The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Collaborating Techs LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned and minority-owned small business, for $38,594.13 on September 21, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside. The order is for fabrication, delivery, and installation of a complete working platform for NIST's Million-Pound Test Machine. Work is performed in Chesapeake, Virginia, with ultimate completion by February 11, 2027. Scope includes removal and disposal of the current platform, fabrication of a new platform to engineering specifications, assembly, and installation within two weeks of delivery. The contractor must provide technical documentation demonstrating the platform meets minimum requirements for structural integrity, load capacity, and current safety protocols for heavy equipment maintenance, and supply a one-year commercial warranty covering all products.