Eppendorf North America, Inc.

Eppendorf North America, Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit manufacturer and distributor of laboratory equipment and consumables, operates as a prime contractor across 1,090 federal awards spanning research, clinical, and diagnostic applications in life science workflows. The company does not hold set-aside certifications and competes exclusively in full-and-open federal procurement, with 99% of recent awards as a prime (the remaining 1% as a subcontractor to Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, Excet LLC, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and others on defense and research programs).

Eppendorf's concrete capability footprint centers on high-precision laboratory instrumentation: centrifuges (benchtop, refrigerated, and ultralow models), automated liquid handling systems (epMotion series), bioreactors (BioFlo and DASgip platforms), thermocyclers (Mastercycler lines), CO2 incubators, shakers, and associated consumables (rotors, rotors, well plates, sensors, vessels) and maintenance services. Representative prime awards include a $757,713 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Defense Health Agency for a BioFlow Pro fermentation system (August 2024); a $206,331.77 USDA Agricultural Research Service award for a DASgip Four-Vessel parallel bioreactor upgrade delivered to Peoria, Illinois (September 2023); a $171,685.70 FDA purchase order for an epMotion 5075tc high-throughput NGS library preparation device system with four-year preventative maintenance and unlimited repair (August 2022); a $181,044.48 Army Research Development and Engineering Command maintenance contract for DASgip and BioFlow equipment at Natick, Massachusetts through September 2026; and a $250,040.52 Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 epMotion service agreement extending through August 2030.

Customer concentration is spread across civilian research and healthcare agencies. The top five by award count account for 25% of all awards, led by FDA (97 awards, $1.9 million combined potential value), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (66 awards, $1.8 million), USDA Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery in the Northeast (40 awards, $1.1 million), a broader USDA ARS division (33 awards, $506 thousand), and CDC Pittsburgh (32 awards, $897 thousand). The top five by potential value share 15% of total combined value and align closely with the count ranking, indicating consistent order sizing across the vendor's customer base. No single agency dominates; the portfolio spans 118 distinct federal agencies.

Eppendorf anchors its federal work to two primary indefinite delivery vehicles. The HHS Blanket Purchase Agreement (HHSN263201500205A or successors, most recently affirmed April 18, 2024, through April 30, 2027) generated 91 task orders worth $1.1 million combined potential value and enables NIH components, FDA, CDC, and other civilian agencies to procure laboratory supplies, medical and scientific equipment, instruments, and maintenance services. The Department of Veterans Affairs Indefinite Delivery Contract (36C25626Q0550, awarded August 24, 2023, ceiling $24.7 million, through August 23, 2028) supports VA medical centers nationwide with centrifuges, rotors, accessories, installation, and technical documentation. Additional vehicles include a BPA (75N98024A00111) with nine task orders worth $184 thousand, an IDC (36C10G23D0021) with seven task orders worth $368 thousand, and GSA Multiple Award Schedule participation.

Activity has remained relatively flat year-over-year—41 awards in 2022, 33 in 2023, 37 in 2024, 28 in 2025, and 9 recorded in 2026 (first quarter only). Nineteen awards with completion dates in the next 24 months carry combined potential value of $1.1 million and will face recompete exposure. As a subsidiary of the global Eppendorf Group based in Enfield, Connecticut, the vendor competes on commercial pricing and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) authority; several recent awards cite sole-source procurements under FAR 6.302-1 or FAR 13.106-1(b) based on Eppendorf's exclusive manufacturing status or authorization to service proprietary systems.

Subcontract footprint is minimal (1% of awards). Named prime contractors include Leidos (engineering and scientific products and technical services to Johnson Space Center, June 2025), Booz Allen Hamilton (Army Ground System Technology and Laboratory Development, two awards in May 2024), Excet LLC (DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center biodefense RDTE, October 2024), and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (DARPA research program support, August 2024). One federal grant sub-award appears under the Indiana Department of Health's Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases grant (August 2025).

Award category concentration by NAICS reflects manufacturing and distribution posture: Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (314 awards), All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (206 awards), and Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (189 awards) account for the largest share. By PSC, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (706 awards) and Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Instruments and Laboratory Equipment (115 awards) dominate, with ancillary codes for medical supplies and chemical analysis instruments. Obligated dollars stand at $24.8 million against $49 million combined potential value, indicating 51% spend-down across the portfolio. The vendor operates with no affirmative set-aside certifications and does not compete under 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB vehicles.