OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a five-year requirements contract to AIRGAS USA, LLC, a small business certified as a Women-Owned Small Business, for the supply of Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen and Liquid Nitrogen under contract number SPE60125D1514, with award notice SPE60126FL07A issued on July 31, 2026. The total estimated contract value ranges from $627,680 to $877,080, accounting for base quantities and a permissible ±10% variance under FAR 52.211-16. Deliveries are F.O.B. Destination to three primary locations in the U.S. Southeast: Memphis Air National Guard in Tennessee and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base and Air National Guard in New Orleans, Louisiana. The contractor must comply with strict packaging and marking requirements under MIL-STD-129 and MIL-PRF-27210, ensuring hazardous materials are handled and labeled in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200 and other federal regulations. Product specifications require compliance with MIL-PRF-27210 for Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen and Commercial Item Description A-A-59503 for Liquid Nitrogen, with supporting Quality Assurance Provisions (QAPs) mandating rigorous manufacturing and testing documentation. The contract is firm-fixed-price and incorporates extensive regulatory and compliance obligations under federal acquisition regulations, including cybersecurity mandates under NIST SP 800-171 Rev 1 and DFARS 252.204-7012, requiring implementation of security controls for Controlled Unclassified Information and reporting of cyber incidents within 72 hours. The contractor must also adhere to supply chain security rules prohibiting use of covered telecommunications equipment and software from entities like ByteDance, Huawei, and ZTE, and comply with labor and employment provisions such as equal opportunity for veterans and workers with disabilities, service contract labor standards, and anti-trafficking requirements. Invoicing is exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system, with payments processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. All deliveries require submission of certificates of conformance and test reports tied to specific attachments referenced in the contract. The contracting officer is Kelley Mauldin of DLA ENERGY AEROSPACE ENERGY-DLAE-M, and the contractor's CAGE code is