# Notice of Intent to Sole Source - CDC - Greco Gas Cylinder Rent and Replacements

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/75d30125q78707

- Solicitation number: 75D301-25-Q-78707
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Greco Gas, Inc.
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Contracting office: CDC Office of Acquisition Services (75D301)
- NAICS: 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6830 Gases: Compressed and Liquefied
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Atlanta, Georgia
- County: DeKalb County (FIPS 13089). https://abierto.us/counties/dekalb-county-ga-13089
- City: Atlanta. https://abierto.us/cities/atlanta-ga-1304000
- First posted: August 21, 2025
- Last posted: August 21, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/14b3ebe98d814ab9a613c7e274a23dee/view

## Description

The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts respirator approval testing. As part of the approval process, the laboratory requires many specialty gases. For several years, all gas cylinders have been procured from a single supplier. The single supplier greatly simplifies the purchasing and tracking of the chemicals on hand.

For gas cylinders, the contents of the cylinders are purchased, but the cylinders themselves are rented. Renting the cylinders removes the burden of waste disposal and cylinder testing from NIOSH, which also significantly decreases both the work load and cost for NIOSH. Previously, the cost of renting and purchasing gas cylinders was below credit card thresholds.

With a recent increase in the number of cylinders on hand, an increase in rental costs, and increases in supply costs, it is now necessary to transition the cylinder fees from a credit card purchase to a PR purchase. This contract will cover the gas cylinder needs for the NIOSH Respirator Approval Program.

The contract shall cover fees associated with cylinder rental for a period of 12 months, covering September 2025 through August 2026. Plus, the contract will cover of one time purchase of replacement gas cylinders, as described elsewhere in this document.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Greco Gas, Inc. (UEI GN7ZL8UE2M22)
- Contract: 75D30125P20601, purchase order
- Obligated: $98,181.62
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 75D30125Q78707 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 75D301 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75D30125P20601_7523_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 21, 2025: Solicitation, due August 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 14b3ebe98d814ab9a613c7e274a23dee. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/14b3ebe98d814ab9a613c7e274a23dee/view

## Points of contact

- Zachary Hemenway, zks0@cdc.gov
- Nathan R. Amador, wlv7@cdc.gov

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