Contract Award: GE Medical Systems Information Technology & Innovation (Niskayuna, New York) – $10,040,188

GE Medical Systems Information Technology & Innovation, Niskayuna, New York, was awarded a $10,040,188 cost-type modification to previously awarded contract N66001-21-C-4014 for research and development services. These services are aimed at developing a mobile automated manufacturing platform to provide just-in-time manufacturing of nucleic acid countermeasures to rapidly produce, formulate, and package doses of nucleic acid therapeutics and prophylactics. Work will be performed in Niskayuna, New York (38.5%); New Milford, Connecticut (0.5%); Manhattan, Kansas (9%); Baltimore, Maryland (9%); Seattle, Washington (3%); and Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (40%), and is expected to be completed by February 2026. Fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation funds from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in the amount of $5,253,625 will be obligated upon award of the contract modification. Contract funds will expire Sept. 30, 2025. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Feb. 2, 2024)