Purchase Order N6893625P0089

The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center awarded a $128,597 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Battelle Memorial Institute, a nonprofit research and development organization, to conduct a study and testing of metalloenzymes. This award is a sole-source procurement, as Battelle is the only vendor deemed capable of performing the continued research effort while maintaining scientific continuity from previous work. The contract, classified under NAICS code 541380 for Testing Laboratories and Services, falls under the Product Service Code AC31 for National Defense R&D Services. Battelle, with over 20,000 employees globally, frequently provides research, engineering, testing, and other services to U.S. federal government agencies through prime and subcontract awards. This purchase order is not set aside for any specific small business category.