Medical Gas Cylinders, USP, Type I-DOT 3AA Steel
Updated
Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency, for work in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Due Nov 15, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5), 11 days left.
| Solicitation number | SPE2DP-26-D-0002 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Troop Support |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412) |
| Product or service code | 6505 |
| Place of performance | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Posted | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 15, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5) (11 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (5)
- 6505-00-130-1920 Nitrous Oxide Changes 17 KB
- 6505-00-132-5181 Gal Changes 18 KB
- 6505-00-132-5199 Gal Changes 17 KB
- Nitrous Oxide Gas 984 KB
- Oxygen Gas 872 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Pennsylvania Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
This RFI does not commit the U.S. Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or pay any costs associated with responding to this announcement. Item 0001: Oxygen, USP, filled cylinder, size D, 95GAL, type I-DOT 3Aa steel NSN: 6505-00-132-5181 Shall be made in accordance with MIL-O-37997 DATED 18 DECEMBER 1985 (attached) and changes listed in the attachment to this notice. Item 0002: Oxygen, USP, filled cylinder, size H, 1650 gal, type I-DOT 3Aa steel NSN: 6505-00-132-5199 Shall be made in accordance with MIL-O-37997 DATED 18 DECEMBER 1985 (attached) and changes listed in the attachment to this notice.
Item 0003: NITROUS oxide, USP, filled cylinder, size D, 250 gal, type I-DOT 3Aa steel NSN: 6505-00-130-1920 Shall be made in accordance with MIL-N-37996 DATED 24 DECEMBER 1985 (attached) and changes listed in the attachment to this notice. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is seeking sources capable of providing the Medical Gas Cylinder in accordance with the Military Specifications listed above.
NOTE: Only Type I-DOT 3AA STEEL Medical Gas Cylinders are acceptable. If your firm currently manufactures or distributes Type I-DOT 3AA STEEL Medical Gas Cylinders in accordance with the Military Specifications and changes attached, please provide information with respect to the following: Source and Part Number being supplied for each type of cylinder Place of manufacture for each type of cylinder Source for the Medical Gases Current unit sale price for each type of cylinder prefilled with the medical grade gas Estimated annual capacity for each type of cylinder/medical grade gas Data obtained from this Request For Information (RFI) will be used by DLA Troop Support in making recommendations and decisions on the development of an appropriate planning and procurement strategy for the ATNAA.
All information submitted shall remain with the U.S. Government and will not be returned. It will be kept confidential as allowed by relevant Federal law and will be eligible for additional special protections under the conditions of the Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program outlined in the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002. Your response to this RFI may be submitted electronically via emailed to Jessica De La Hoz, Contracting Officer, Phone: 445-737-3623, Email: [email protected]
Contracting contact
- Jessica De La Hoz · [email protected] · (445) 737-3623
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 325412, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,300 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Mckesson Corporation $12.3 billion in this trade
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $35.0 million in this trade
- Canadian Commercial Corporation $14.9 million in this trade
- Trillamed LLC $1.1 million in this trade
- GE Precision Healthcare LLC $205,166 in this trade
About the buyer
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded $46.4 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp, Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. and W S Darley & Co. See what DLA is buying now.
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 17 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 325412), 8 posted in the last 7 days; 18% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Logistics Agency and Department of State. Most of the work with a stated place is in Pennsylvania, Texas and North Carolina. A notice in this trade gives a median of 18 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 12 days.
All open pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $769,497 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 29, 2026
- Nuclear Diagnostic Products Of Philadelphia, Inc $1.2 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 29, 2026
- Alembic Therapeutics LLC $475,000 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 26, 2026
- Avkare LLC $1.6 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 23, 2026
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.1 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 1, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.