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CDC Awards ICF $20 Million Health Informatics and Surveillance Task Order

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Aug 16, 2018

Company Will Continue Support to Agency's BioSense Public Health Surveillance System 
Lauren Dyke
Vice President, Communications

ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, was recently awarded a re-compete task order by Å·²©ÓéÀÖ U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS) to support multiple aspects of its BioSense program, CDC’s cloud-based public health surveillance system.

 

The task order, which was awarded by Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance (DHIS), has a value of $20 million and a term of one base year and two options years.

 

Part of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ national emergency preparedness system, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ BioSense syndromic surveillance system increases Å·²©ÓéÀÖ ability of local, state and national health officials to monitor and respond to Å·²©ÓéÀÖ harmful health effects of exposure to disease, addiction and hazardous conditions.

 

“Over Å·²©ÓéÀÖ past few years, ICF has helped CDC significantly increase Å·²©ÓéÀÖ national coverage of data providers and Å·²©ÓéÀÖ number of jurisdictions and users that are supported by BioSense,” said Terence McKittrick, senior vice president for ICF. “The BioSense system stores nearly 40 terabytes of data, information crucial to Å·²©ÓéÀÖ surveillance of important health issues such as Å·²©ÓéÀÖ nation’s opioid crisis. We look forward to working with CDC to continue to improve this critical public health information system.”

 

ICF will provide expertise and support services to BioSense in Å·²©ÓéÀÖ areas of surveillance, information management, technology and data management and analytics. Specifically, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ company will help CDC expand of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ scale and scope of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ platform by continuing to help improve Å·²©ÓéÀÖ quality of its surveillance data, enhance Å·²©ÓéÀÖ technology of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ BioSense platform and expand its coverage to build nationwide situational awareness capabilities with federal, state and local partners.

 

Read more about ICF’s  public health  services including health informatics, data management and disease surveillance.

About ICF

ICF is a global consulting and technology services company with approximately 9,000 employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work togeÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr with digital strategists, data scientists, and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve Å·²©ÓéÀÖir most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape Å·²©ÓéÀÖ future. Learn more at icf.com.

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