Cerebro software system

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
36C25226D0037
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
2 $894,004 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$894,004 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 4% complete
IDV ceiling 69% used
$1,301,754.27
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Leica Microsystems Inc. (Leica Biosystems division) on August 1, 2026, with a ceiling of $1,301,754.27 and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2031. The contract procures the Cerebro Software System, an automated tissue processor and staining platform supporting histopathology operations across VA Medical Centers.

The procurement was conducted as a sole-source award under FAR 6.302-1, justified on the basis that Leica Biosystems represents the only responsible source capable of meeting VISN 12's requirements for the proprietary Cerebro system. The originating Special Notice, posted April 15, 2026, identified deployment across four VA Medical Centers in Illinois and Wisconsin: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Federal Health Care Center, Hines VA Medical Center, and Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. Place of performance is Deerfield, Illinois.

The contract carries NAICS Code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC 6632 (Analysis Instruments, Medical Laboratory Use). Pricing is firm fixed price with no set-aside used.

Two delivery orders have been issued under this IDIQ as of August 1, 2026, both for the Cerebro Software System with completion by July 31, 2027: one valued at $704,447.57 and a second at $189,556.30, both firm fixed price with place of performance in Deerfield, Illinois.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Cerebro software system 36C25226N0504 Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VHA) $189,556
Cerebro software system 36C25226N0503 Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VHA) $704,448

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $0

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 36C25226D0037?

36C25226D0037 was awarded to Leica Microsystems Inc. by Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (Veterans Health Administration) on August 1, 2026.

How much is contract 36C25226D0037 worth?

Orders under 36C25226D0037 have obligated $894,004. 36C25226D0037's own ceiling is $1,301,754.

How many orders have been placed under contract 36C25226D0037?

2 orders have been placed under 36C25226D0037, the latest on August 1, 2026.

Who can order from contract 36C25226D0037?

36C25226D0037 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract 36C25226D0037 competed?

The extent of competition for 36C25226D0037 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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