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NNSY-Airgas Cylinders
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The U.S. Navy’s Norfolk Naval Shipyard is pursuing a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract under Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 to procure high-purity gas delivery and cylinder rental services from Airgas USA, LLC, as the only responsible source capable of meeting the specified requirements. The contract will provide 10 cylinders of UHP hydrogen, 20 cylinders of UHP argon, 30 cylinders of zero-grade air, 15 cylinders of UHP oxygen, 20 cylinders of P-5 UHP gas (5% methane in argon), and 15 cylinders of UHP nitrogen, all delivered and rented under specific CGA standards. The work will be performed at Portsmouth, Virginia, under NAICS Code 325120, with a size standard of $12 million, and PSC W068, covering lease and rental of chemical products. The acquisition will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 12 and include one base year of performance beginning in 2026, encompassing all labor, gas delivery, and cylinder leasing services. The solicitation, identified as N4215826QN040, will be posted no later than August 4, 2026, exclusively on SAM.gov in electronic form, and only vendors registered in the System for Award Management will be eligible for award. Responses to this pre-solicitation notice will not be evaluated, returned, or compensated, as this is strictly a notice of intent and not a solicitation for competitive proposals. The government retains full discretion to proceed without competition based on the uniqueness of the supplier’s capabilities and the specific technical requirements of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Materials Test Laboratory. Questions regarding procurement details must be directed to Crystal Porter or Denise Swain at the provided Navy email addresses and phone numbers.
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Portsmouth, VA, 23709, USASet-Aside
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THIS REQUIREMENT IS ADVERTISED AS SOLE SOURCE. THE NOTICE IS PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This announcement is a sole source pre-solicitation notice.
This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. “A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not return any information submitted, nor will the Government compensate any company who responds to this notice.
This requirement will be solicited with only one responsible source in accordance with FAR 12 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) hereby gives notice of its intent to award a sole source, Firm‑Fixed‑Price (FFP) contract to Airgas USA, LLC gas delivery and pick up service for high purity gases required by Mid-Atlantic Regional Materials Test Laboratory.
The supplier shall, at most, provide the following gases:
- 10 Cylinders of UHP Hydrogen, 99.999% Pure, Size 300 CGA 350
- 20 Cylinders of UHP Argon, 99.999% Pure, Size 300 CGA 580
- 30 Cylinders of Zero Grade Air, size 300 (THC <1.0 ppm) CGA 590
- 15 Cylinders of UHP Oxygen, 99.999% pure, size 300 CGA 540
- 20 Cylinders of P-5 UHP (5% Methane, balance Argon), size 200 CGA 350
- 15 Cylinders of UHP 99.999% Pure Nitrogen, size 300 CGA 580
This procurement will be conducted under NAICS Code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing), which has a size standard of $12 million, and PSC W068 (Lease-Rent of Chemical Products).
The anticipated award will include one (1) Base Year of performance in 2026. Services include all labor, materials of specialty gas delivered and cylinders leased.
The solicitation is anticipated to be available no later than Tuesday August 04, 2026. Once available, the solicitation will be posted to this site: www.sam.gov under the solicitation number N4215826QN040. Potential vendors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available in electronic form.
Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov.
Please direct all questions regarding this requirement to Contract Specialist Crystal Porter (crystal.p.porter.civ@us.navy.mil) or Contract Officer Denise Swain (denise.j.swain.civ@us.navy.mil).
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