The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Seiler Instrument and Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturer located in St. Louis, Missouri, for 17 periscopes. The contract was set aside for small businesses and has a potential value of $162,380.09. The original solicitation was posted on October 18, 2019 and allowed for the use of a reverse auction as a pricing technique. Seiler Instrument is a prime contractor that has received prior awards from the Department of Defense and other agencies to provide specialized optical equipment, electronic components, and related services for various defense programs.