DoD Yapereka Mgwirizano wa $ 35.8 Miliyoni kwa Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC Kuti Iwonjezere Kupanga Kwapakhomo Kwa Malangizo a Pipette

Pa Seputembara 10, 2021, Dipatimenti ya Chitetezo (DOD), m'malo mwa komanso mogwirizana ndi Dipatimenti ya Zaumoyo ndi Zaumoyo (HHS), inapereka mgwirizano wa $ 35.8 miliyoni kwa Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC (Rain) kuti awonjezere mphamvu zopanga zapakhomo za nsonga za pipette za machitidwe a labotale amanja ndi odzichitira okha.

Maupangiri a Rainin pipette ndiwofunika kwambiri pakufufuza kwa COVID-19 ndikuyesa zitsanzo zomwe zasonkhanitsidwa ndi zochitika zina zowunikira. Ntchito yokulitsa maziko a mafakitalewa idzalola Rainin kuonjezera mphamvu yopangira nsonga za pipette ndi nsonga 70 miliyoni pamwezi pofika Januwale 2023. Khamali lidzalolanso kuti Rainin akhazikitse malo oletsa kulera a pipette pofika September 2023. Zoyesayesa zonsezi zidzatsirizidwa ku Oakland, California kuthandizira kuyesa ndi kufufuza kwapakhomo kwa COVID-19.

DOD's Defense Assisted Acquisition Cell (DA2) idatsogolera izi mogwirizana ndi dipatimenti ya Air Force's Acquisition COVID-19 Task Force (DAF ACT). Izi zidathandizidwa ndi American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) kuti zithandizire kukulitsa kwa mafakitale apanyumba pazachipatala.