Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of
Defense spokesman:
“The Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency, in
coordination with FEMA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
has signed a $134 million contract award with the Federal Resources Supply
Company to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) kits including
protective eyewear, gloves, gowns, and masks for medical personnel at over
15,000 nursing home locations.
Deliveries have started this week in New York, New Jersey,
Washington D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia and will be completed across the
United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Territory of Guam by the end of
June at FEMA designated priority locations.
The total quantities required for the kit components are:
Eyewear: 1.2 million goggles, Gloves: 64.4 million pairs, Gowns: 12.8 million,
Masks: 13.8 million. Distribution plans may be impacted based on the contracted
rate of production and material distribution changes based on transportation
availability.
The Department remains closely partnered with FEMA and HHS,
providing almost $2.3 billion in life-saving medical services, supplies and
equipment to service members and federal agencies in the nation's
whole-of-government approach to the coronavirus pandemic.
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