This Invitation for Bid is to establish a Price Contract for Compressed Gases for the University. Responsive bidders must be qualified, financially sound, responsible firms who have experience meeting the needs of an institution the size of and with the complexity of the University. The University wishes to accomplish the following goals with this contract: reduce the total cost of ownership; improve control, minimize excess and improve tracking of gas cylinders on campus; and heighten awareness of safety issues, risk management and transportation safety issues.