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Battelle Wins $500M BioDefense Contract

Wilson P. Dizard III writes on Washington Technology:

Battelle National Biodefense Institute has received a $500 million contract award to manage and operate a new biodefense analysis center, currently under construction at Fort Detrick, Md., according to an announcement by the Homeland Security Department today.

The Battelle organization, a unit of Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio, received a base contract award of $250 million over five years, with five option years that could bring the projected award cost to $500 million, DHS said in a press statement.

The department’s Science and Technology Directorate hired Battelle to conduct scientific programs and operate the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center as a federally funded R&D center.

posted by Fergie @ 12/20/2006 01:35:00 PM