Purchase Order 693C7326P000010

The Federal Highway Administration's Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division awarded Instrotek, Inc. a $55,111.50 purchase order for calibration services at its Materials Laboratory in Sevierville, Tennessee. The contract, awarded January 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 14, 2027, requires calibration, standardization, and check services for laboratory materials and testing instruments in compliance with AASHTO R-18 and ISO/IEC 17025 standards. Instrotek will service a comprehensive equipment inventory spanning soils and aggregate testing, asphalt mixture and binder testing, and concrete testing equipment, with calibration frequencies ranging from 6 to 36 months. The contractor must deliver detailed calibration certificates within 15 business days of service completion, with on-site work scheduled during standard business hours between 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

This firm fixed-price contract utilizes simplified acquisition procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.201-1 with no small business set-aside designation. Instrotek, Inc., a small business manufacturer and service provider based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, was selected as the sole-source vendor based on its integrated calibration and repair capabilities, operational knowledge of FHWA equipment since 2021, availability of proprietary repair parts, and ability to perform on-site work without compromising laboratory accreditation compliance. The contract includes an initial on-site service in January 2026 and a follow-up service six months later, with the laboratory retaining flexibility to modify the equipment list and schedule as needed.