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NASA Awards Contract for Acquisition of Nitrogen, Oxygen

NASA has awarded eight contracts under the NASA-wide Acquisition for Nitrogen and Oxygen 3 (NANO 3) solicitation to eight U.S. companies to supply nitrogen and oxygen to NASA centers for a variety of operational activities.

The NANO 3 contracts are fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirement contracts with economic price adjustment. The five-year contracts begin July 1 and have a combined total value of approximately $77 million.

The contracts awardees are:

  • Messer LLC of Bridgewater, New Jersey
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Praxair, Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut
  • Praxair Distribution, Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut
  • Airgas USA, LLC-West Division in Long Beach, California
  • Airgas USA, LLC-South Division in Kennesaw, Georgia
  • Airgas USA, LLC-Central Division of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. in Basking Ridge, New Jersey

NASA uses nitrogen for pneumatic actuation, purging/inerting, pressurization, and cooling, and oxygen as an oxidizer in cryogenic rocket engines.

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov

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Karen Northon
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1540
karen.northon@nasa.gov
Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-9284
tracy.g.young@nasa.gov