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DOD Awards Contracts to Purchase COVID-19 Antigen Over-the-Counter Test Kits in Support of POTUS’ One Billion Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
February 18, 2022 — This week, the DoD, in coordination with HHS, awarded contract modifications to Roche Diagnostics Corporation and Siemens Healthineers purchasing a combined total of 138 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits. The JPEO-CBRND led this effort in partnership with DoD’s Defense Assisted Acquisition Cell (DA2), Army Contracting Command, and the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The procurement was funded through the American Rescue Plan Act to supply critical medical resources to the nation... MORE

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DOD Awards $250 Million Contract to Ology Bioservices, Inc., for Botulinum Monoclonal Antibody Advanced Development through FDA Licensure
February 10, 2022 — The JPEO-CBRND's Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical) awarded Ology Bioservices, Inc. a $250 million sole source Federal Acquisition Regulation-based Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Under the contract, Ology will advance the Botulinum Monoclonal Antibody (BOT MAB) product to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensure as a medical countermeasure (MCM), to protect the warfighter from exposure to botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) A and B serotypes and to subsequently procure the FDA-licensed product... MORE

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