HHS will provide additional COVID-19 tests to states and vulnerable populations in 2021 HHS is allocating an additional 30 million Abbott BinaxNOW tests for vulnerable groups such as nursing homes, HBCUs, tribes and more.
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Despite the promising outlook provided by the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine rollout that began earlier this week, officials insist that it is just as critical as ever to take safety measures in preventing the spread of COVID-19. While we re in the process of immunizing the American people, we must keep our guard up, said Dr. Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in a media briefing Thursday. We must continue our critical mitigation steps and you know what they are, the three W s: Wear a mask, watch your distance, wash your hands.
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On November 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) issued a decision that supported the Small Business Administration’s position regarding the Rule of Two analysis requirements for government acquisitions.[1] The central question surrounding the case was whether the U.S. Army could cancel a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 8 service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside procurement under the General Services Administration’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and move the requirement to a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (MAIDIQ) contract vehicle that the plaintiff, The Tolliver Group, Inc. (Tolliver), did not hold. In its protest, Tolliver argued, in part, that the Army’s actions violated the Rule of Two because the agency was required to determine whether two or more small businesses were capable of performing the requirement prior to choosing to put the proc