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

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