Thermo Electron North America LLC

Thermo Electron North America LLC, doing business as Thermofisher Scientific, is a for-profit limited liability company subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. that manufactures and services advanced analytical laboratory instruments and related equipment for federal agencies as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards), with no small-business set-asides and full-and-open competitive posture across its federal footprint. Headquartered in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, the vendor operates as the original equipment manufacturer for mass spectrometers, chromatography systems, infrared spectrometers, and associated analytical instrumentation, complemented by software licenses and preventive maintenance contracts.

Thermo Electron North America's federal customer base spans 67 agencies, concentrated in biomedical research, environmental analysis, and defense analytical capabilities. The Department of Health and Human Services accounts for the largest share: the National Institute on Drug Abuse leads with 17 awards worth $3.3 million combined potential value, followed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pittsburgh facility (12 awards, $1.3 million) and the National Institute on Aging (7 awards, $876 thousand). The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command places 11 awards valued at $629 thousand, anchored by a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for ICAP 7400 maintenance support with a $105.7 million ceiling and performance through September 2028. Across the top five customers by both award count and potential value, these agencies represent 27% of the vendor's combined potential value and show consistent reliance on Thermo Electron for both instrument procurement and sustainment.

Recent representative prime work includes a $753.8 million purchase order from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for a Thermo Exploris 480 mass spectrometer with Vanquish UPLC system, a $454.8 thousand high-resolution mass spectrometer for the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a $260.6 thousand isotope ratio mass spectrometer and elemental analyzer package for the USDA Agricultural Research Service, and a $203.4 thousand maintenance contract for an Eclipse Tribrid Mass Spectrometer at the National Institute on Aging. The vendor also holds a Naval Sea Systems Command IDC for ICAP 7400 maintenance support generating three task orders valued at $60 thousand combined. Across the award portfolio, NAICS codes reflect the vendor's core capability: Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (110 awards), Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (77 awards), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (28 awards). Corresponding PSCs center on maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment (107 awards) and laboratory equipment and supplies procurement (75 awards).

Activity has remained relatively steady: 20 awards in 2022 grew to 27 in 2024, with 8 and 2 awards recorded in 2025 and 2026 respectively. Ten awards with combined potential value of $695 thousand face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, representing near-term recompete exposure. The vendor operates primarily as a direct prime to federal agencies; across SCI-reportable service contracts (6 records, FY2022–FY2024), Thermo Electron North America invoiced $81 thousand in FY2022 with zero FTE labor reported and subsequently zero invoicing in FY2023–FY2024, indicating that SCI-reportable service-contract work is minimal relative to the vendor's core goods and maintenance-services portfolio. Government-paid rates on SCI contracts ran at $1,979.86 per hour (10th, median, and 90th percentile), reflecting high-skill instrument maintenance and engineering support. The vendor carries minimal subcontractor engagement: across SCI records, zero percent of hours flowed to subcontractors, and the overall award portfolio shows only four sub-awards (2% of total), all routed through Fluor Marine Propulsion on Naval Nuclear Laboratory management and operations work and through Boeing on Space Launch System production evolution.