This federal contract award, valued at $108,014.84, was issued by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), a component of the U.S. Department of Defense, to Life Technologies Corporation, doing business as Thermo Fisher Scientific. The contract provides for the purchase of various MAGMAX DNA extraction products and other laboratory supplies, including 96-well plates, tip combs, and high-fidelity PCR reagents, to support unspecified biomedical research and scientific applications.
The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis, without the use of any small business set-aside program, as a commercial item purchase order. The contract's ultimate completion date is May 31, 2019. No additional information is provided regarding the specific end-use or application of the procured items. However, Thermo Fisher Scientific is a prominent manufacturer of scientific instruments, reagents, and consumables that supports various federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and Department of Veterans Affairs, through specialized biotechnology products and services.