The U.S. government awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Thermo Electron North America LLC on March 22, 2023, for the repair of a Q-Exactive mass spectrometer (Serial Number 02630L) at the Calverton, Maryland facility. The contract, valued at $18,321, represents a repair service for sophisticated analytical instrumentation used in federal research and laboratory operations. The work is scheduled for completion by February 18, 2026, and no small business set-aside designation was applied to this competitive award.
Thermo Electron North America LLC, a West Palm Beach, Florida-based subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation Financial Services, is well-positioned to execute this maintenance work given its extensive portfolio of federal contracts involving scientific instrumentation support. The company maintains established relationships across multiple civilian agencies and possesses specialized expertise in mass spectrometer maintenance and repair services, including work on Orbitrap and other advanced analytical equipment. The repair effort is funded by a civilian federal agency operating in the Northeast Area and is anticipated to support ongoing research and regulatory compliance operations requiring functional mass spectrometry capabilities.