OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

The contract, awarded to MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. under solicitation SPE60126FL00M and administered through the existing requirements contract SPE60121D1534, is a commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 12, specifically structured as a fixed-price contract for the supply of aviator’s breathing oxygen and related technical gases. The primary line item includes 2,700 units of oxygen (NSN 6830-01-644-2463) at a unit price of $0.01, totaling $27.00, with a permitted quantity variance of plus or minus 10 percent. The contract spans a period of performance from August 13, 2021, through June 30, 2026, with deliveries made FOB destination to multiple U.S. Air Force bases including Lackland, Holloman, Vance, Cannon, and other installations. The contract supports the government’s annual operational needs with estimated annual quantities listed for additional items such as V200 equipment, technical nitrogen, and associated hardware, collectively totaling an obligated contract value of $3,780,962. All deliveries must comply with MIL-PRF-27210J for aviator’s breathing oxygen and CID A-A-59503D for technical nitrogen, including specifications for purity, odor, and moisture content. Packaging and marking must adhere to DODAAC and NSN standards, and shipments are subject to government inspection at origin and acceptance at destination. Invoicing is mandated exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), with payments processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, using the DoDAAC SL4701. The contractor, a Women-Owned Small Business eligible under the WOSB Program, is required to maintain SAM.gov certifications and comply with DFARS clause 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and reporting cyber incidents within 72 hours. No contracting officer’s technical representative is explicitly named, and the point of contact for payment and administrative matters is designated as AE_PropellantGases@DLA.MIL. The contract’s legal framework incorporates standard FAR clauses on commercial items, ordering, variation in quantity, and delivery requirements, with no indication of competitive trade-offs, supporting a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection approach.