Helium Packs
Air Force and Space Force · FA9101 AEDC PKP PROCRMNT BR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA910126QB061 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
10 Aug 26 - Posted 1449 and Ombudsman 7 Aug 26 - Extended due date - will post 1449 on Monday, 10 Aug 26 4 Aug 26 - Update 1: Added Q&A This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial product prepared in accordance with the format in the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) subpart 12.201, as supplemented with additional information. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers received in response to this solicitation. Furthermore, the Government maintains the right to not make an award under this solicitation, and reserves the unilateral righ… (show all)
t to cancel this solicitation, in whole or in part, at any point prior to award if it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. The 846 Test Squadron at Holloman AFB in New Mexico has a new requirement for industrial-grade helium. The requirement consists of a minimum total of 73,332 cubic feet of industrial-grade helium (95% purity or above) supplied in modular, trailer mounted or palletized cylinder packs. The material and packaging shall reference Attachment 1 � SOW Helium Cylinder Packs. The vendor shall provide all materials, transportation, and equipment rentals. Delivery is staggered to accommodate the operational testing schedule, requiring two separate deliveries of 36,666 cubic feet to Holloman AFB no later than (NLT) 7 October 2026 and NLT 10 February 2027.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 325120.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERRIMAC PETROLEUM, INC | 3 | $171K | Oct 8, 2026 |
| PACIFIC CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES LLC | 1 | $3.3M | Aug 7, 2025 |
| AIRGAS USA LLC | 1 | $1.2M | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc. | 1 | $296K | Jun 23, 2025 |
| ON SITE GAS SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $224K | Jan 30, 2026 |
| PRIME SPECIALTY GAS, LLC | 1 | $106K | Sep 17, 2026 |
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.
- Oct 8, 2026MERRIMAC PETROLEUM, INC$95KFY27 JPRA Propane
- Oct 6, 2026MERRIMAC PETROLEUM, INC$56KFY27 SERE Propane
- Sep 17, 2026PRIME SPECIALTY GAS, LLC$106KHelium Packs
- Jan 30, 2026ON SITE GAS SYSTEMS INC$224KNitrogen Generator System and Nitrogen Storage Banks
- Aug 7, 2025PACIFIC CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES LLC$3.3MF-22 SESS Carts
- Jun 23, 2025Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc.$296KHelium Recovery and Liquid Helium Generation System
- Mar 13, 2025MERRIMAC PETROLEUM, INC$20KFY25 Fire Department Propane
- Dec 20, 2024AIRGAS USA LLC$1.2MCompressed Gases
Competitive landscape
For the 6 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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
- 32 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.