The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Vaccine Research Center, awarded a $239,624.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Nanoscience Instruments Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation located in Phoenix, Arizona. The contract is for the procurement of one Phenom Pharos G2 Desktop Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) system, along with associated accessories, software, installation support, training, and a one-year warranty. The system will be used to expand the Structural Biology Core's negative stain screening capacity for cryo-electron microscopy research supporting vaccine development for COVID-19, HIV-1, malaria, influenza, and RSV. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2026. This procurement was conducted as a full and open competition using commercial item procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with no set-aside designation.
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