The Department of the Army Materiel Command awarded a $27,562 firm-fixed price purchase order to Kent Scientific Corporation for one CODA High Throughput Noninvasive Blood Pressure System with 8 activated channels and extended warranty. The award, announced on August 6, 2025, was executed as a sole-source procurement under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold through a streamlined evaluation process conducted by the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The equipment will be delivered within 45 days to the Logistics Warehouse at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with delivery and acceptance occurring at that location. This procurement was not designated with any small business set-aside, though Kent Scientific Corporation maintains small business status.
Kent Scientific Corporation, a for-profit manufacturing company based in Torrington, Connecticut, specializes in advanced medical and research instrumentation for federal agencies conducting animal research and veterinary services. The company has maintained Federal contract relationships since its registration in the System for Award Management in 2001 and has previously supplied similar specialized scientific equipment to multiple federal departments, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The noninvasive blood pressure monitoring system being acquired under this contract represents precision instrumentation essential to research environments, consistent with Kent Scientific's established role as a key supplier of sophisticated scientific and veterinary equipment to the defense research community.