This federal contract award for $278,555.00 was made by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to the Becton, Dickinson And Company (BD) division BD Biosciences. The contract is for the purchase of a LSRFORTESSA flow cytometry instrument and associated equipment, which is a specialized laboratory instrument used to analyze cells. This contract is not designated as a set-aside. BD Biosciences is a major supplier of instruments, reagents, and services supporting biomedical research and clinical applications through flow cytometry, cell imaging, and genomics technologies. BD holds multiple federal contract vehicles, including indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts and blanket purchase agreements, which facilitate simplified ordering of its products by government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to support healthcare and research programs.