Purchase Order 12653818P0093

Life Technologies Corporation, doing business as Thermo Fisher Scientific, was awarded a $5,885.50 firm fixed price purchase order by the Plains Area civilian federal agency on March 7, 2018, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2018. The contract, which was not designated as a set-aside, is to be performed in Carlsbad, California. As a leading manufacturer of scientific instruments, reagents, and consumables, Life Technologies supplies specialized biotechnology products and laboratory equipment to multiple federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and federal law enforcement organizations, supporting critical research, medical, forensic, and environmental initiatives.

This purchase order represents a relatively modest procurement from a vendor with substantial federal contracting experience and an established track record of providing genetic analysis technologies, real-time PCR systems, flow cytometry instruments, and maintenance services for sophisticated scientific equipment. Life Technologies operates under the parent company Thermo Electron Corporation Financial Services Division, which maintains significant federal contract vehicles including a $9.5 million blanket purchase agreement with the Food and Drug Administration and a $3.5 million multi-award BPA with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, both designed to streamline procurement of specialized scientific instrumentation and laboratory support services.