Purchase Order 123A9421P0097

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Critical Components, Inc. for processors supporting the Eastern Laboratory in Athens, Georgia. The contract, awarded on September 13, 2021, carries a ceiling value of $134,730 and was completed by December 3, 2021. No set-aside designation was applied to this procurement. Critical Components, Inc., a provider of critical power solutions and related products headquartered in the Southeast, was selected as the prime contractor to deliver the required processors.

This purchase order reflects USDA's procurement of specialized equipment for laboratory operations at its Eastern Laboratory facility. Critical Components, Inc. brings relevant experience in supplying processors and technical solutions to federal agencies, including prior work with the Department of Agriculture and other departments. The firm fixed-price structure provided cost certainty for this relatively straightforward equipment procurement, with the contract's short performance window suggesting a targeted acquisition for specific laboratory equipment needs.