This purchase order contract was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to Smith's Services for maintenance of a freeze drying system located in Highland Beach, Maryland. Valued at $2,400, the firm fixed price contract runs from October 2010 through September 2011 and requires the prime contractor to provide monthly maintenance and repair services for the freeze drying equipment, identified as serial number 388749, model 2010C1. Funding is provided by HHS-NIH to support the critical research functions of the NIDDK. No set aside designation or subcontractors are indicated on this contract action.