The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy awarded a purchase order to Secure Supply, Inc., a HUBZone-certified small business, for a Mettler Toledo thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC) instrument on September 14, 2026, at $149,056.50 under a total small business set-aside. Work is performed in Post Falls, Idaho. The firm specification for Mettler Toledo equipment was justified on grounds of compatibility with existing STARe proprietary software at the National Energy Technology Laboratory and to ensure data consistency with current laboratory infrastructure. The purchase order is firm fixed price under RFO Part 12, with completion targeted for December 1, 2026. The procurement originated from a brand-name exact-match RFQ posted July 30, 2026, with quotes due August 25, 2026 (NAICS 334516, PSC 6640).