Life Technologies Corporation

City-funded organization

Life Technologies Corporation was a Carlsbad, California life-sciences company formed in 2008 through the merger of Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems; Thermo Fisher Scientific completed its acquisition of the company in February 2014, and its Applied Biosystems instrument lines have continued operating under Thermo Fisher since. The vendor still holds $9.6 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 under its legacy name, chiefly sole source and intergovernmental awards with DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for procurement, maintenance, and repair of ABI genetic analyzers and PCR instruments, including 'LIFE TECH PM & REPAIR SERV ON 7500 PCR & GENETIC ANALYZERS'. 98% of the contract value it has won since 2010 ($25.1 million of $25.7 million total) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Goods
City contracts (active)
$9,596,820 · 4 contracts
Awarded all-time
$25,692,591 · 49 since 2010, incl. expired
Paid to date
$17,374,323
Won without a fresh bid
98% of contract value · $25,077,892 · 36 contracts
Based in
Carlsbad, CA (out of state)

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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