Liquid Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide deliveries

The Food and Drug Administration's Office of Acquisition and Grant Services, on behalf of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), has issued a Source Sought Notice seeking vendors capable of supplying liquid nitrogen and carbon dioxide deliveries. This is market research to identify capable suppliers rather than a formal solicitation, and no contract will be awarded directly from this announcement. The requirement encompasses delivering liquid nitrogen in 240-liter dewars, carbon dioxide in 50-pound and 20-pound cylinders, and nitrogen gas products in varying grades and sizes to the FDA facility in Silver Spring, Maryland. Vendors must demonstrate capability to coordinate deliveries by phone with at least two business days' notice for Monday through Friday delivery windows between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with all tanks meeting requirements for functional digital gauges, minimum 90% fill capacity, and leak-free condition. Interested parties must submit responses by email to Warren.Dutter@fda.hhs.gov by May 5, 2026, at 1:00 PM Central Time, with submissions including business information, UEI number, past performance data, product literature, technical specifications, pricing information, manufacturing location details for Buy American Act compliance, and relevant GSA or government-wide contract information.

This procurement carries no small business set-aside, though it specifically targets small business concerns under NAICS Code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,200 employees; however, all interested parties may respond. The estimated annual delivery volumes include 26 liquid nitrogen deliveries every two weeks, 4 deliveries of 50-pound carbon dioxide cylinders every three months, and supplementary nitrogen gas deliveries on varying schedules, with all deliveries on a FOB Destination basis including shipping and installation. The performance period extends from June 1, 2026, through May 30, 2031, comprising a base year and four option years, providing a five-year contract framework for the qualified vendor. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in this source sought notice, as the announcement is intended solely to identify and evaluate market capability prior to formal solicitation development.