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$135,607,236

Department of Health and Human Services·Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

to VELICO MEDICAL, INC.

biotechactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-08-02·LATEST ACTION2026-04-07·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75A50121C00059_7505_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRONTLINEODP(TM) SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A POINT OF CARE PLASMA PRODUCT FOR TRANSFUSION. THE SCOPE IS DEFINED IN THE SOW BELOW.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2021 contract to develop FrontlineODP, a point-of-care plasma transfusion system for emergency medical use.

Sub-sectors
medical-device-developmentpoint-of-care-diagnosticsblood-products
Why this matters

Portable plasma production could transform emergency trauma care and disaster response by enabling rapid blood product availability outside traditional hospital infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Success requires integration of microfluidics, plasma separation, and portable medical device manufacturing—likely involving specialized component suppliers and clinical validation partners.

U.S.–China competition angle

Point-of-care blood products are strategically important for military readiness and disaster resilience; advancing U.S. domestic capability reduces dependence on centralized supply chains vulnerable to disruption.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-25. Cost: $0.003120.

Period of performance
Start
2021-08-02
End
2029-11-30
Status
activein 1235 days
Sources

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