The federal contract award was made by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Medical to Intuitive Surgical Inc., a global leader in minimally invasive robotic surgical systems. The contract, valued at $75,060.00, is a delivery order under the DLA Medical Capital Equipment Program, an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with a potential value of $420 million. Under this contract, Intuitive Surgical will provide the DA VINCI(R) XI(TM) ENDOSCOPE WITH CAMERA, a robotic surgical system, to support military and veteran healthcare programs. The contract is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment and does not have a set-aside designation. Intuitive Surgical, the prime contractor, is a for-profit manufacturer of advanced medical devices and instruments, and has previously participated as a subcontractor on federal grant awards for research related to their robotic surgical technologies.