Manufacturing of LFI Strips
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911SR-23-R-0005
- Agency
-
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to Murtech, Inc.
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- W911SR-23-D-0057 Federal IDV award
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Award Notice from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground awards a contract to MURTECH, INC. for the manufacture of Lateral Flow Immunoassay (LFI) strips for the detection of approximately 14-20 antigens and positive/negative controls strips. The LFI strips will be utilized for assembly into end items for the Biological Defense Joint Biological Point Detection System, Joint Portal Shield System, and individual Handheld Assays and will allow for the detection of various biological threat agents via antibodies in approximately 15 minutes. The contract awarded to MURTECH, INC. has a value of $35,000,000.
Notice text
The manufacture of Lateral Flow Immunoassay (LFI) strips for the detection of approximately 14 - 20 antigens (analyte specific) and positive/negative controls strips in accordance with Government specifications. The manufactured LFI strips will be utilized for assembly into end items for the Biological Defense Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) and the Joint Portal Shield (JPS) System, as well as individual Handheld Assays (HHAs) used for domestic preparedness, Homeland Defense, counterterrorist operations and by Other Government Agencies (OGAs).
The LFI technology allows for the detection of various biological threat agents by antibodies that are specific to the protein or organism of interest. This antibody-based detection technology allows for a liquid sample to be analyzed on a nitro cellulose membrane in approximately 15 minutes. Due to their portable size and rapid results; LFIs are often used for presumptive biological agent detection in support of field operations.
Awarded contract W911SR-23-D-0057 to MURTECH, INC. for 35000000.00 on 2023-09-05.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Award Notice | |
| Manufacturing of LFI Strips | Solicitation | |
| Manufacture of Lateral Flow Immunoassay (LFI) Strips | Pre-Solicitation |
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