Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon Service PLOMA
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3904026Q5446
- Agency
- Naval Sea Systems Command Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6830 Gases: Compressed And Liquefied
- Place of performance
- San Diego, California 92106, United States
- Points of contact
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- Dayna O'Brien dayna.k.obrien.civ@us.navy.mil (207) 690-1687
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, operating under the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, is seeking qualified suppliers to provide nitrogen, oxygen, and argon gas delivery and fill services under RFQ #N3904026Q5446. The procurement requires the supply of industrial gases in various container sizes, including five 45-cubic-foot nitrogen bottles, one 250-cubic-foot nitrogen bottle, ten 80-cubic-foot oxygen bottles, twelve 4,500-cubic-foot argon dewars, and eight 250-cubic-foot argon bottles, with all pricing to be delivered FOB Destination including freight costs. Key contract requirements include meeting strict technical specifications such as 99.5% minimum purity for nitrogen gas, 99.99% minimum purity for oxygen gas, and adherence to specified military standards for argon products, along with submission of Certificates of Compliance and Material Safety Data Sheets with each delivery. Contractors must demonstrate technical acceptability, ability to meet the one-week response time from service request to delivery completion, and past performance will be evaluated using PPIRS/CPARS information. Award will be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable vendor based on technical compliance, schedule adherence with preference for soonest mobilization capability, and pricing. The response deadline is April 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET, with the deadline extended from the original April 2, 2026 date, and a Questions and Answers document was uploaded on April 6, 2026.
This is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation under NAICS code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a business size standard of 1,200 employees, meaning only companies meeting this classification are eligible to compete. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. The base contract period runs from April 17, 2026 through April 16, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending the total contract through April 16, 2031, providing up to five years of potential performance. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the solicitation notice. All work is to be performed at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California 92106, where contractors will receive service request notifications and deliver the filled gas containers on the specified variable schedule. Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and should contact Contracting Officer Dayna O'Brien at dayna.k.obrien.civ@us.navy.mil or 207-690-1687 for additional information regarding technical specifications and service requirements.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
4/7: **THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED, NOW CLOSING 4/8/2026***
4/6: **A Q&A DOCUMENT HAS BEEN UPLOADED**
4/2: **THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED, NOW CLOSING 4/7/2026**
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on SAM.gov.
This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2026-01 and DFARS Change Notice 2025-1110. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:
https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/change_notices.html.
The NAICS code is 325120. The business size standard is 1200 Employees. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from sources capable in accordance with RFQ #N3904026Q5446. See attached RFQ for details.
- Period of Performance: Subject to Shift
Base: 4/17/2026 – 4/16/2027
Option 1: 4/17/2027 – 4/16/2028
Option 2: 4/17/2028 – 4/16/2029
Option 3: 4/17/2029 – 4/16/2030
Option 4: 4/17/2030 – 4/16/2031 - Place of performance is: Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, CA 92106
- For evaluation purposes, please provide any applicable procedures and technical information. If no information is provided, your quotation may be determined to be unresponsive.
- Award may be made on the basis of adherence to the schedule and/or soonest mobilization.
- PPIRS/CPARS information will be utilized to evaluate Past Performance.
- Please provide breakdown of total prices, if applicable, for Price Justification purposes.
- The Contracting Officer will utilize any available information, public or otherwise, to evaluate Vendor Responsibility.
- See Below for Applicable Clauses, Attachment 1 for technical specification, and Exhibit A for CDRLs.
Update #3 ·
**A Q&A DOCUMENT HAS BEEN UPLOADED**
**THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED, NOW CLOSING 4/7/2026**
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on SAM.gov.
This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2026-01 and DFARS Change Notice 2025-1110. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:
https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/change_notices.html.
The NAICS code is 325120. The business size standard is 1200 Employees. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from sources capable in accordance with RFQ #N3904026Q5446. See attached RFQ for details.
