OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

Airgas USA LLC has been awarded a Firm Fixed-Price Requirements Contract under SPE60125D1515 for the supply of aviator breathing oxygen and other cryogenic gases to 26 U.S. military installations across the Southeast Region. The contract, effective from September 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, encompasses a comprehensive scope including delivery, transportation, tank servicing, and specialized handling of gases such as Liquid Oxygen, Liquid Nitrogen, and Liquid Argon, all in compliance with stringent military specifications including MIL-PRF-27210 and MIL-PRF-27415. The primary deliverable under the associated delivery order SPE60126FL02T is Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen, with a total contract value of $3,480.00, though the overall anticipated contract value ranges between $750,054 and $1,309,923 over five years based on annual estimated quantities and pre-established escalation factors per CLIN. Deliveries are made F.O.B. Destination, with inspection occurring at origin and formal acceptance performed by the Government at verified military bases including NAS Jacksonville, Eglin AFB, Maxwell AFB, and others. Packaging, labeling, and barcoding strictly follow MIL-STD-129 and 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensuring hazardous material compliance and machine-readable identification. The contract mandates use of WAWF for all invoicing, with payments routed through DoDAAC SL4701, and enforces a full suite of FAR clauses covering cybersecurity, labor standards, equal opportunity, whistleblower protections, trafficking in persons, and prohibitions on certain foreign vendors such as Kaspersky and ByteDance. Security requirements align with NIST SP 800-171 and FedRAMP Moderate benchmarks, and subcontractor responsibility is governed by standard integrity provisions. While the contract includes detailed supply schedules, pricing structures with annual escalations, and specific packaging and marking rules, no explicit evaluation factors or socioeconomic set-asides were disclosed in the award documentation, and no formal representations from the awardee regarding size status or certifications were found. The Contracting Officer is located at DLA Energy Aerospace Energy, with delivery and payment coordination managed through defined DoDAACs and WAWF support channels.