Purchase Order AG7B31P160059

This purchase order, valued at $8,888.59, was awarded by a civilian federal agency's Southeast Area office to Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. on August 30, 2016, for delivery of a CR-410 head package that includes Spectra Magic NX Lite quality control software. The contract utilized firm fixed-price pricing with no set-aside designation, indicating open competition. Performance of the work was scheduled to occur in Ramsey, New Jersey, with an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2016. Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc., doing business as Konica Photo Imaging, is a foreign-owned subsidiary of Konica Corp. that specializes in advanced optical measurement and analysis equipment.

The vendor has established itself as a trusted federal supplier of high-precision scientific instrumentation, including spectrophotometers, colorimeters, and related measurement devices, serving numerous civilian and defense agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institutes of Health, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Konica Minolta Sensing Americas has consistently competed in open federal procurement and has demonstrated experience as both a prime contractor and subcontractor in the federal marketplace, with contract values typically ranging from several thousand to several hundred thousand dollars depending on the scope of scientific equipment required.