The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $40,236.93 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bruker Scientific LLC, a division of Bruker Corporation, for a one-year service agreement on several of Bruker's analytical instruments. This includes preventative maintenance, parts, software upgrades, and other support for a Vertex 70 spectrometer, Hyperion 300 FT-IR microscope, and Senterra spectrometer. The contract is not set aside for small businesses. Bruker is the sole authorized provider of genuine spare parts and qualified technicians for these Bruker instruments, and the contract is being awarded on a sole-source basis. This one-year service agreement supports NICHD's research mission by ensuring continuous operation and performance of the specialized analytical equipment.