Purchase Order 36C24224P1490

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Leica Microsystems Inc., a manufacturer of microscopes and scientific instruments, for the supply of three Leica Microtomes. The $92,928.60 contract has an ultimate completion date of October 3, 2024. The contract was awarded on September 3, 2024 and was not set aside for any special program. Leica Microsystems is a well-known provider of microscopy solutions, laboratory equipment, and associated services to various federal agencies, including the VA, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, and others. This award to replace aged microtome equipment supports the VA's Anatomic Pathology Laboratory at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. The original procurement was competed as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.