MC. The following associated service CLINS will be included for Expedited/Emergency Delivery and Evacuate and Purge Cyl/Drums/Containers. The Contractor shall provide all product, materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, transportation and labor necessary the delivery of Gaseous Helium f.o.b. destination into a Government-owned tank at CBP Aerostat Site in Lajas, PR. Period of performance is 15 December 2026 to 14 December 2031.
Offeror 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 only be satisfied by 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 in July 2026. For additional information and/or to communicate concerns, please contact kristofer.cowles@dla.mil or willard.ramseur@dla.mil. For questions regarding Small Business or Small Disadvantage Business affairs, contact DLA Small Business Office at 571-767-9400.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SYNOPSIS_26R0309_CBP Aerostat Site Lajas.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ - Gaseous Helium (GHH) Lajas, Puerto Rico | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Gaseous Helium (GHe) Lajas, Puerto Rico | Pre-Solicitation |
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