North American Refrigerants Inc.

North American Refrigerants Inc., operating as North Lakes Distributing, is a woman-owned small disadvantaged business and subchapter S corporation based in Campbellsport, Wisconsin, registered to receive federal awards since November 2008. The company specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of specialized refrigerant materials, serving as a critical supplier of industrial refrigeration products to federal agencies. As a certified small business with woman-owned and self-certified small disadvantaged business designations, North Lakes Distributing has established itself as a reliable vendor for procurements requiring technical expertise and specialized product knowledge.

North Lakes Distributing has consistently served as a prime contractor to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center, providing virgin R-134a refrigerant (1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane) to support the agency's aeronautics research and wind tunnel testing operations. The company's federal contract portfolio spans from July 2021 through August 2026, comprising five purchase orders totaling approximately $3.92 million for the delivery of specialized refrigerant materials. Each contract has been awarded as a total small business set-aside, reflecting North Lakes Distributing's qualification status and NASA's commitment to supporting small businesses. The contracts specify delivery of refrigerant quantities ranging from 40,000 to 240,000 pounds per order, with shipments via tank truck to NASA Langley's Hampton, Virginia facility or its Transonic Dynamics Tunnel testing facility. All contracts require compliance with ARI Standard 700 specifications for new refrigerants and have utilized firm fixed-price contract structures evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. The consistency of awards from NASA Langley Research Center over multiple years demonstrates North Lakes Distributing's sustained capability and performance in supplying mission-critical refrigeration materials to support advanced aeronautics and wind tunnel research initiatives.

North American Refrigerants, Inc. (formally North Lakes Distributing, Inc.) was established in 1994.

North American is a certified Woman Owned Business. When WBE participation is called for, refrigerants from North American Refrigerants, Inc. is the easy choice.

North American offers its customers more than 20 years of experience in the refrigerant and environmental compliance industries.

In 2014 we introduced our own Nordic name brand refrigerants. Our willingness to stand behind our own name brand reinforces our accountability and commitment to our customers.

North American Refrigerants will continue offering ARI 700 refrigerants, both reclaimed and virgin, in our trademarked Nordic packaging.