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Aug 28, 2026
Sep 8, 2026
Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Leica Microsystems, Inc.
The National Institutes of Health, through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, intends to award a sole-source purchase order to Leica Microsystems, Inc. for a maintenance agreement covering the Leica HistoCore Pearl automated tissue processor. The agreement includes emergency repairs, labor, travel, replacement parts excluding consumables, planned maintenance inspections, technical support, priority scheduling, reliability updates, and certified OEM parts, with a base period from September 16, 2026 through September 15, 2027 and two option periods through September 15, 2029. This is an active contract special notice rather than a grant program or request for competitive proposals, and capability statements are due September 8, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.