This is a one-year, $54,919.08 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the Department of Health and Human Services to Becton, Dickinson And Company (BD) for maintenance and support of a BD FACSymphony A5 flow cytometer and associated components. The award is not set aside for small businesses.
The contract provides for preventive maintenance, unlimited service visits, 48-hour emergency response, and software updates for the flow cytometer system. BD is the sole-source provider as the original manufacturer, with proprietary technical capabilities required to maintain the specialized equipment. The award was made under a sole-source acquisition authority, without competition. This contract is part of BD's broader portfolio of federal contracts and subcontracts to provide specialized biomedical instrumentation, reagents, and technical services in support of government healthcare and research programs.