Sociedade Portuguesa Do Ar Líquido Arlíquido, LDA

Sociedade Portuguesa Do Ar Líquido Arlíquido, LDA, a Portuguese subsidiary of the French multinational Air Liquide, supplies aviator's breathing oxygen and other compressed industrial gases to the U.S. Department of Defense as a prime contractor on full-and-open (unrestricted) delivery orders and blanket purchase agreement calls. The company operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) with no subcontract footprint, competes without set-aside designation, and holds no SBA certifications.

Arlíquido's customer base is concentrated in defense logistics and Air Force operations. The Department of the Air Force accounts for 51 of 68 total awards ($622 thousand combined potential value), split between the Air Force directly (42 awards) and United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (9 awards); the Defense Logistics Agency Energy accounts for 16 awards ($526 thousand). A single award from Defense Media Activity rounds out the customer set. The two rankings align completely — Air Force and DLA Energy dominate both volume and dollars — reflecting a specialized supplier model focused on a narrow customer set and a single product category.

Arlíquido's work sits on three primary vehicles. The Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE60121D1527 with DLA Energy, established in April 2021 with a $285,729 ceiling through October 2026, carries 15 task orders ($241 thousand combined potential value) for aviator's breathing oxygen and nitrogen delivery to European military installations in Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Blanket Purchase Agreement FA448617A0001 with the Air Force holds 3 task orders ($28 thousand); Indefinite Delivery Contract FA448606A0002 with the Air Force holds 20 task orders ($103 thousand); and BPA FA448611A0010 with the Air Force holds 20 task orders ($182 thousand). Individual delivery orders and BPA calls typically range from approximately $12 thousand to $65 thousand in value.

Award activity has declined over the past three years — five awards in 2022 and 2023, three in 2024, and two in 2025 — with only one award in 2026 year-to-date. Arlíquido's capability is narrowly defined: primary NAICS categories are Petroleum Refineries (42 awards) and Industrial Gas Manufacturing (25 awards), and primary PSC is Gases: Compressed and Liquefied (66 of 68 awards). The vendor's footprint reflects a specialized, geographically positioned supplier of critical aviation gases supporting European military operations under recurring, low-dollar delivery mechanisms rather than a broad federal prime contractor.