April 13, 2020
Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of
Defense spokesman:
"The Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency,
on behalf of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has awarded a
$415 million contract for 60 Battelle Memorial Institute Critical Care
Decontamination Systems (CCDS), that can decontaminate up to 80,000 used N95
respirators per system per day, enabling mask reuse up to 20 times.
Spearheaded by the Department's Joint Acquisition Task
Force, six units have already been delivered to locations including two to New
York, and one each to Columbus, Ohio, Boston, Chicago and Tacoma, providing the
ability to sterilize 3.4 million masks a week, reducing the need for new masks
by the same number.
All 60 systems will be available by early May for prioritization
and distribution by FEMA and HHS. Once all are delivered, these 60 units will
allow 4.8 million masks to be sterilized per day, almost 34 million per week.
'I remain extremely proud of the selfless efforts of
Department of Defense personnel who continue to do everything they can to help
provide medical masks, test kits, medicine and meals to support America's
military, medical, emergency services and law enforcement professionals who are
on the front lines and need them most,' said Under Secretary of Defense Ellen
Lord.
This procurement includes a service contract to cover
operations and maintenance."
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