Cryogenic Gases Nitrogen and Argon for Watervliet Arsenal

The contract awards a one-year period from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, for the supply of up to 18,000 gallons each of liquid nitrogen and liquid argon to Watervliet Arsenal in New York, with all deliveries required to meet a minimum purity of 99.998% and be accompanied by a Safety Data Sheet with every shipment. Contractors must install telemetry-based monitoring units on WVA tanks and initiate automatic deliveries when tank levels reach 30%, ensuring delivery within 48 hours, with drivers required to check in with Shipping/Receiving at Building 35E both before and after each delivery. The contract is structured as a Firm Fixed Price with FOB Destination terms, meaning the contractor assumes all transportation costs and responsibilities, and inspection and acceptance occur at the destination site. The solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 325120, with evaluation conducted on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, prioritizing compliance with all material requirements including hazardous materials handling, UID labeling per MIL-STD-130, and shipment marking in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Contractors must comply with all applicable federal and DoD security mandates, including Personal Identity Verification for personnel, NACI background checks, adherence to NCIC-III and TSDB screening protocols, and implementation of NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity standards to protect Covered Defense Information. The contract prohibits procurement of goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems and requires electronic invoicing through WAWF using designated document types. All offerors must be small businesses registered in SAM.gov with valid UEIs and must submit complete representations of size status, with no options or subcontracting beyond commercial products allowed without prior approval. Compliance with FAR and DFARS clauses covering ethics, whistleblower rights, executive compensation disclosures, and prohibitions on inverted domestic corporations and Maduro regime business ties is mandatory, and failure to meet any non-negotiable safety, purity, timing, or security requirement may result in contract termination.