# NATO Support and Procurement Agency #CAN26079

Four Essex Industries mobile LOX tanks for E-3A aircraft servicing

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** October 26, 2026
**Identifier:** CAN26079
**NAICS:** 332420

NSPA is seeking four mobile liquid-oxygen tanks to support E-3A aircraft servicing.
- Buyer: NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA); LW - AWACS is identified as the purchasing organisation.
- OEM: **Essex Industries Inc.** is named for the requested equipment.
- Requested product: Four mobile liquid-oxygen (LOX) storage and transfer tanks/carts, part number **50C-0014-5**, stock number **3655014560123**.
  - Each tank has a 50-gallon capacity with 10% expansion space and is intended to store and transfer LOX for E-3A aircraft servicing.
  - Listed dimensions are 82 × 53 × 38 inches; maximum inner-tank working pressure is 50 psig. The notice also specifies relief-valve and safety-head settings.
- Requirements: Equipment must be new and current production. Suppliers must meet AQAP 2131 or an equivalent or higher quality standard and provide an AQAP 2070-template Certificate of Conformity.
- Delivery: FCA Geilenkirchen, Germany, under Incoterms 2020. The notice does not specify a delivery schedule or contract performance period.
- The solicitation is limited to suppliers located in NATO nations; partial bids and compliant alternative-item proposals are allowed.

### Description

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency is soliciting proposals for the supply of four liquid argon-nitrogen-oxygen storage tanks, stock number 3655014560123. The tanks are described as mobile units used to store and transfer liquid oxygen for servicing E-3A aircraft, with technical characteristics and quality requirements specified in the List of Items. Bids must be submitted through the NSPA e-Procurement platform, and the solicitation is limited to suppliers located in NATO nations. Partial bidding is allowed; evaluation includes compliance with the RFP terms and lowest price, with delivery terms also considered.

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