NgoSepthemba 10, 2021, uMnyango Wezokuvikela (i-DOD), egameni futhi ngokubambisana noMnyango Wezempilo Nezinsizakalo Zabantu (HHS), unikeze inkontileka ka-$35.8 million ku-Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC (Rain) ukuze kukhuliswe umthamo wasekhaya wokukhiqiza wamathiphu e-pipette kuzo zombili izinqubo zelabhorethri ezisebenza ngezandla nezizenzakalelayo.
Amathiphu we-Rainin pipette abalulekile ocwaningweni lwe-COVID-19 nokuhlolwa kwamasampula aqoqiwe neminye imisebenzi yokuxilonga ebalulekile. Lo mzamo wokwandisa isisekelo sezimboni uzovumela u-Rainin ukuthi akhulise umthamo wokukhiqiza wamathiphu e-pipette ngamathiphu ayizigidi ezingu-70 ngenyanga ngo-January 2023. Lo mzamo uzovumela futhi u-Rainin ukuthi afake indawo yokuvala inzalo ye-pipette tip ngo-September 2023. Yomibili imizamo izoqedwa e-Oakland, California ukuze kusekelwe ukuhlolwa nokucwaninga kwe-COVID-19 ekhaya.
Iseli Lokutholwa Okusizwa Ngezokuvikela le-DOD (i-DA2) lihole lo mzamo ngokubambisana noMnyango Wezempi Wasemoyeni Wokutholwa Kwe-COVID-19 Task Force (DAF ACT). Lo mzamo uxhaswe nge-American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) ukuze kusekelwe ukunwetshwa kwezizinda zasekhaya zezinsiza zezokwelapha ezibalulekile.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-15-2022