ASPR COVID-19 Testing Industry Day Response for Information Request.pdf
Posted: July 6, 2021
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request for information (RFI) related to the ASPR COVID-19 Testing Industry Day Response. The purpose of the RFI is to gather insights from diagnostic test makers, consumables manufacturers, suppliers, and commercial laboratories on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. The RFI seeks input on strategies for maintaining pandemic preparedness in the next 12-18 months or post-COVID-19 public health emergency, including warm base manufacturing, flexible contracting, stockpiling, and industrial base expansion. Private sector entities in the diagnostic testing industry are encouraged to provide responses that will not be publicly shared. Responses are requested by July 15th for consideration.
The RFI includes two main sections:
1. Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Pandemic:
The first section focuses on challenges and opportunities faced by manufacturers and laboratories during the pandemic, particularly in engaging with the USG on funding, procurement, supply chain constraints, R&D developments, and testing capacity.
2. Potential Strategies for Future Preparedness:
The second section seeks insights on strategies like warm base manufacturing, flexible contracting, stockpiling, and industrial base expansion for future pandemic preparedness. Specific questions address assessing production capacity, maintaining warm base manufacturing, challenges in scaling up manufacturing and supply chains, stockpiling priorities, industrial base expansion needs, and expectations of support from the USG.
The RFI includes two main sections:
1. Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Pandemic:
The first section focuses on challenges and opportunities faced by manufacturers and laboratories during the pandemic, particularly in engaging with the USG on funding, procurement, supply chain constraints, R&D developments, and testing capacity.
2. Potential Strategies for Future Preparedness:
The second section seeks insights on strategies like warm base manufacturing, flexible contracting, stockpiling, and industrial base expansion for future pandemic preparedness. Specific questions address assessing production capacity, maintaining warm base manufacturing, challenges in scaling up manufacturing and supply chains, stockpiling priorities, industrial base expansion needs, and expectations of support from the USG.
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