The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at $456,504.78 to Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. HDQ Division for the supply of a liquid chromatography mass spectrometer system. The original solicitation sought quotes for a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer, pumps, valves, oven, generator, software, installation, training, warranty and other accessories to meet the analytical laboratory instrument needs of the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The funding agency, VA-VHA, requires the liquid chromatography mass spectrometer system to include an autosampler, autotuning capabilities and be compatible with the issuer's existing equipment from Shimadzu to allow for continuity of laboratory operations. There was no set-aside designation for this requirement.