This federal contract award 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) for the purchase of a LSRFORTESSA flow cytometry system. The $699,999.00 firm fixed-price purchase order did not utilize a set-aside. BD, a global medical technology company, has extensive experience providing specialized biomedical research equipment and consumables to federal agencies supporting healthcare and life sciences programs. The LSRFORTESSA is a high-performance flow cytometer designed to enable advanced single-cell analysis in support of immunology, cell biology, and drug discovery research. This award is likely part of BD's wider contracting relationship with NIH and other Department of Health and Human Services components, including indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreements and subcontracts under larger research support efforts.