Specialty Gas Blending and Custom Mixtures

The contract awarded under the Speciality Gas Blending and Custom Mixtures solicitation is a small business set-aside aimed at procuring precision gas blends tailored for specialized laboratory applications at NIOSH in Morgantown, West Virginia. The work involves the production and supply of custom calibration gases and research-grade gas mixtures that require exacting composition controls to support scientific and occupational safety studies. The North American Industry Classification System code 325188 indicates the focus on other chemical product and preparation manufacturing, emphasizing the technical nature of the gas blending process and the need for strict quality assurance protocols. This subcontract opportunity, open to total small businesses as defined by the SBA, requires proposals to be submitted by July 29, 2026, and is administered by the CDC Office of Acquisition Services under the Department of Health and Human Services. The place of performance is specifically tied to Morgantown, suggesting that delivery, testing, or on-site coordination may be critical components of the contract execution. High CLIN counts imply multiple line items for diverse gas formulations, indicating a sustained and varied demand for customized gas mixtures, likely supporting ongoing research in hazardous substance detection, exposure assessment, and analytical instrument calibration.