The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $118,976 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to K5 Defense LLC, a woman-owned small business, to supply 57 Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) filters for the wastewater treatment plants at Everglades National Park. The contract has a performance period ending on September 1, 2025 and was set aside for small businesses. K5 Defense is a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned limited liability company that provides a variety of products and services to federal agencies. This award is part of the National Park Service's Contracting Operation East program and will support the operations of the Everglades National Park Pine Island and Flamingo wastewater treatment facilities.