Holston Gases, Inc.

Holston Gases, Inc., a small business based in Knoxville, Tennessee, supplies compressed gases, specialty gases, welding equipment, and instrumentation maintenance services to federal agencies as a prime contractor on 97% of recent awards. The vendor operates almost exclusively on full-and-open procurements; across its recent footprint, total small business set-asides account for roughly half of awards, with the remainder competed without set-aside designation.

Holston Gases' capability portfolio centers on industrial gas delivery—hydrogen gas, compressed gases, liquid carbon dioxide, and specialty gases—and welding-related equipment and services. Recent representative work includes a $37,311.76 total small business purchase order from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2025) to supply hydrogen gas to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama, supporting twice-daily weather balloon launches through August 2028; a $618,905.99 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield (2023) for welding camp lab services supporting the First Step Act in Tolleson, Arizona; and a $132,592.90 emergency propane supply contract from the Federal Medical Center Lexington (2026) for heating and facility operations at a civilian corrections facility.

Customer concentration is dispersed across fourteen federal agencies. The top five customers by potential value account for 90% of combined potential value, dominated by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield ($619 thousand across 2 awards) and the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 ($274 thousand across 12 awards). By award count, the VA placement ranks first (12 awards, 39% coverage), with smaller order volumes from the Forest Service Job Corps, NOAA, and FBI Headquarters. Holston Gases holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Defense Headquarters Division (awarded April 29, 2026, ceiling $200 thousand, completion April 30, 2031) for specialty gas supply.

Activity has remained modest and uneven—one to four awards per year over the past five years—with only two awards (combined potential value $42 thousand) completing within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure. The vendor's subcontractor footprint is negligible (3% of awards); named prime contractors include Beyond New Horizons LLC, under which Holston Gases provides carbon dioxide services for fire suppression systems. Across the portfolio, Industrial Gas Manufacturing dominates NAICS representation (17 awards), with welding equipment manufacturing and medical instrument manufacturing rounding out secondary categories.

Founded in 1958, Holston Gases is a third-generation family-owned independent industrial gas company.

We carry all welding and industrial gases, medical, specialty and laboratory, beverage gases, and propane. We equip ourselves to handle compressed cylinders, bulk facilities, and liquid requirements.

Holston Gases is a full line welding supply company that also carries safety and industrial supplies