Purchase Order 75N91025P00172

This is a $32,000 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to Nikon Instruments Inc. for maintenance and repair services on a government-owned Nikon CSU-W1 SoRa spinning disk confocal and super-resolution microscope. The contract has a base period of 12 months from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026, with four 12-month option periods. Nikon Instruments, as the original equipment manufacturer, will provide on-site preventative maintenance, remote technical support, and emergency repair services for the microscope and its components. The contract was sole-sourced to Nikon Instruments due to the company's proprietary rights and specialized technical capabilities required to service this specialized scientific equipment. The microscope is used extensively by the NCI's Center for Cancer Research Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics Microscopy Core to support critical cancer research and patient care. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.