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Portable Biocontainment Units

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2023-APR-0052Federal

Submission Closed09/29/2023, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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Department Of Health And Human Services → Aspr/daappo/orm HqView Agency

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)View NAICS

Place of Performance

Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA

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NONE

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justification_10.28.23-redacted.pdf

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PostedOct 30

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AwardedAug 30

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

09/29/2023, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has a need to acquire portal biocontainment units (PBCUs) to address future emerging infectious disease outbreaks. ASPR requires the PBCUs to enhance ASPR's biocontainment operational capabilities, as well as expand its overall operational diversity and flexibility to obtain and provide on-call air transport services to perform emergency deployment of personnel and equipment for biocontainment missions and evacuation of those that are critically ill and may or may not be infected with unique and highly communicable pathogens.