# Bulk Liquid Nitrogen (LN₂) Delivery and Tank Rental Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/27000068 - Solicitation number: 27-000068 - Notice type: Presolicitation - Status: Awarded to Roberts Oxygen Co Inc. - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: National Institutes of Health - Contracting office: National Institutes of Health Olao (75N980) - NAICS: 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing - Product or service code: 6830 Gases: Compressed and Liquefied - Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031 - City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125 - First posted: October 7, 2026 - Last posted: October 7, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3292ee3d9d454ba89258d02c5c9da4d7/view ## Description The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM), Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE), intends to procure continued bulk liquid nitrogen (LN₂) delivery and tank rental services from Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc. The requirement supports the existing bulk LN₂ system serving CCE's 3T cell-manufacturing facility in Building 10 at the NIH Clinical Center. The anticipated perio of performance is from 10/16/2026 to 09/30/2027. CCE manufactures human cell- and tissue-based products used in Phase I/II clinical protocols for transplantation, adoptive immunotherapy, and gene therapy and supports more than 30 patient-care clinical research protocols. The requirement includes bulk LN₂ deliveries to the existing tank located near the Building 10 Morgue and continued monthly rental of the installed tank. Basis for Intended Sole Source Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc. currently owns and provides the installed bulk LN₂ tank and supplies the liquid nitrogen used to support CCE's regulated cell-manufacturing and storage operations. The existing tank is installed on the NIH campus and connected to the CCE 3T cell-manufacturing facility. Changing suppliers would require removal of the existing tank and associated plumbing, installation of a new system, and requalification of the LN₂ source. Such a transition could result in additional costs and disruption to CCE's ability to manufacture and store cell therapy products. Additionally, Roberts Oxygen is currently the approved supplier for CCE manufacturing protocols. Use of an alternate supplier would require Quality Assurance review and requalification, potentially delaying patient treatment and ongoing clinical trials. Capability Statements This notice is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. However, responsible sources that believe they can satisfy the Government's requirement may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required bulk LN₂ delivery and tank rental services. Capability statements should clearly demonstrate the vendor's ability to meet the requirement, including its ability to provide timely LN₂ deliveries, necessary supporting documentation for use in an FDA-regulated manufacturing environment, and any information demonstrating its ability to support the existing CCE operations. All capability statements must be received no later than October 16, 2026, at 8:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) and emailed to shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov. The Government will consider all responses received by the stated deadline. A determination not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Roberts Oxygen Co Inc. (UEI HF9HCHM74RY5) - Contract: 75N98027P00026, purchase order - Obligated: $29,633.80 - Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 27000068 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 75N980 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75N98027P00026_7529_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Open now in the same industry 9 open in NAICS 325120. - Liquid Nitrogen Gas (LN2) service for Clinical Biorepository Freezers (75N98027Q00042), due November 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n98027q00042 - 501 - Dry Ice - Base 4 (36C26227Q0076), due November 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26227q0076 - Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Commercial Industrial and Liquid Gases and Cylinder Maintenance (W51AA1-27-N-0001), due November 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/w51aa127n0001 ## Publications - October 7, 2026: Presolicitation, due October 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT. Notice 3292ee3d9d454ba89258d02c5c9da4d7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3292ee3d9d454ba89258d02c5c9da4d7/view ## Points of contact - Shasheshe Goolsby, shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov, 3018274879 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/27000068.