This is a definitive contract awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to J.L. Shepherd And Associates, Inc. (JL Shepherd & Associates), a woman-owned small business. The $520,364.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the refurbishment of a radiation source, with a completion date of March 31, 2018. JL Shepherd & Associates specializes in providing remote manipulators, lead glass windows, periscopes, lead glass plates, and self-contained category I CO60 irradiators for high dose rate applications to support research. The company has received prime federal contracts from various agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Agriculture, and Commerce, to provide specialized irradiation equipment and services.