The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center awarded a firm-fixed-price definitive contract worth $537,866.31 to Thermo Electron North America LLC, doing business as Thermofisher Scientific, for the provision of a Q Exactive Plus Standard U437N00 analytical instrument. The contract has a completion date of September 30, 2018 and does not utilize any set-aside designation. Thermo Electron North America LLC is a for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer that has provided various scientific instruments, equipment, and maintenance services to federal agencies such as the Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, and Justice in the past. The company is a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation's Financial Services Division, which has a history of supplying equipment and services to government customers through both prime and subcontractor roles.