Nippon Sanso Deutschland GMBH

Nippon Gases Deutschland GMBH, operating as Praxair Industriegase, supplies liquid oxygen, nitrogen, helium, and other compressed and liquefied medical gases to U.S. Army and Defense Health Agency medical treatment facilities in the European theater exclusively as a prime contractor, competing on full-and-open, no-set-aside basis. The vendor is a German-based limited liability company and manufacturer of industrial and medical gases, headquartered in Düsseldorf, with primary NAICS categories covering industrial gas manufacturing and surgical/medical instrument manufacturing (PSC 4210 — Gases: Compressed and Liquefied).

Customer concentration is extreme and narrow. The Department of the Army Medical Command accounts for 65 awards and $5.6 million (81% of combined potential value) across the recent award portfolio. The Department of the Army places 11 additional awards worth $428 thousand; the Defense Health Agency accounts for 3 awards and $86 thousand; and the Defense Commissary Agency placed 1 award worth $150 thousand. These top four customers represent 91% of combined potential value across the portfolio, with all work performed at military medical treatment facilities in Germany and Belgium.

The vendor holds position on five Army Medical Command indefinite delivery contracts with substantial order depth. Indefinite Delivery Contract W9114F04D0005 carries 26 task orders totaling $839 thousand; W9114F10D0002 carries 12 task orders for $451 thousand; W9114F14D0004 carries 10 task orders for $394 thousand; W9114F19D0006 carries 10 task orders for $575 thousand; and W9114F04D0007 carries 8 task orders for $154 thousand. The vendor was awarded a new single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract from Army Medical Command on October 15, 2025, with a ceiling of $900 thousand through September 30, 2030, supporting medical gas deliveries to 19 sites across Germany and Belgium, including Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Two delivery orders have been issued under this vehicle as of November 2025 (valued at $99,369.79 and $30,259.07, respectively), with firm fixed-price structures and completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. The vendor also holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement from the Defense Commissary Agency (ceiling $150 thousand, January 15, 2025 through September 30, 2024) for dry ice products.

Activity has been sparse but steady — two awards each in 2021, 2022, and 2023, one in 2024, and four in 2025. The vendor has been registered in the System for Award Management since 2004. Only two awards (combined potential value $130 thousand) face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The vendor operates exclusively in the medical logistics supply chain for European-based U.S. military medical facilities and has no subcontractor footprint in the federal award portfolio.