OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

The contract, awarded to AIRGAS USA, LLC under solicitation SPE60126FL02V and issued as a delivery order against parent contract SPE60125D1509, covers the supply of Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen under NSN 6830016442463 at a total price of $2,970.00, with performance extending through the base period of October 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030. The acquisition falls under FAR Part 12 as a commercial item purchase, incorporating applicable clauses including 52.212-5 for commercial terms, 52.225-1 with Alternate I for Buy American requirements containing customizable percentage thresholds, 52.204-23 prohibiting Kaspersky Lab products, and 52.204-10 requiring executive compensation reporting with customization placeholders. The contract is awarded under a firm-fixed-price structure with no option years, and pricing is fixed per unit with no escalation provisions for this specific line item. Delivery is f.o.b. destination to multiple U.S. military installations in the Northeast, including Andrews AFB, Wright-Patterson AFB, and Pittsburgh ARS, with inspections and acceptance occurring solely at the point of delivery. The contractor is responsible for transporting and delivering oxygen to government-owned tanks at these sites, and performance is governed by the contract’s broad scope allowing task or delivery orders during the five-year period. No explicit packaging, preservation, or labeling standards beyond NSN and DODAAC identification are specified, and quality compliance is assessed based solely on conformance to contract requirements without reference to MIL-STDs. Invoicing must be submitted exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, with payment processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contracting office is the DLA Aerospace & Energy, and while the Contracting Officer representative and principal contracting officer details are not provided, a local administrator is listed for coordination. The acquisition was not set aside for any socioeconomic category, and while the base contract contains multiple CLINs totaling approximately $431,547.50 for other oxygen, nitrogen, and service components, this specific award is limited to the single line item for 3,000 units of oxygen at $0.99 per unit. All representations and certifications required under FAR clauses are embedded in