Purchase Order N0017315P3339

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $9,551.19 firm fixed-price purchase order to Verder Scientific Inc. on July 25, 2015, for the procurement of a 75mm mullite tube with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2015. The award was made without set-aside designation, indicating open competition. The work is being performed at Verder Scientific's facility in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Verder Scientific Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of laboratory equipment and analytical instruments, has maintained an active presence in federal contracting since 2004 and holds established relationships across multiple defense and civilian agencies.

This purchase order represents a routine procurement of specialized laboratory equipment consistent with Verder Scientific's core business of supplying precision scientific instrumentation to federal agencies. The company's extensive experience supplying high-temperature furnaces, metallography equipment, and analytical instruments to the Department of Energy, Naval Sea Systems Command, Defense Logistics Agency, and other federal agencies demonstrates its capability to deliver specialized technical equipment. The modest contract value and near-term completion timeline indicate this was a direct procurement of a specific component for ongoing research or laboratory operations supported by the Office of Naval Research.