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Liquid Nitrogen at Point Mugu, CA
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The Defense Logistics Agency Energy Aerospace is seeking information from industry to assess potential sources capable of manufacturing Liquid Nitrogen (LN2), Type II, Grade B, designated by NSN 6830-01-644-2557, to meet the requirements of specification A-A-59503 or its current version. This Request for Information (RFI) is not a solicitation for proposals and no awards will result from responses; its purpose is to gather capabilities data for future acquisition planning. Interested organizations must demonstrate full capability to provide all production-related facilities, raw materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary for LN2 manufacture, including compliance with all sampling and testing requirements outlined in the specification. Respondents must confirm their ability to permit government quality assurance inspectors access to their production and load-out facilities for assessments. A minimum 90 MC capacity helium trailer is required for delivery, and Certificates of Analysis must be attached inside the rear cabinet of each container and submitted with iRAPT documentation via Wide Area Workflow. Delivery personnel must be U.S. citizens with state or federal photo identification listing full name and date of birth; Social Security numbers are required for background checks to access military installations, and drivers must comply with Real ID Act requirements as of May 7, 2025, presenting a compliant license or alternate federal ID such as a passport or military ID. All vehicles are subject to security searches, and escorts may be required. Companies must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide their Cage Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), along with business size classification and availability of ancillary services. The estimated annual requirement is 2,650 gallons of bulk LN2, with a potential period of performance of fifty-four months beginning in January 2027 at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, 93042. Responses must be submitted to the designated contracting specialists by 3 p.m. Central Time on July 21, 2026, and must not include proprietary, classified, or sensitive information. The NAICS code assigned is 325120, with no set-aside provisions, and the notice was issued under FAR 52.215-3 and FAR 15.209(c) to support market research for potential future contracts.
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Place of Performance
Point Mugu NAWC, CA, 93042, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Introduction:
This is a Request for Information (RFI) notice issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Aerospace – San Antonio, Texas in accordance with FAR 52.215-3 and FAR 15.209(c). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals but is for information or planning purposes. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. However, responses may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for future procurements. This notice issued by DLA Energy Aerospace is to identify potential sources and solicits industry to express their capability and interest to provide all the production related facilities, raw materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment and labor necessary for the manufacture of Liquid Nitrogen (LN2).
Specification Requirements:
- Liquid Nitrogen (LN2), Type II, Grade B, NSN (6830-01-644-2557) shall meet the requirements of A-A-59503 or current version.
Potential Locations:
- Naval Air Station, Point Mugu, California
Anticipated Period of Performance:
This potential requirement has an estimated fifty-four-month period of performance. If this requirement develops, the starting period of performance is January 2027.
Estimated Quantity for this potential requirement:
The estimated quantity for Liquid Nitrogen bulk is 2,650 gallons
Capability Statement:
Interested qualified organizations should submit a capability statement for this requirement. Statements should include an indication of current business size and a list of available ancillary services. The government would be interested in receiving capabilities information from interested suppliers regarding the following:
- Capability to fully meet the Liquid Nitrogen Bulk specifications. If there are parts of the specification that your company cannot meet, please list them.
- Capability to perform all the sampling/testing requirements listed in the specifications. If there are sampling/testing that your company cannot perform, please list them.
- Capability and willingness to allow government quality assurance inspectors access to supplier production/load-out plant to conduct quality assurance assessments as needed.
- Capability for a potential Federal Government Contract, your company must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Is your company registered in SAM, and if so, what is your company's Cage Code and UEI? If your company is not currently registered in SAM, would you be willing to register in the SAM system?
Information Submission Instructions: All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought notice should be submitted to Dylan Houston, Contracting Specialist, dylan.houston@dla.mil and Leno Smith, Contracting Officer, leno.smith@dla.mil. All responses must be received by 3pm CT on 21 July 2026.
Disclaimer and Important Notes:
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in the Government Point of Entry (GPE), SAM, at www.sam.gov. Respondents will be added to the prospective offerors list for any subsequent solicitation. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Confidentiality:
No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.
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