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

to PARAGON SYSTEMS INC

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ACTION DATE2026-03-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75A50325F80018_7505_47QSWA20D0010_4732
Award description

STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE PROTECTIVE GUARD SERVICES

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In plain English

Guard and security services for the Strategic National Stockpile, which stores medical countermeasures and emergency supplies.

Sub-sectors
public-healthemergency-preparednessprotective-services
Why this matters

Protects critical national medical reserves essential for pandemic and bioterrorism response; ensures continuity of emergency preparedness infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates sustained investment in physical security for government medical supply chains and stockpile facilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reflects U.S. focus on securing domestic medical supply chains and emergency response capabilities independent of foreign supply vulnerabilities.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002129.

Period of performance
Start
2025-08-22
End
2026-08-21
Status
activein 97 days
Sources

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