PROPELLANT PRESSURIZING AGENT, HELIUM

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a delivery order under contract SPE60123D1511 to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (CAGE 00742) for the procurement of propellant pressurizing agent, helium, with a total price of $89,302.50, delivered under the solicitation SPE60126FL00W and effective July 15, 2026. This order falls under a broader multi-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle covering a performance period from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2027, with estimated total values ranging from over $5 million to a maximum ceiling of nearly $98 million across multiple contract line items for helium, propane, and related services. The delivery is FOB Destination, with inspection occurring at the origin and acceptance at multiple designated military installations including Arnold AFB, Holloman AFB, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and others, requiring compliance with Department of Defense activity address codes and national stock numbers for traceability. The contract incorporates a comprehensive suite of FAR and DFARS clauses governing labor standards, subcontractor sales restrictions, buy American provisions, cybersecurity requirements under NIST SP 800-171, cyber incident reporting, prohibitions on Kaspersky and ByteDance products, and small business set-asides, with no formal set-aside designation applied to this specific order. Invoicing must be processed through Wide Area WorkFlow with payment handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, and all deliveries must adhere to special handling instructions including evacuation and purge of cylinders. Technical requirements are supported by referenced military specifications including MIL-PRF-27407D and supplementary quality assurance provisions, though no explicit packaging, preservation, or barcoding standards like MIL-STD-129 are cited. The contract is treated as a commercial acquisition, and while no specific evaluation factors or basis of award are disclosed for this delivery order, the prime contractor is subject to post-award small business re-representation requirements and must maintain unique entity identifier and cybersecurity compliance data. Contract administration is managed by Tammie Campbell as the contracting officer, with delivery coordination supported by Debbie Rickner, and payment processing tied to the DoDAAC SL4701 and accounting code 97X4930 5CFX 001 2620 S33189