Life Technologies Corporation, doing business as Thermo Fisher Scientific, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $4,992.03 by the Office of Naval Research for maintenance services. The contract, awarded October 6, 2014, with an ultimate completion date of October 5, 2015, represents a direct procurement with no set-aside designation applied. Work is to be performed in Carlsbad, California, where Life Technologies maintains its headquarters as a leading manufacturer of scientific instruments, reagents, and consumables serving federal agencies across research, medical, forensic, and environmental sectors.
This maintenance contract aligns with Life Technologies' extensive portfolio of service and support agreements across the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The company maintains comprehensive maintenance capabilities including preventative maintenance, remedial repair services, parts replacement, and technical support for its sophisticated laboratory instrumentation such as genetic analyzers, real-time PCR systems, flow cytometry equipment, and DNA sequencers. Life Technologies operates as a parent entity within the Thermo Electron Corporation corporate structure and has demonstrated consistent competitive success in federal procurement through multiple contract vehicles, including blanket purchase agreements and indefinite delivery arrangements that enable agencies to efficiently procure specialized scientific equipment support without separate competitive solicitations.
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