The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Animal Disease Center awarded a $26,463.30 firm fixed price purchase order to Leica Microsystems Inc. for a 12-month service maintenance agreement and software maintenance on a Leica Aperio AT2 Spectrum Plus system. This contract was awarded on a sole source basis under simplified acquisition procedures and was not set aside. Leica Microsystems, through its Leica Biosystems division, is the only authorized provider for OEM factory trained labor, proprietary software upgrades and updates, service and repair for the Aperio system. The period of performance is from October 7, 2018 to October 6, 2019.