On December 7, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, awarded a purchase order valued at $2.01 million to Azenta US Inc. (doing business as Brooks Life Sciences Inc.) for nitrostore maintenance and service at the VA Boston Healthcare System's Jamaica Plain campus. The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of December 6, 2026. This award continues Azenta's incumbent work maintaining and servicing the Cryogenics Biorepository Unit, which processes and stores over half a million specimens for clinical trials conducted by the VA Cooperative Studies Program. The contract was not designated with a set-aside provision. The originating special notice, posted November 22, 2021, indicated the VA's intent to pursue a sole-source award with Azenta Life Sciences, the incumbent contractor following Brooks Automation Inc.'s corporate name change to Azenta Life Sciences effective November 1, 2021, though the notice allowed other capable contractors to submit capability statements for consideration.
Azenta US Inc., a subsidiary of Azenta, Inc. based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a for-profit life sciences organization specializing in advanced sample management, genomic services, cryogenic storage, and laboratory equipment maintenance. The company has an established track record with federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Defense, with prior contracts ranging from small purchase orders to significant awards exceeding $35 million. No major subcontractors were identified in the award documentation for this particular contract.
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