Purchase Order N0017316P0342

The Office of Naval Research awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $8,462 to Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC for the procurement of a chiller. The award was issued on November 19, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of December 4, 2015. The place of performance is located in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina. No set-aside designation was applied to this contract. Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC, a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation, is a manufacturer and service provider of scientific laboratory equipment and instruments that has maintained active federal contracting status since 2003. The company specializes in supplying laboratory infrastructure and equipment maintenance to support research and testing programs across federal agencies.

This purchase order represents a routine procurement from an established supplier within Thermo Fisher Scientific's extensive portfolio of laboratory equipment offerings. As a preferred vendor to the Office of Naval Research and other federal agencies, the company has demonstrated capability in providing specialized scientific equipment to support government research initiatives. The contractor maintains significant indefinite delivery vehicles, including a $100 million blanket purchase agreement with the National Institutes of Health, which positions it as a critical supplier of laboratory infrastructure to the federal research community. The modest contract value reflects a standard equipment purchase aligned with the company's core business of providing laboratory instruments and related services to defense and civilian federal agencies.