Purchase Order N0017325P5274

Beckman Coulter, Inc.'s US Customer Operations Division was awarded a $104,039 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for one year of maintenance and service support on an ECHO 525 acoustic liquid handling system. The contract, which commenced on September 4, 2025, and extends through September 4, 2028, was awarded as a sole source procurement under simplified acquisition procedures, reflecting the specialized nature of the equipment and the determination that only Beckman Coulter could adequately service this system. The work will be performed at the Naval Research Laboratory facility in Washington, DC 20375.

This procurement was issued as a Special Notice on August 22, 2025, with the government exercising sole discretion to award without competitive bidding based on the equipment manufacturer's unique capability to maintain the ECHO 525 system. As a global manufacturer of biomedical testing equipment and laboratory instruments subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, Beckman Coulter has established itself as a critical vendor across multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, consistently fulfilling brand name and sole source requirements for specialized scientific equipment maintenance and calibration services. This contract demonstrates the ONR's reliance on specialized vendor relationships to ensure continuity of critical laboratory research capabilities.