The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $179,584.78 to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA) for engineering services under contract PR# 81-0635-16. The award, issued on July 1, 2016, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2017, was not set aside for small businesses. NWRA, a for-profit scientific research organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington, performed the work at its Redmond, Washington facility. The company specializes in geophysical and space sciences research, providing advanced modeling, analysis, and software development services to federal agencies including the Department of Defense, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
This contract represents part of NWRA's ongoing relationship with ONR, reflecting the contractor's established capabilities in atmospheric science, space physics, and computational modeling. NWRA has demonstrated extensive experience executing firm fixed-price contracts with defense agencies and conducting research in ionospheric modeling, geophysical analysis, and related scientific domains. The engineering services contracted under this purchase order align with ONR's mission to support naval research and advanced technology development across multiple scientific and technical disciplines.