- Period of Performance: Subject to Shift
Base: 4/17/2026 – 4/16/2027
Option 1: 4/17/2027 – 4/16/2028
Option 2: 4/17/2028 – 4/16/2029
Option 3: 4/17/2029 – 4/16/2030
Option 4: 4/17/2030 – 4/16/2031 - Place of performance is: Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, CA 92106
- For evaluation purposes, please provide any applicable procedures and technical information. If no information is provided, your quotation may be determined to be unresponsive.
- Award may be made on the basis of adherence to the schedule and/or soonest mobilization.
- PPIRS/CPARS information will be utilized to evaluate Past Performance.
- Please provide breakdown of total prices, if applicable, for Price Justification purposes.
- The Contracting Officer will utilize any available information, public or otherwise, to evaluate Vendor Responsibility.
- See Below for Applicable Clauses, Attachment 1 for technical specification, and Exhibit A for CDRLs.
Update #2 ·
**THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED, NOW CLOSING 4/7/2026**
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on SAM.gov.
This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2026-01 and DFARS Change Notice 2025-1110. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:
https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/change_notices.html.
The NAICS code is 325120. The business size standard is 1200 Employees. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from sources capable in accordance with RFQ #N3904026Q5446. See attached RFQ for details.
- Period of Performance: Subject to Shift
Base: 4/17/2026 – 4/16/2027
Option 1: 4/17/2027 – 4/16/2028
Option 2: 4/17/2028 – 4/16/2029
Option 3: 4/17/2029 – 4/16/2030
Option 4: 4/17/2030 – 4/16/2031 - Place of performance is: Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, CA 92106
- For evaluation purposes, please provide any applicable procedures and technical information. If no information is provided, your quotation may be determined to be unresponsive.
- Award may be made on the basis of adherence to the schedule and/or soonest mobilization.
- PPIRS/CPARS information will be utilized to evaluate Past Performance.
- Please provide breakdown of total prices, if applicable, for Price Justification purposes.
- The Contracting Officer will utilize any available information, public or otherwise, to evaluate Vendor Responsibility.
- See Below for Applicable Clauses, Attachment 1 for technical specification, and Exhibit A for CDRLs.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on SAM.gov.
This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2026-01 and DFARS Change Notice 2025-1110. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:
https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/change_notices.html.
The NAICS code is 325120. The business size standard is 1200 Employees. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from sources capable in accordance with RFQ #N3904026Q5446. See attached RFQ for details.
- Period of Performance: Subject to Shift
Base: 4/17/2026 – 4/16/2027
Option 1: 4/17/2027 – 4/16/2028
Option 2: 4/17/2028 – 4/16/2029
Option 3: 4/17/2029 – 4/16/2030
Option 4: 4/17/2030 – 4/16/2031 - Place of performance is: Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, CA 92106
- For evaluation purposes, please provide any applicable procedures and technical information. If no information is provided, your quotation may be determined to be unresponsive.
- Award may be made on the basis of adherence to the schedule and/or soonest mobilization.
- PPIRS/CPARS information will be utilized to evaluate Past Performance.
- Please provide breakdown of total prices, if applicable, for Price Justification purposes.
- The Contracting Officer will utilize any available information, public or otherwise, to evaluate Vendor Responsibility.
- See Below for Applicable Clauses, Attachment 1 for technical specification, and Exhibit A for CDRLs.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N3904026Q5446 U00002 Combined Synopsis Solicitation.docx | DOCX document | |
| N3904026Q5446 Q and A.docx | DOCX document | |
| N3904026Q5446 U00001 Combined Synopsis Solicitation.docx | DOCX document | |
| N3904026Q5446 Exhibit A.docx | DOCX document | |
| N3904026Q5446 Attachment 1 - TC.docx | DOCX document | |
| N3904026Q5446 Combined Synopsis Solicitation.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon Service PLOMA | Award Notice | |
| Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon Service PLOMA | Solicitation |
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