DNA reagents & disposables
Ended Blanket Purchase Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 15A00021AAQA00140
- Awardee
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Life Technologies Corporation UEI EB8QTC6575E7
- Awarding agency
-
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives
Department of Justice
- Task orders
- 25 $1,099,850 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- DNA Reagents and Consumables Special Notice · DJA21ALABPR0191 · Posted Feb 26, 2021
- Combined order value
- $1,099,850 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Maximum order
- $75,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Life Technologies Corporation for supplies and reagents required for forensic DNA analysis. Under various firm fixed price call contracts against the BPA, Life Technologies will provide DNA testing materials to support the Bureau's operations through September 2026 at locations including Carlsbad, California and Calverton, Maryland. Contract values range from approximately $7,782 to $84,308 with no set-asides specified.
The original special notice indicated the Bureau's intent to negotiate a sole source BPA with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the parent company of Life Technologies, for the purchase of DNA reagents and consumables. As the largest federal agency conducting DNA analysis to fulfill its regulatory and law enforcement responsibilities, the Bureau requires specialized forensic supplies that only select vendors can provide. The BPA and subsequent call contracts therefore aim to procure critical DNA testing materials to further the agency's efforts in utilizing scientific evidence to identify suspects and solve criminal cases.
Task orders
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 15A00021AAQA00140?
15A00021AAQA00140 was awarded to Life Technologies Corporation by Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (Department of Justice) on April 1, 2021.
How much is contract 15A00021AAQA00140 worth?
Orders under 15A00021AAQA00140 have obligated $1,099,850. A single order can be worth up to $75,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 15A00021AAQA00140?
25 orders have been placed under 15A00021AAQA00140, the latest on November 24, 2025.
Who can order from contract 15A00021AAQA00140?
15A00021AAQA00140 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
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