Emergency On-Call Helium Delivery Support

The contract is for emergency on-call delivery services to provide unscheduled and urgent liquid helium resupply at NIST facilities in Boulder, Colorado, requiring 24/7 availability to support critical research operations. The services must ensure timely response to unexpected helium depletion events, maintaining continuity of experiments and instrumentation that rely on cryogenic conditions. Performance is tied strictly to the Boulder location, with responses expected at any time, day or night, without prior notice. This is a subcontract set aside entirely for small businesses under the SBA’s Total Small Business Set-Aside program, classified under NAICS code 484220 for special freight trucking. The solicitation was posted on July 21, 2026, with responses due by August 11, 2026. The contracting entity is the Department of Commerce through NIST, and while specific point of contact details are not provided, all proposals must fully address the 24/7 operational requirement and demonstrate capacity to meet the high-reliability standards necessary for federal scientific infrastructure.