PROPELLANT PRESSURI

MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. has been awarded a requirements-type contract under SPE60121D1539 with a total estimated value of $6,890,189.93, administered by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy - Aerospace, with the award notice issued on July 14, 2026. The contract spans a performance period from September 8, 2021, to June 30, 2026, and mandates the supply of propellant pressurant gases, including LN9, under National Stock Number 9135-01-665-3253, with a unit price of $251.66 per ton and a permitted quantity variation of plus or minus 10 percent. Deliveries are required FOB destination to multiple government sites including Edwards AFB, Beale AFB, Luke AFB, and other locations across Arizona, California, and Colorado, with government-furnished tanks provided for use. The contractor must adhere to MIL-PRF-27210J and CGA P-59 specifications, submit preproduction samples for approval, and conduct quarterly sampling with laboratory testing for purity, odor, and moisture content on all shipments. Invoicing is exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), with mandatory registration and compliance with routing instructions to DoDAAC SL4701 and administrative contact AE_PropellantGases@DLA.MIL. The contract incorporates critical FAR and DFARS clauses including 52.204-25 prohibiting certain telecommunications equipment, 252.204-7012 for cyber incident reporting and safeguarding defense information, 52.216-21 for requirements contracting, and 52.232-40 for accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. The awardee is certified as a Women-Owned Small Business under the WOSB Program, triggering compliance with subcontracting plan requirements under FAR 52.219-9. The contract includes provisions for emergency deliveries within three calendar days, hot fill procedures, detention fees for delays, and restrictions on modifying customer-owned tanks without approval. All deliveries must be accompanied by documentation compliant with Standard Form 1449 and marking requirements using specified NSNs and DoDAAC codes, although specific packaging standards beyond MIL-PRF-25508J and MIL