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DHS Awards Potential $2 Billion COVID Testing Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 8th, 2021

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DHS Awards Potential $2 Billion COVID Testing Contract

The Department of Homeland Security last November selected four companies, Federal Resources, MRI Global, Parsons [PSN] and Virant Diagnostics to provide testing solutions and related services for COVID-19 under a potential five-year, $2 billion contract. The companies are competing for work under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide test kits and managed services for DHS employees, trainees, certain contract personnel, and persons in custody or being repatriated. Parsons on Monday said it will offer point-of-care or laboratory-based solutions…

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