Purchase Order AG32SCP150209

Life Technologies Corporation, doing business as Thermo Fisher Scientific, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Southeast Permanent Research and Education Laboratory on August 12, 2015, with a ceiling value of approximately $50.0K. The contract, referencing a quote dated February 3, 2015, requires delivery of specialized molecular biology reagents and equipment to support viral analysis research. Specifically, Life Technologies will deliver 33 units of MagMAX-96 AL/ND Viral nucleic acid extraction kits at $1,048 each and 13 units of AgPath-ID One-Step TR-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) kits at $1,176 each, with shipping and handling charges not to exceed $117.50. The materials are destined for the USDA ARS facility in Athens, Georgia, with a completion date of August 21, 2015. No set-aside designation was applied to this procurement.

The contract represents a routine acquisition of consumable laboratory supplies essential for USDA ARS research operations, particularly supporting diagnostic and analytical work related to animal or plant disease surveillance and investigation. Life Technologies Corporation, a leading manufacturer of biotechnology instruments and reagents with extensive federal contracting experience across the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was well-positioned to fulfill this requirement. The parent company, Thermo Electron Corporation, maintains multiple indefinite delivery vehicles across federal agencies, including a $9.5M blanket purchase agreement with the Food and Drug Administration, demonstrating the corporate enterprise's established status as a critical supplier of scientific instrumentation and diagnostic products to the federal government.