OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

The contract, awarded to AIRGAS USA, LLC (CAGE 6NTX4) under delivery order SPE60126FL01C, is a firm fixed-price commercial item contract governed by FAR Part 12 and administered by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Aerospace Energy office. The primary deliverable is oxygen, aviator’s breathing (NSN 6830-01-644-2463), to be provided over a five-year period from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2030, with an annual base quantity of 12,000 UG6 units totaling 60,000 UG6 units over the life of the contract. Pricing escalates annually with fixed unit rates starting at $4.94 per UG6 in Year 1 and increasing each year through Year 5, with a contractual allowance for ±10% variance in annual quantities per FAR 52.211-16. Associated services include the provision of 24 tank containers per year and four transportation runs annually, each with escalating fixed prices. The contract is delivered F.O.B. destination for containers and F.O.B. origin for the oxygen product, with final acceptance taking place at the LOX Storage Facility, Building N103, Kodiak, AK, identified by DODAAC Z20270 and Location ID CDSKODIAKA. All product must conform to MIL-PRF-2 Type II specifications for aviator’s breathing oxygen and packaging must strictly follow MIL-PRF-27210J, with two contractor-provided containers delivered f.o.b. destination. Quality assurance is governed by multiple Energy QAP documents referenced in attachments, and inspection occurs at origin while acceptance occurs at destination under government oversight. The contract incorporates robust cybersecurity, supply chain, and compliance requirements under DFARS clauses including 252.204-7012, which mandates adherence to NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information and requires reporting of cyber incidents within 72 hours via the Defense Industrial Base Network, with media preserved for 90 days post-incident. Cloud service providers must meet FedRAMP Moderate baseline if used for handling defense information, and use of ByteDance applications is prohibited. Counterfeit parts are addressed under DFARS 252