The Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration awarded a $372,522 purchase order to Nikon Instruments Inc. to deliver an inverted confocal microscope system with post-warranty service agreement options. The solicitation sought an inverted confocal microscope to image live and fixed cells and tissue samples at the agency's Jefferson, Arkansas facility. Key requirements included inverted scope capabilities, an environmental chamber, lasers at specified wavelengths, appropriate filters, detectors, objectives from 10x to 63x with specified numerical apertures, an electronic stage and antivibration table. Nikon Instruments will provide the turnkey solution, delivering and installing the microscope system, with optional annual post-warranty maintenance services quoted through December 2024. There was no set-aside designation for this award made under the Federal Acquisition Regulation's micro-purchase procedures to support the Food and Drug Administration's medical device evaluation activities.