Biosafety Level-4 Positive Protection Suits

Procurement Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) at Rocky Mountain Laboratories(RML) conducts innovative scientific research on viral agents requiring high or maximum containment (Biosafety Level 4) to understand transmission, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and host immune responses, with the goal of developing diagnostics and countermeasures. The IRF is seeking to purchase positive pressure suits rated for Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) research. Because of the nature of work performed in the high containment lab at RML, positive pressure suits are necessary for the safety of the researchers from emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. These suits need periodic replacement due to wear from chemical showers. NIH needs these BSL-4 positive pressure suits in order to fulfill its mission of studying infectious microbes that cause disease in humans and animals.

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