Department of Defense Acquisition of Vaccine Production. Volume 1

Abstract

By memorandum dated July 20, 2000, the Deputy Secretary of Defense tasked the Director, Defense Research and Engineering and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to jointly contract with a private organization or panel of experts to conduct a comprehensive study of the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition of vaccine production (AVP). The study was to focus on review of the following areas: 1) Vaccines to protect Service members against biological warfare threats as well as infectious diseases. 2) A comparison of current Department efforts with best business practices in the biologics industry, and if/how the Department can leverage the best aspects of the private sector programs from industry. 3) A determination whether the DoD program requires acquisition processes unique from normal departmental acquisition procedures. 4) The development of recommendations for how the Department should best develop and oversee a vaccine production program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA423373

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Health Services
  • Lymphocytes
  • Medical Personnel
  • Vaccines
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology