OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

The contract awarded to LINDE KOREA CO., LTD (CAGE 274KF) under solicitation SPE60126FL02U and delivery order SPE60126D1511 is a five-year firm fixed-price agreement running from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, with a total estimated value of approximately $94 million. The primary deliverable is aviator’s breathing oxygen (NSN 6830016442463), supplied in bulk quantities under MIL-PRF-27210J specifications, with additional service materials and support components delivered to U.S. Air Force installations in South Korea, including Kunsan, Osan, and Suwon Air Bases, where deliveries must be made into customer-owned tanks at designated cryogenic facilities. All deliveries are f.o.b. destination, requiring strict compliance with DoD packaging, marking, labeling, and barcoding standards, including the use of NSN, DODAAC, and CLIN identifiers in accordance with MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130 norms. Invoicing must be submitted exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, with payment administered under appropriation 97X4930 5CFX 001 2620 S33189. Contract administration is managed by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, with Jessica Negron as the contracting officer, and inspections and acceptance are conducted by government personnel at the delivery sites without any pre-delivery inspection. The contract incorporates numerous FAR clauses covering commercial item procedures, cybersecurity (including NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS 252.204-7012), prohibitions on Kaspersky and ByteDance products, trade agreement compliance, and reporting obligations for executive compensation and subcontract awards. Quality assurance is governed by a suite of QAPs, including QAP 33.10 and others, and performance is tied to adherence to military specifications and timely delivery, with permitted quantity variance of plus or minus 10% on the primary oxygen line item. The contractor is required to maintain active SAM.gov registration and comply with all federal acquisition regulations without any set-aside status or socioeconomic preferences applied, and full subcontract flow-downs of cybersecurity and compliance