March: Biodefense & food supply safetyCSC in $16 million contract to continue development of NEDSS
The National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System (NEDSS) electronically links surveillance activities to improve the ability to track and identify emerging infectious diseases and potential bioterrorism attacks
El Segundo, California-based Computer Sciences Corp. has won a task order from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue developing and supporting the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System, the company said the other day. The order continues work that CSC was awarded in 2000 under a $16 million contract which had been extended under a $25 million 2003 contract. The task order includes one base year and two one-year options, according to a release and is worth $16 million if all options are exercised.
The system, which is part of a public health information network, electronically links surveillance activities to improve the ability to track and identify emerging infectious diseases and potential bioterrorism attacks. The system is currently operational in sixteen states. CSC will continue to provide software development, deployment, and maintenance of the system and will help the CDC expand its use
