N66001-26-Q-6024 - Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Order to LINDE GAS and EQUIPMENT INC.

This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.201. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacifics intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a noncompetitive basis to LINDE GAS and EQUIPMENT INC. Unique Entity ID PBGNFLNFRWB9, CAGE Code 649M0, of 10 Riverview DR Danbury, Connecticut 06810-6268, United States. The requirement is for the procurement of Heium-3.

Item 0001:

Helium-3 99.9AT% 030SZManufacturer:

Linde Gas and Equipment Inc. Part Number:

14000258Quantity: 190 liters Item 0002Description: Cylinder with gas Manufacturer:

Linde Gas and Equipment Inc. P/N:

14008293Quantity: 1The Government intends to negotiate solely with Linde Gas and Equipment Inc. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), only one source capable of meeting the Governments requirement. FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR part 12 Acquisition of Commercial items, applies. However, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. A copy of the Request for Quote will be made available upon request.

The applicable NAICS Code is 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing and the size standard is 1,200 employees. Comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice may be submitted via e-mail ONLY to stephen.a.oneill8.civ@us.navy.mil by 2 December 2025, 11AM Pacific Time. All responses received by this date may be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration means a registered UEID and CAGE Code.