OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

Contract SPE601-21-D-1539 is a firm-fixed-price commercial item award issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Aerospace to Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. for the supply of aviation gases, including aviator's breathing oxygen, technical nitrogen, and propellant pressurizing agents. The overarching contract, awarded on September 8, 2021, with a total value of $6,890,189.93, supports over 16 U.S. military installations such as NAS Fallon, MCAS Miramar, and Travis AFB through June 30, 2026. The contractor is required to adhere to strict quality standards, including MIL-PRF-27210J for oxygen, and must provide preproduction and periodic samples every 60 days to ensure purity, odor, and moisture compliance. A specific delivery order, SPE60126FK94T, was issued on June 25, 2026, for 3,200 units of aviator's breathing oxygen (NSN 6830-01-644-2463) at a unit price of $1.72, totaling $5,504.00 for delivery to Fallon, NV. However, Amendment P00001, effective June 26, 2026, terminated this specific line item for convenience. Contract administration requires the use of the DIBBS system for order receipt and Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) for electronic invoicing. Compliance mandates include NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding covered defense information and adherence to FAR Part 12 for commercial item acquisitions.