This federal contract award to Sartorius Corporation, a foreign-owned manufacturer of laboratory equipment and solutions, was issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency. The $96,013.00 firm fixed-price purchase order is for the acquisition of 5 Sartorius mass comparators. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Sartorius Corporation has an established track record as a trusted supplier of specialized biomedical instruments, consumables, software, and associated services in support of the U.S. government's life sciences and public health initiatives, particularly with agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This contract award is focused on providing the NIST with advanced laboratory instrumentation critical for its research and development efforts.