This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) for preventive maintenance services on a BD Biosciences FACSLyric flow cytometer with a universal loader. The total ceiling value of the contract is $126,468.00 and it includes a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods, with services to be performed on-site at the NCI's facility in Bethesda, Maryland. As the original equipment manufacturer, BD is the only vendor capable of providing the full range of required services, including OEM-trained technicians, proprietary parts and software, and emergency support. There was no set-aside designation for this award.