Purchase Order 75N93022P00375

The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded a $588,145 firm fixed price purchase order to Leica Microsystems Inc. for equipment maintenance services. The contract supports the maintenance of 27 Leica-manufactured microscopes and scientific equipment currently used at the agency's laboratory in Rockville, Maryland. The services, which must be performed by specially trained and certified Leica service engineers with knowledge of the equipment, are necessary to ensure optimal performance and reliability. There is no set-aside designation for this sole source award, which was made non-competitively to the original equipment manufacturer in order to avoid voiding warranties and ensure the manufacturer's requisite access to spare parts. The contract period of performance spans from February 18, 2022 through February 28, 2023.