NEB?? Stable Competent E. coli (High Efficiency) - 1 ml and 1 more item

The College of William & Mary, a public institution in Virginia, awarded contract A204_P0034498 to New England Laboratory Casework Inc. on September 19, 2026, with a cumulative contract value of $652. The award encompasses the procurement of two distinct competent Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterial strains for laboratory research purposes, to be delivered to Christine Pinto at the College of William & Mary. The line items include one unit of NEB Stable Competent E. coli (High Efficiency) in 1 milliliter volume at $400 per unit, and one unit of BL21(DE3) Competent E. coli in 1 milliliter volume at $252 per unit.

This contract represents a straightforward consumables procurement for molecular biology research applications. The competent E. coli strains are standard materials utilized in genetic engineering and protein expression protocols within academic laboratory environments. The award documentation does not specify an explicit period of performance beyond the award date, nor does it delineate a separate place of performance distinct from the College of William & Mary's facilities. The contract exhibits characteristics typical of a single or limited-quantity purchase order for specialized biological reagents rather than an ongoing supply agreement.