This is a $48,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to Nikon Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit organization, by the Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The contract is for maintenance services on a Nikon confocal microscope, which will be performed at the location in Iowa City, IA.
Nikon Instruments is a leading provider of advanced optical imaging systems, microscopes, and related equipment and services to the U.S. federal government, with a focus on supporting biomedical research, clinical healthcare, and industrial applications across various agencies. The company has a significant Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the VA, valued at up to $5,911,641 over five years, to supply standardized Eclipse Ci-L plus and Eclipse Ni-U laboratory light microscopes and related equipment for VA medical centers nationwide.
This contract does not utilize a set-aside designation, as the specialized nature of the microscopy equipment and services likely precluded the use of small business or other set-aside programs. Nikon Instruments has acted as a prime contractor on numerous previous awards from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, and Environmental Protection Agency.
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