Long-Term Sustainment: Airgas Awarded $64.3M Sole-Source Deal for Space Force Operations

Airgas USA LLC, doing business as Airgas, Long Beach, California, has been awarded an estimated $64,327,210 fixed-price, requirements contract for gaseous nitrogen pipeline at Vandenberg Space Force Base California. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(a), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The performance completion date is Sept. 28, 2030. Using customers are Space Force and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriations is fiscal 2025 through 2030 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas (SPE601-25-D-1519).