John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) Liquid Nitrogen Air Separation Unit (LNASU)

NASA awarded contract 80SSC026C0003 to Nikkiso Cosmodyne on a sole-source basis to provide a full-functioning modular, skid-mounted cryogenic air separation unit (ASU). Specifically, the contractor will supply the PINE 8 Liquid Nitrogen Production Plant along with associated equipment and services required to produce high-purity liquid nitrogen at the John C. Stennis Space Center High Pressure Gas Facility. The contract encompasses all necessary components, selected optional equipment, and related services essential for the integration, operability, and maintainability of the system.

This procurement was conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, as the government determined Nikkiso Cosmodyne was the only source capable of meeting the agency's technical parameters and schedule requirements. The acquisition is classified under NAICS 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, and PSC E1PZ, Purchase of Other Non-Building Facilities. One attachment, a redacted Justification and Approval document titled JOFOC LNASU_redacted.pdf, was published with the notice on June 16, 2026.

The place of performance is located in Murrieta, California, with Adrianne Ragan serving as the primary point of contact for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Justification and Approval notice follows the requirements of FAR 6.305 regarding the public availability of sole-source award documentation.