This federal contract award, number SPE2DH15D0008|0033, was issued by the Medical Supply Chain division of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to Nikon Instruments Inc., a leading provider of advanced optical imaging systems and microscopes. The $75,726 fixed-price delivery order is for the procurement of "DUAL HEAD CIL W/ PLAN FLUORS, POLARIZER" equipment.
The award is not associated with any set-aside designation. Nikon Instruments, a foreign-owned for-profit organization, has been a prime contractor on numerous federal contracts, supplying a range of microscopy products and services to agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Defense. This contract award is part of Nikon's larger Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the Department of Veterans Affairs, valued at up to $5,911,641 over five years, to provide standardized laboratory microscopes and related equipment for VA Medical Centers nationwide.