$88,943,568

Department of Health and Human Services·Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

ACTION DATE2026-03-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75A50121F33005_7505_75A50120D00013_7505

Award description

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION FOR MCM EVALUATION

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Stores and distributes biological samples for evaluating medical countermeasures against biological threats.

Sub-sectors

vaccine-developmentmedical-countermeasuresbiological-research-infrastructure

Why this matters

Critical infrastructure for pandemic preparedness and MCM (medical countermeasure) efficacy testing under ASPR.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates sustained federal investment in biorepository capacity and standardized sample distribution networks for emergency response.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reflects U.S. commitment to domestic biodefense capabilities and reducing reliance on foreign biological reference materials.

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Period of performance

Start

2021-09-30

End

2028-09-26

Status

activein 865 days

Recipient

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Sources

USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →
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Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_75A50121F33005_7505_75A50120D00013_7505.

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