The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $16,270.70 to Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC for laboratory supplies. The contract, which was not subject to any set-aside designation, was awarded on February 26, 2018, with an ultimate completion date of March 2, 2018. Mettler-Toledo Rainin, a laboratory equipment manufacturer headquartered in Oakland, California, serves as a subsidiary of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. and specializes in precision measurement instruments including pipettes, pipette tips, and related laboratory consumables.
This award represents a routine procurement within HHS's broader relationship with Mettler-Toledo Rainin, particularly supporting the BioWatch program, a nationwide biosurveillance system managed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration. The contractor has maintained substantial involvement with federal agencies across multiple departments, including NIH, NIAID, CDC, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Defense, reflecting its established position as a critical supplier of laboratory equipment and services for scientific research, public health initiatives, and national security preparedness efforts.
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