Purchase Order N0017324P1129

The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), a defense agency, awarded a $143,400.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Nuclera Corp, a foreign-owned for-profit manufacturer, for the eProtein Discovery Instrument. This sole source award was made without a set-aside under simplified acquisition procedures, with a completion date of March 3, 2025. The purchase order was issued in response to a special notice indicating that the Naval Research Laboratory had a requirement for Nuclera's eProtein Discovery System that could only be satisfied by this sole source provider.