Purchase Order AG82FTP160003

This is a $9,029.84 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, a civilian agency, to Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. It covers the delivery of undisclosed products and services to support the agency's research mission, with a period of performance ending on November 27, 2015. Life Technologies Corporation is a leading provider of biomedical research and genetic analysis tools, and has been awarded multiple federal contracts and grants to supply specialized equipment, reagents, and services to agencies like the NIH, CDC, and VA. The parent company, Thermo Electron Corporation, is also a major federal contractor, providing a range of scientific instruments and related support to various civilian and defense agencies.