diff --git a/scripts/__init__.py b/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol b/scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol
deleted file mode 100644
index 918758b4ba..0000000000
--- a/scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity >=0.4.23;
-
-contract TestStack {
-	function doLotsOfPops() public{
-		uint v = 0;
-		for (uint i=0; i<100; i++) {
-			v += 100;
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol-compiled/combined.json b/scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol-compiled/combined.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ff0528306..0000000000
--- a/scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol-compiled/combined.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "contracts" : 
-  {
-    "scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol:TestStack" : 
-    {
-      "abi" : "[{\"constant\":false,\"inputs\":[],\"name\":\"doLotsOfPops\",\"outputs\":[],\"payable\":false,\"stateMutability\":\"nonpayable\",\"type\":\"function\"}]",
-      "bin" : "608060405234801561001057600080fd5b5060a78061001f6000396000f3fe6080604052348015600f57600080fd5b50600436106045576000357c010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000090048063a2b86eb614604a575b600080fd5b60506052565b005b600080905060008090505b60648110156077576064820191508080600101915050605d565b505056fea165627a7a7230582095c50d5af0ee6c9d807acda8903e20ebad2919c44f22bc7508d97b7f35b62d660029"
-    }
-  },
-  "version" : "0.5.2+commit.1df8f40c.Linux.g++"
-}
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diff --git a/scripts/stack_benchmark/package_manifests/1.0.0.json b/scripts/stack_benchmark/package_manifests/1.0.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3c3bbcd92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/stack_benchmark/package_manifests/1.0.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"contract_types":{"TestStack":{"abi":[{"constant":false,"inputs":[],"name":"doLotsOfPops","outputs":[],"payable":false,"stateMutability":"nonpayable","type":"function"}],"deployment_bytecode":{"bytecode":"0x608060405234801561001057600080fd5b5060ae8061001f6000396000f300608060405260043610603f576000357c0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900463ffffffff168063a2b86eb6146044575b600080fd5b348015604f57600080fd5b5060566058565b005b60008060009150600090505b6064811015607e5760648201915080806001019150506064565b50505600a165627a7a72305820626a984b4497a9ed7d01394d7255151bcd19ca0669c8711d8818b96293f75ca90029"},"runtime_bytecode":{"bytecode":"0x608060405260043610603f576000357c0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900463ffffffff168063a2b86eb6146044575b600080fd5b348015604f57600080fd5b5060566058565b005b60008060009150600090505b6064811015607e5760648201915080806001019150506064565b50505600a165627a7a72305820626a984b4497a9ed7d01394d7255151bcd19ca0669c8711d8818b96293f75ca90029"}}},"manifest_version":"2","meta":{"authors":["bhargavasomu"],"description":"TestStack.sol for py-evm testing.","keywords":["py-evm"],"license":"MIT"},"package_name":"test-stack","sources":{"./TestStack.sol":"pragma solidity >=0.4.23;\n\ncontract TestStack {\n\tfunction doLotsOfPops() public{\n\t\tuint v = 0;\n\t\tfor (uint i=0; i<100; i++) {\n\t\t\tv += 100;\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}"},"version":"1.0.0"}
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diff --git a/scripts/stack_benchmark/run.py b/scripts/stack_benchmark/run.py
index bbcf3634c0..01b13d1484 100755
--- a/scripts/stack_benchmark/run.py
+++ b/scripts/stack_benchmark/run.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import pathlib
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from eth_utils import (
     encode_hex,
     decode_hex,
+    to_canonical_address,
 )
-
-from web3 import (
-    Web3
-)
+from ethpm import Package
+from web3 import Web3
 
 from eth.constants import (
     CREATE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
     FUNDED_ADDRESS_PRIVATE_KEY,
     get_all_chains,
 )
-from scripts.benchmark._utils.compile import (
-    get_compiled_contract
-)
 from scripts.benchmark._utils.tx import (
     new_transaction,
 )
 
-CONTRACT_FILE = 'scripts/stack_benchmark/contract_data/test_stack.sol'
+
+MANIFEST_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / 'package_manifests' / '1.0.0.json'
+TEST_STACK_MANIFEST = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text())
 CONTRACT_NAME = 'TestStack'
 W3_TX_DEFAULTS = {'gas': 0, 'gasPrice': 0}
 FIRST_TX_GAS_LIMIT = 367724
@@ -35,24 +34,20 @@
 
 
 def execute_TestStack_contract():
-    contract_interface = get_compiled_contract(
-        pathlib.Path(CONTRACT_FILE),
-        CONTRACT_NAME
-    )
     w3 = Web3()
+    
+    # Create a Package for the TestStack manifest
+    test_stack_pkg = Package(TEST_STACK_MANIFEST, w3)
 
     # Get the chains
     chains = tuple(get_all_chains())
     chain = chains[0]
 
-    # Instantiate the contract
-    test_stack_contract = w3.eth.contract(
-        abi=contract_interface['abi'],
-        bytecode=contract_interface['bin']
-    )
+    # Grab the contract factory to easily deploy new TestStack instances
+    test_stack_contract_factory = test_stack_pkg.get_contract_factory("TestStack")
 
     # Build transaction to deploy the contract
-    w3_tx1 = test_stack_contract.constructor().buildTransaction(W3_TX_DEFAULTS)
+    w3_tx1 = test_stack_contract_factory.constructor().buildTransaction(W3_TX_DEFAULTS)
 
     tx = new_transaction(
         vm=chain.get_vm(),
@@ -69,10 +64,12 @@ def execute_TestStack_contract():
     assert computation.is_success
 
     # Interact with the deployed contract by calling the totalSupply() API ?????
-    test_stack_contract = w3.eth.contract(
-        address=Web3.toChecksumAddress(encode_hex(deployed_contract_address)),
-        abi=contract_interface['abi'],
-    )
+
+    # Grab the contract instance for the newly deployed TestStack
+    test_stack_contract = test_stack_pkg.get_contract_instance(
+        "TestStack",
+        to_canonical_address(deployed_contract_address)
+    ) 
 
     # Execute the computation
     w3_tx2 = test_stack_contract.functions.doLotsOfPops().buildTransaction(W3_TX_DEFAULTS)