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Contract awarded for Purchase of a number of six molecular analyzers lot-0000, title: purchase of six molecular analyzers, description: reasons and background of the purchasing need: to quickly test personnel on location for infectious diseases, the ministry of defence plans to acquire six molecular analyzers. 400 medical battalion provides medical care for the entire armed forces. from first aid to surgical capacity and intensive care in high-quality mobile hospitals. this unit operates worldwide and under all circumstances. in the field, during combat, or during an outbreak of infectious diseases, having a readily available and reliable method that is widely used is crucial to optimize sustainability. in main task 1 scenarios, it is also essential to temporarily implement the right mitigating measures based on reliable, executable diagnostics for defence. research has shown that there is a need for a method that can reliably and quickly diagnose targeted infectious diseases in human samples with a relatively simple system. detecting targeted infectious diseases is a method to confirm or exclude a probable diagnosis based on symptoms. the 400 medical battalion currently does not have such a diagnostic method and can only perform basic bacteriological tests and microscopy manually. this requires a lot of knowledge, skill, and time for laboratory technicians and the logistical chain, with a low degree of reliability. defence's partners in the field, such as nato countries and university hospitals like amc, use the genexpert iv for the mentioned diagnostics. it is important for collaboration and continuity that defence can exchange diagnostic data with its partners. this data can consist of raw data files, but also, for example, the research methods used. this makes comparison, implementation, and interchangeability easier. this is certainly important in crisis situations. introducing the genexpert brings the operational military medical care (mgz) up to the current state of the art and in line with methods commonly used or prescribed by nato partners. previously, ibct and pdmgz (products and services council military healthcare) indicated the following points as important for being able to have such rapid diagnostic capacity: 1. contributes to the self-sufficiency of defence and thus improves the protection (force health protection) of its own units; 2. implements the working method described in the i-mga040; 3. brings the operational mgz to the level of the current minimum required state of the art; 4. increases interoperability with nato partners and civilian parties in the netherlands; 5. is considered sufficiently sensitive and specific to achieve the set goals. in the ibct (infection control and coordination team), a rapid diagnostics table has been established (after substantive preparation by the diagnostics working group) in which the various rapid tests deemed necessary for conducting operational infectious disease diagnostics are included. the genexpert is part of this list already established by the military medical authority (mga). estimated value excluding vat: 446200.00 eur.Purchase of a number of six molecular analyzers
