OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

The contract, awarded to MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. under solicitation SPE60126FL01V and executed as a delivery order against the base contract SPE60121D1534, is a firm-fixed-price requirements agreement for the supply of aviator’s breathing oxygen and related technical gases to U.S. Air Force installations. The total estimated value of the base contract is $3,780,962, with the specific delivery order in question valued at $45.00 for a minor quantity variance of aviator’s breathing oxygen under NSN 6830-01-644-2463. The contract spans a five-year performance period from August 13, 2021, to June 30, 2026, with delivery points distributed across multiple Air Force bases including Lackland AFB, Vance AFB, Tinker AFB, Minot AFB, and others, identified by DoDAAC codes. Delivery is governed by FOB destination terms, and the contractor is obligated to comply strictly with MIL-PRF-27210J for packaging, preservation, and marking of aviator’s breathing oxygen, as well as CID A-A-59503D for technical nitrogen, including adherence to NSN labeling and implied MIL-STD-129 barcoding requirements for DoD logistics. The contract employs multiple FAR and DFARS clauses, including variation in quantity of up to 10%, ordering authority under indefinite-delivery contracts, cybersecurity safeguarding under DFARS 252.204-7012, and defense priority and allocation requirements. Invoicing is mandated through WAWF only, with payments processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under appropriation BX: 97X4930 5CFX 001 2620 S33189. MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. is certified as a small business with multiple socioeconomic designations including HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB-eligible, and must maintain ongoing compliance with self-certification requirements and reporting obligations tied to these statuses. The contractor is not responsible for inspection or acceptance, which remains the sole authority of the Government at the destination locations, and must adhere to all contractual specifications as referenced in performance documents, with no alternate remittance or invo