Purchase Order N0017325P5225

This contract award to Auburn University by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is for the provision of accelerator beam time services. The $21,422.84 firm-fixed-price purchase order does not have a set-aside designation. The award was made on a sole-source basis, suggesting Auburn University's specialized capabilities in this area. Auburn University is a public land-grant research university supporting a wide range of federal research and service initiatives across defense, space, agriculture, and other domains. This contract award aligns with the Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) focus on advancing technologies related to national defense. The sole-source approach indicates the ONR determined Auburn University to be the only source capable of fulfilling this specific accelerator beam time requirement.