This federal contract award, valued at $129,214.00, was issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH), to Lab Products, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company operating as Metal Systems DIV. The contract is for the provision of HYDROPAC AWS-2500 POUCH MACHINE, FILTERS, AND CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES, which are specialized laboratory equipment and supplies used to support biomedical research activities.
Lab Products, LLC has established itself as a key supplier of animal research equipment to various government agencies, particularly within HHS and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The company has previously been awarded multiple federal contracts, including a $10,000,000.00 Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the NIH for the supply of animal feed/bedding and cage supplies. This latest contract was issued as a firm-fixed-price purchase order and did not have a small business set-aside designation.