Linde Puerto Rico B.V.

Linde Puerto Rico B.V., doing business as Praxair, supplies industrial gases, medical gases, propellant pressurizing agents, and related equipment rentals to federal agencies as a prime contractor operating under full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The company is a for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, and competes across full and open federal procurements without claiming minority or small-business status.

Linde's federal capability portfolio centers on three concrete product lines: propellant pressurizing agents for military fuel and energy operations (PSC Liquid Propellant Fuels and Oxidizers), industrial and medical gases (PSC Gases: Compressed and Liquefied; PSC Medical Gases), and specialty equipment rentals including tube trailers. Representative prime awards include a $1.67 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with Defense Logistics Agency Energy through June 2027 for propellant pressurizing agents and equipment rentals; a $501 thousand single-award IDC with Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 through July 2029 for medical-grade gases to VA Caribbean Healthcare System; a $108 thousand firm fixed-price delivery order from DLA Energy for propellant pressurizing agents (March 2023); and a $106 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from the Food and Drug Administration for liquid nitrogen supply through September 2030. Recent 2025–2026 activity includes delivery orders from the Department of Energy and Department of Veterans Affairs for propellant pressurizing agents and medical gases, ranging from $60 thousand to $75 thousand per order.

Customer concentration is dual-anchored. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 and Defense Logistics Agency Energy together account for 64% of recent awards by count but 80% of combined potential value ($4.2 million and $3.2 million respectively). The FDA, Department of the Navy, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration account for the remaining tracked customer base. The top two customers diverge in composition — VA VISN 8 places frequent smaller delivery orders for medical gases, while DLA Energy drives dollar volume through the larger IDC for propellants and rentals.

Linde holds two primary vehicle positions: the DLA Energy IDC (SPE60122D1508) with 19 task orders worth $1.5 million, and the VA VISN 8 IDC (V797P9162) with 10 task orders worth $586 thousand. Both are single-award contracts running through mid-2027 and mid-2029 respectively, with task orders issued under full and open delivery-order procedures. A third single-award IDC with VA for medical gases (36C24824D0091) carries 3 task orders worth $194 thousand.

Activity has remained modest and steady over the past five years — ranging from two awards in 2026 (through March) to nine in 2025 — with a combined potential value of $10.2 million across 106 prime awards since 1996. The vendor has no federal subcontract footprint and operates solely as a prime contractor. Only one award with ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months carries material exposure ($216 thousand for tube trailer rental through December 2026), limiting recompete cliff risk in the near term. NAICS concentration aligns with capability: Industrial Gas Manufacturing (NAICS 325120) accounts for 41 of 106 awards, with smaller shares in pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing and other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing. The vendor's federal footprint is geographically concentrated in Puerto Rico, with all work performed at facilities in Gurabo or San Juan.