Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Blanket Purchase Agreement for Medical Gases and Dry Ice
Dept of Defense · Defense Health Agency (DHA) · Sol. HT942626QE031
Due in 25 daysSmall business
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The Defense Health Agency (via the Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity) is asking for quotes for a Blanket Purchase Agreement for compressed and bulk medical-grade gases, laboratory and specialty gases, gas-related equipment and services, and dry ice pellets. The buy supports DHA, the Army Medical Research and Development Command and other research labs. It is set aside for small businesses and has been extended several times by amendment.
Watch out for
- Requirements are in the RFQ attachments. The product list, evaluation factors and instructions are in the RFQ documents, which keep being revised, so you must check the latest amendment.
The Government is still in progress in updates to the product list
- Due date has moved many times. Five amendments have extended the response date, so confirm the current deadline before relying on it.
Amendment 0005; The purpose of this Amendment is to extend the response date.
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Full brief
What they want
- Compressed and bulk medical-grade gases
- Laboratory and specialty gases
- Gas-related equipment, supplies and services
- Dry ice pellets
- Support for customer-leased and government-owned cylinders
- Contract type
- Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA); orders placed as needed
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, MD, USA
- Offers due
- 2026-10-29 at 11:00 AM Eastern time (11:00 -04:00), as listed after the latest amendment extensions
- How to submit
- See Instructions to Offerors in the RFQ (starts page 23)
What to include when you submit
- Read the RFQ and its attachments carefully
- Follow the Instructions to Offerors that start on page 23 of the RFQ
You must have
- Must be a small business (total small business set-aside)
Not in the notice text
- Product list and quantities
- Evaluation factors and how the award is decided (in RFQ, page 27)
- BPA length and total value
- Full list of BPA users (in the body of the RFQ)
- Delivery locations
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 29, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- HT942626QE031
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Health Agency (DHA)
- Office
- Army Med Res Acq Activity
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 325120
- Product/service code
- 6830
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- Contracting contact
- Nicole Applegatenicole.v.applegate.civ@health.mil
- Versions
- 6 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Amendment 0005; The purpose of this Amendment is to extend the response date. The Government is still in progress in updates to the product list, addressing new questions received and clarifications to some of the previous questions answsered. Amendment 0004; The purpose of this amendment is to readdress responses to questions received and revise the product list. Response date is extended. Amendment 0003 The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Provide responses to questions recieved. 2. Provide revisions to the RFQ and its Attachemnts. 3. Extend the response date. Amendment 0002 The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Extend the response date for submission of quotes for the RFQ. Government responses to questions are still ongoing and upon completion they will be provided in an amendment Amendment 0001 This is an amendment to the RFQ to extend the due date to 30 July 2026. Please read the added attachment with the amendment for details. Questions from industry will be answered in a second amendment to the RFQ. This requirement is for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) in which orders may be placed for a variety of compressed and bulk medical grade gas, laboratory and specialty gases, gas-related equipment, supply and services, dry ice pellets, for customer leased and/or government owned cylinders in support of the Defense Health Agency/US Army Medical Research and Development Command and other research labs as needed. Please read attachments carefully. Full list of BPA users in the body of the RFQ. Questions are due no later than Monday, 22 June 2026 at 12:00 pm EDT. Instructions to Offerors start on page 23 of the RFQ. Evaluation Factors start on page 27.