# Helium Transportation Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/20151544 - Solicitation number: 20151544 - Notice type: Justification (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to Navifreight LLC - Department: Department of Homeland Security - Agency: US Customs and Border Protection - Contracting office: Air and Marine Contracting Division (70B02C) - NAICS: 488510 Freight Transportation Arrangement - Product or service code: 8145 Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - County: Yuma County (FIPS 04027). https://abierto.us/counties/yuma-county-az-04027 - City: Yuma. https://abierto.us/cities/yuma-az-0485540 - First posted: June 4, 2025 - Last posted: June 24, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/50f729fea9da40ff9435bdbbd275e3c4/view ## Description The Tethered Aerostats Radar System (TARS) provides for long-range search and track of air and surface targets, providing multi-domain awareness to CBP Air Marine Operations Center (AMOC), Caribbean AMOC (CAMOC), Office of Border Patrol (OBP), United States Coast Guard (USCG), and the U.S. military. The TARS program is comprised of aerostats, aerostat support systems, radars, weather equipment, communications systems, winch systems, facilities, special purpose vehicles, associated equipment, and personnel necessary to accomplish the mission. DLA Aerospace Energy (DLA-E) provides helium product to TARS’ seven (7), TMSS’ two (2), and TAS’ four (4) operational sites. All sites require gaseous helium, which is stored in helium tube trailers onsite. Helium provides direct lift aerial support to Aerostat, radar, and other surveillance tools to overcome line of sight constraints to deter illegal activity along the U.S Southern Border, Florida Keys, and portions of the Caribbean. The trailers used to store, transport, and provide helium are required to be available onsite for daily operations, maintenance, lift loss testing and scheduled / unscheduled inflation to ensure Aerostat stays aloft to support 24/7/365 operations. Based on current and standing operational requirements, TARS estimates an average of thirty- nine (39) roundtrips annually across TARS’ seven operational sites, TMSS two sites, and TAS four operational sites to sustain and maintain Aerostat Minimum Operating Altitude (MOA) and avoid disruption of site operations, causing a potential national security crisis due to site Non-Mission Capability (NMC). The end state will be for aerostat sites to have recurring and on demand transportation support. Due to the potential national security crisis, critical nature of this requirement, timeline, resources, and cost, CBP immediately requires a vendor that can meet and exceed the Statement of Work (SOW) requirements to pick up, transport, and deliver helium trailers as scheduled and unscheduled to ensure the continuation of TARS operations without delay or interruption. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Navifreight LLC (UEI KMEMHTBE8NQ7) - Contract: 70B02C25C00000051, definitive contract - Obligated: $325,887.28 - Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received - Link: award number 70B02C25C00000051 equals the contract number; same awarding office 70B02C (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70B02C25C00000051_7014_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - June 4, 2025: Presolicitation, due June 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT. Notice 935592460338477ca71dd9cc9ec5542f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/935592460338477ca71dd9cc9ec5542f/view - June 24, 2025: Justification. Notice 50f729fea9da40ff9435bdbbd275e3c4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/50f729fea9da40ff9435bdbbd275e3c4/view ## Points of contact - Somer Nastick, somer.nastick@cbp.dhs.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/20151544.