The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery awarded a $72,054.62 firm fixed-price purchase order to Thermo Electron North America LLC on March 19, 2025, for maintenance and service of laboratory analytical instruments. The contract supports the Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two Industrial Hygiene Department at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, and covers maintenance of an Ion Chromatography System 6000 and Integrion instrument. This procurement was conducted as a sole-source acquisition under simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items, with no competitive set-aside designation, and is scheduled for completion by February 6, 2028.
Thermo Electron North America LLC, a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation Financial Services headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, is an established federal contractor specializing in advanced scientific instrumentation and laboratory equipment maintenance services. The company maintains extensive experience supporting defense and civilian agencies including the Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health, and other federal research entities. The award represents a continuation of the company's specialized service capabilities supporting the Department of the Navy's industrial hygiene and environmental health operations, leveraging its field service expertise in analytical laboratory equipment maintenance and repair.