Purchase Order N0017314P3359

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $94,353.98 firm fixed-price purchase order to National Instruments Corp for a processing unit on September 20, 2014, with completion targeted for October 31, 2014. The award, issued without a set-aside designation, was performed in Austin, Texas, where National Instruments maintains its headquarters. As a leading global provider of automated test and measurement systems, National Instruments supplied specialized instrumentation and components supporting the Navy's research, development, testing, and evaluation activities.

National Instruments' extensive federal portfolio demonstrates its established position as a critical supplier to the Department of Defense, particularly the Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Sea Systems Command. The company holds significant indefinite delivery vehicles with the Navy, including a $65 million consolidated automated support systems contract and a basic ordering agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center, positioning it as a key supplier of standardized instrumentation, software platforms, and customizable testing equipment across naval aviation programs. This purchase order represents a routine delivery order under the vendor's broader strategic relationship with naval aviation programs and aligns with National Instruments' primary business model as a commercial technology provider specializing in modular instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and proprietary software solutions for defense applications.