Award
Purchase Order #75F40126P00183
Cancellation of Purchase Order for Lonza Walkersville Contract
Buyer
Food and Drug Administration
Period of Performance
Aug 17, 2026 – Sep 03, 2026
Identifier
75F40126P00183
NAICS
334516
This award represents a purchase order contract initially intended for Lonza Walkersville, Inc., a company known for its expertise in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and life sciences solutions. The product involved was the Lonza 4D Nucleofection System, a cutting-edge transfection technology used for gene delivery in research and therapeutic development. However, this purchase order was administratively canceled prior to the contractor's acceptance or performance due to the contractor being placed on an active commercial credit hold resulting from an external issue. The cancellation indicates that the contract did not proceed to fulfillment, and therefore no work was performed or products delivered under this action. The contract was scoped for a short-term performance period of a few weeks and was set to take place in Walkersville, Maryland. No contract vehicle, acquisition programs, competitive bidding details, subcontractors, or prior solicitations are associated with this canceled purchase order. This incident underscores the importance of financial and credit evaluations in government procurement processes to ensure contract viability and fiscal responsibility.
Description
EO14398; LONZA 4D NUCLEOFECTION SYSTEM - ADMIN CANCELLATION OF PO PRIOR TO CONTRACTOR ACCEPTANCE OR PERFORMANCE. CONTRACTOR DECLINED TO ACCEPT THIS ORDER DUE TO AN ACTIVE COMMERCIAL CREDIT HOLD ON THEIR CORPORATE ACCOUNT STEMMING FROM AN EXTERNAL DEP