This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Bureau of Arms Control Verification and Compliance, a civilian agency, to the Florida Institute of Technology Inc. (Florida TECH), a private university and non-profit organization. The $132,293.26 contract was issued to support research and development under the V-Fund Broad Agency Announcement. Florida TECH, which has extensive experience partnering with federal agencies, will perform the work in Melbourne, Florida. This contract does not have a set-aside designation, indicating it was competitively awarded. Florida TECH has received numerous other federal contract and grant awards from agencies like NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation to conduct research and provide services across various disciplines.