Purchase Order N0017313P3058

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $6,073.65 firm fixed-price purchase order to Edmund Optics, Inc. for a cube retroreflector, a precision optical component used in naval research applications. Edmund Optics, a woman-owned optical component and scientific instrumentation manufacturer headquartered in Barrington, New Jersey, was selected as the prime contractor with no set-aside designation. The contract was awarded on September 10, 2013, with an ultimate completion date of October 10, 2013, representing a short performance period typical of purchase order arrangements for specialized optical equipment.

Edmund Optics has established itself as a trusted supplier of sophisticated optical equipment and components to federal research and defense agencies since its federal registration in May 2001. The company's federal portfolio includes contracts with NASA, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Defense's Naval Surface Warfare Center, as well as subcontracting relationships with major defense and aerospace prime contractors including Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. This contract reflects Edmund Optics' ongoing role as a critical vendor in the optical technology sector, providing specialized components that support the Navy's research and operational requirements.