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DHS Seeks Information on Development of Bio-Threat Sensors

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

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DHS Seeks Information on Development of Bio-Threat Sensors

BD21 System Concept Illustration from Biological Detection for the 21st Century Virtual Industry Day slideshow, March 18, 2021. (Image: Department of Homeland Security)

As part of an effort to acquire and field a next-generation system-of-systems for biological threat detection in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security is seeking information from industry on the further development of threat and classification sensors in urban environments. The department’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office on Sept. 2 issued two Requests for Information for the Biodefense in the 21st Century (BD21)-Sensor Redesign, one for a detection sensor and the other for a classification sensor. The…

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