NASA has awarded contracts worth over USD153 million to six companies to supply liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen in support of operations at agency centers and facilities across the United States.
NASA uses liquid nitrogen for pneumatic actuation, purging and inerting, pressurization, and cooling. Liquid oxygen is used as an oxidizer in cryogenic rocket engines. The awards and approximate maximum contract values are:
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc (Allentown, Pennsylvania), USD36.9 million;
- Airgas USA LLC (Kennesaw, Georgia), USD4.7 million;
- Airgas USA LLC (Tulsa, Oklahoma), USD5.1 million;
- Linde Inc. (Danbury, Connecticut), USD42.2 million;
- Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. (Warren, New Jersey), USD1.8 million; and
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Messer LLC (Bridgewater, New Jersey), USD62.3 million
The indefinite-delivery/fixed-price contract runs from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029. The total maximum delivery of liquid nitrogen will be about 656.8 tons, 30.4 million gallons, and 740,000 liters. The total maximum delivery of liquid oxygen will be about 2.1 million gallons and 243,000 tons.
The commodities will support current and future aerospace flight, simulation, research, development, testing, and other operations at the following NASA centers and facilities around the United States.
