Life Technologies Corporation, operating as Thermo Fisher Scientific, was awarded a $17,127.64 firm fixed-price definitive contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services on April 15, 2020. The contract provides maintenance and repair coverage for laboratory instrumentation at a facility in Carlsbad, California, with performance extending through April 19, 2025. The contract was awarded competitively with no set-aside designation. The objective is to minimize equipment downtime while supporting effective analytical methods development and timely delivery of analytical results critical to the agency's veterinary science operations.
As a leading supplier of scientific instrumentation and laboratory equipment support to federal agencies, Life Technologies has established itself as a cornerstone vendor for the Department of Agriculture and numerous other federal departments including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Defense. The company maintains extensive service and maintenance capabilities, offering preventative maintenance, remedial repair services, parts replacement, and technical support across its portfolio of genetic analyzers, real-time PCR systems, flow cytometry equipment, and other specialized laboratory platforms. This award reflects the company's competitive positioning in open federal procurement for equipment maintenance services that are essential to federal laboratory operations across research, diagnostic, and forensic missions.