John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) Liquid Nitrogen Air Separation Unit (LNASU)
NASA · NASA STENNIS SPACE CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 80SSC026C0003 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 16, 2026Award NoticeCOSMODYNE, LLC · $12.0MOpen
- Jun 16, 2026 · this noticeJustification (Sole Source)
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- The agency intends to buy without full competition. Read the justification for the reason and the named source.
What the notice says
NASA awarded Contract No. 80SSC026C0003 to Nikkiso Cosmodyne on a sole-source basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 [RFO 6.103-1], Only One Responsible Source. The contract provides for a full-functioning modular, skid-mounted cryogenic air separation unit (ASU), specifically the PINE 8 Liquid Nitrogen Production Plant, and associated equipment and services required to support the production of high-purity liquid nitrogen at the John C. Stennis Space Center High Pressure Gas Facility. The Government determined that Nikkiso Cosmodyne was the only responsible source capable of meeting the Agency's requi… (show all)
rements within the required schedule and technical parameters. The contract includes all necessary components, selected optional equipment, and related services required for integration, operability, and maintainability of the system. This notice is provided in accordance with FAR 6.305 [RFO 6.301].
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NASA), same NAICS 325120.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $3.1M to $19.0M, median $5.0M; range $1.2M to $33.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDE INC. · $LIN · $35.4B | 1 | $33.1M | Oct 6, 2026 |
| ELECTRONIC FLUOROCARBONS, LLC | 1 | $5.0M | Mar 28, 2025 |
| SILVER BLUEMOON LLC | 1 | $1.2M | Sep 18, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $LIN reported $35.4B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $5.0M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 6, 2026LINDE INC.$33.1MRequest For Proposal (RFP) NASA Agency-wide Acquisition of Nitrogen and Oxygen 4 (NANO 4)Materiality: 0.09% of $LIN revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 18, 2025SILVER BLUEMOON LLC$1.2MRefrigerant - Virgin (unused) 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 28, 2025ELECTRONIC FLUOROCARBONS, LLC$5.0MXenon Gas ReprocessingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (2 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 16 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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