The Office of Naval Research awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to St. Johns Optical Systems, LLC for the procurement of a camera lens. The contract, valued at $37,540, was awarded on December 22, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of April 12, 2016. The vendor will perform work at its location in Sanford, Florida. No small business set-aside designation was utilized for this award. This optical component procurement supports the Navy's operational requirements for imaging and surveillance capabilities across its research and development initiatives.
As a defense agency component, the Office of Naval Research funds research and technology development programs to advance naval warfare capabilities. The procurement of specialized optical equipment such as camera lenses represents routine acquisitions essential to maintaining and upgrading the Navy's sensor and imaging systems. The firm fixed-price structure provides cost certainty for this well-defined, off-the-shelf or semi-custom optical component requirement.