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Life Technologies Corporation
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Life Technologies Corporation, of Carlsbad, CA, was obligated $199M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $24M, of which $24M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 64% on FY2025 ($67M).
Life Technologies Corporation ranks 279 of 2,947 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 3,135 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense and 1 other agency: 13 awards worth $127M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), where it ranks 3 of 74 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $53,413,009 | $53,413,009 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $54,543,026 | $54,511,984 | $31,042 | +2% |
| FY2025 | $66,876,627 | $66,876,627 | $0 | +23% |
| FY2026 | $24,263,973 | $24,263,973 | $0 | -64% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $199M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $24M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $199M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $31K | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 3,135 of 30,989 | 1 of 2,947 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | 7 | $114M | 90% |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $9.2M | 7% |
| 3 | Department of Defense | 2 | $2.6M | 2% |
| 4 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $1.5M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 334516: 3 of 74 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: San Diego County, CA $121M · DeKalb County, GA $4.8M · Story County, IA $1.5M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $26M | 30 Jan 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $21M | 8 Jul 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $21M | 20 Feb 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $15M | 28 Jul 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $12M | 29 Mar 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $9.8M | 13 Mar 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $8.1M | 5 Aug 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention | ContractDefinitive Contract | 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $4.8M | 3 Jul 2024 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration | ContractPurchase Order | 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing | $2.2M | 23 Dec 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration | ContractPurchase Order | 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing | $2.1M | 13 Jul 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractBpa Call | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $1.6M | 4 Jun 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service | ContractDelivery Order | 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | $1.5M | 9 Jun 2026 | IA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $26M, Department of Justice, 30 Jan 2025: ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OPTION YEAR TWO.
- $21M, Department of Justice, 8 Jul 2025: FUNDING DOCUMENT FOR OY3. CONSUMABLES AND REAGENTS.
- $21M, Department of Justice, 20 Feb 2024: ADDITIONAL OY1 FUNDING DOCUMENT.
- $15M, Department of Justice, 28 Jul 2023: OY1 DELIVERY ORDER FOR LIFE TECHNOLOGIES REAGENTS AND CONSUMABLES.
- $12M, Department of Justice, 29 Mar 2023: DELIVERY ORDER FOR REAGENTS AND CONSUMABLES. (ADDITIONAL BASE YEAR FUNDING DOCUMENT)
- $9.8M, Department of Justice, 13 Mar 2026: ADDITIONAL FUNDING DOCUMENT FOR OPTION YEAR THREE. (OB3)
- $8.1M, Department of Justice, 5 Aug 2024: OPTION YEAR TWO FUNDING DOCUMENT.
- $4.8M, Department of Health and Human Services, 3 Jul 2024: LAB EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Life Technologies Corporation receive?
$199M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $53M; FY2024: $55M; FY2025: $67M; FY2026: $24M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Life Technologies Corporation?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Justice ($114M), Department of Health and Human Services ($9.2M), Department of Defense ($2.6M) and Department of Agriculture ($1.5M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, NAICS 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance and NAICS 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($121M), GA ($4.8M) and IA ($1.5M).
Is Life Technologies Corporation a large federal recipient?
It ranks 3,135 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 279 of 2,947 located in CA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.