Li-Cor, Inc.

Li-Cor, Inc., doing business as Li-Cor Bio Sciences, is a for-profit manufacturer of scientific instruments and analysis software headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, with SAM.gov registration dating to August 21, 2001. The company specializes in providing high-precision environmental monitoring equipment and advanced scientific instrumentation to federal research agencies. Li-Cor's core competencies center on manufacturing specialized equipment for measuring photosynthesis, gas exchange, greenhouse gas emissions, plant physiology parameters, and related environmental variables. The company serves as a critical supplier of scientific infrastructure to support federal research initiatives across environmental science, agricultural research, climate monitoring, and biotechnology applications.

Li-Cor has received numerous prime federal contract awards totaling millions of dollars across multiple contract vehicles and funding agencies. The company's contract portfolio reflects consistent demand for its specialized scientific instruments from agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Forest Service (multiple research stations), U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health (including NIAID, NCI, NIDA, NINDS, and NHLI), National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Department of the Navy, Department of Veterans Affairs, NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Contract deliverables have encompassed a diverse array of environmental monitoring and analytical equipment: portable photosynthesis measurement systems (LI-6800 series variants), eddy covariance flux systems, trace gas analyzers (measuring CO2, H2O, N2O, and CH4), porometer/fluorometer instruments, plant canopy analyzers, leaf area meters, soil respiration measurement systems, open path gas analyzers, biomet sensor packages, respirometer systems, and near-infrared fluorescence molecular imaging systems (Odyssey series). Additionally, Li-Cor has provided service agreements, calibration kits, replacement parts, maintenance support, and training services. The majority of contracts have been firm fixed-price purchase orders or delivery orders, with most awarded on unrestricted competitive bases carrying no set-aside designations. A notable subset of contracts carried total small business set-aside designations, indicating Li-Cor's qualification as a small business on certain procurements. Contract vehicles utilized have included the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), direct solicitations, simplified acquisition procedures, and sole source procurements based on Li-Cor's unique manufacturing capabilities. Contract values have ranged from approximately $10,000 to over $2.5 million, with several multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards demonstrating the significance of individual procurements for complex scientific systems.

Li-Cor has participated in federal grant programs as a sub-award recipient from prime grantees. Grant sub-award opportunities have included collaboration with Nevada System of Higher Education on evapotranspiration measurement methodologies and partnership with Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. on a Department of Energy-supported project quantifying greenhouse gas fluxes from agricultural operations using eddy correlation techniques and soil chamber emissions monitoring. These sub-award engagements illustrate Li-Cor's role as a critical equipment supplier and technology partner within larger federal research initiatives focused on renewable energy development, sustainable agriculture, and climate science. The company's participation in federally funded research extends its influence beyond direct procurement contracts into collaborative research partnerships where Li-Cor equipment enables data collection and scientific analysis central to achieving federal research program objectives.