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Homeland Security

DIA Issues RFI for Portable Genetic Sequencer

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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

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The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify qualified sources to perform a feasibility study and then develop a compact, lightweight, portable, rugged genetic sequencer capable of performing genetic sequencing with commercially available molecular biology reagents and consumables. DIA says the system protocol must have minimal processing time and effort starting from the purification of polymerase chain reaction products down to the actual DNA sequencing. Sol. No. 2300002A08. Respond by Nov. 6. Contact: Benjamin Sherrill,…

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