Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., headquartered in Hercules, California, supplies life science research instrumentation, clinical diagnostic equipment, reagents, and maintenance services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards), competing exclusively on full-and-open solicitations with no SBA set-asides. The company is a for-profit manufacturer of goods operating as a parent corporation with eleven named subsidiaries, including international entities and GnuBio Inc., a grants-receiving subsidiary.

Bio-Rad's federal footprint centers on analytical laboratory instrumentation, in-vitro diagnostic substances, and precision equipment repair and maintenance. The vendor's concrete capability work spans PCR systems (droplet digital PCR, quantitative real-time PCR, ddPCR), cell sorters, Bio-Plex immunoassay analyzers, chromatography systems, and associated consumables and reagents. Representative prime awards include a $196.4 million maintenance agreement with the Department of Agriculture's Office of Administrative Services for four Bio-Plex 100/200 systems through June 2030; a $396.9 thousand purchase order from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 for immunology testing supplies including Antinuclear Antibody reagents and control materials through August 2026; a $171.5 thousand sole-source delivery order from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for a QX600 AutoDG Droplet PCR System and components; and a $91.4 thousand purchase order from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for a droplet digital PCR system and laboratory equipment supplies through September 2026. Bio-Rad also holds single-award blanket purchase agreements: a $1.5 million BPA with the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services for PCR reagents supporting SARS-CoV-2 testing through September 2027, and a $149.1 thousand Indefinite Delivery Contract with the U.S. Geological Survey for Bio-Rad QX200 PCR supplies and consumables through September 2028.

Customer concentration reflects a broad federal research and healthcare footprint. The top five customer agencies by award count—the Department of Veterans Affairs (36 awards), Department of the Army (33 awards), Department of the Navy (24 awards), the National Institutes of Health (12 awards), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (11 awards)—account for 32% of total awards. The top five customer organizations by potential value, accounting for 69% of combined potential value, are led by the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services ($3.1 million across five awards), the Indian Health Service ($296 thousand across six awards), the VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 ($265 thousand across three awards), the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Office of Administrative Services Procurement Management Branch ($236 thousand across three awards), and the U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants ($171 thousand across four awards). The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense service branches dominate by award count, while the Wildlife Services BPA anchors the dollar ranking.

Bio-Rad places the majority of its federal work through GSA Federal Supply Schedules. The top vehicle, Federal Supply Schedule V797P5293N, carries 85 task orders valued at $312 thousand; Federal Supply Schedule GS24F1238C holds 33 task orders ($45 thousand); Federal Supply Schedule GS24F2036D holds 14 task orders; Federal Supply Schedule V797P5903J holds 6 task orders ($20 thousand); and the Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services BPA 12639523A0012 carries 3 task orders ($136 thousand). GSA Schedule positioning provides recurring transactional access across civilian agencies without vehicle-level recompete risk.

Activity has remained steady, averaging 8.2 awards annually from 2022 through 2025, with three awards recorded year-to-date in 2026. Nine awards with ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $756 thousand and face recompete exposure in that window. The combined dollars obligated across all awards ($41.9 million) substantially exceed the combined potential value ceiling ($5.9 million), indicating that the source reflects a long historical snapshot of historical awards, many of which have been fulfilled or are in closeout.

Bio-Rad's subcontractor footprint is minimal (1% of awards). Named sub-award work includes service maintenance agreements for Bio-Rad lab equipment delivered to the National Cancer Institute through prime contractors Government Scientific Source Inc. (FY26-27) and Weems Design Studio, Inc. (FY25), and a sub-delivery of ChemiDoc Go imaging systems and related equipment through New TECH Solutions, Inc. supporting cancer agent mechanism-of-action research. A University of California, San Diego sub-award involved Bio-Rad equipment supply for cellular nanosponges research.

Bio-Rad's procurement posture reflects a large, established manufacturer with direct federal relationships across multiple agencies and vehicles rather than reliance on set-asides or strategic partnering on larger contract vehicles. The company's federal business is heavily transactional—consumables, equipment sales, and maintenance calls against GSA Schedules and agency-specific BPAs—rather than complex systems integration or long-term program work.