Purchase Order 75N93021P00102

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded a $732,600.22 firm fixed price purchase order to Leica Microsystems Inc. for a service agreement covering Leica microscopes used by the institute's Division of Research. The contract, awarded on November 30, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2022, was negotiated on a sole source basis without a set-aside designation. As the original equipment manufacturer, Leica Microsystems was identified as the sole qualified provider capable of delivering trained technician support, spare parts, software updates, and maintenance services necessary to ensure uninterrupted research operations. The work will be performed at the company's location in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Leica Microsystems Inc., operating through its Leica Biosystems division, is an established federal contractor with extensive experience delivering specialized microscopy equipment and comprehensive maintenance services across multiple agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Defense. The company maintains numerous indefinite delivery vehicles and blanket purchase agreements that enable streamlined procurement of laboratory instrumentation and reagents government-wide. This service agreement represents a continuation of Leica's critical role in supporting federal research infrastructure by maintaining operational continuity of its proprietary microscopy systems used in infectious disease research.