This federal contract award, with an ID of HHSN272201600702P, was issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a global medical technology manufacturer. The $339,440.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for a LSRFORTESSA SPECIAL ORDER LASER OPTION, which is a specialized piece of laboratory equipment used for biomedical research and clinical applications through flow cytometry, cell imaging, and genomics technologies. There is no set-aside designation for this award. BD, through its BD Biosciences division, has a long history of providing medical instruments, reagents, and services to support biomedical research and healthcare programs for various federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the NIH. This contract award is likely part of BD's broader contract vehicles and business relationships with the U.S. government.