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The National Bio and Agrodefense Facility is Coming: How did it happen and why Manhattan?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jaax, Jerry |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | n January of 2009 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Manhattan Kansas would be the site for the new National Bio and Agrodefense Facility (NBAF). The NBAF is a major federal procurement initiative to replace the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) located at the tip of Long Island Yew York. With project costs estimated to exceed $500 million, the NBAF site competition has been at the center of a fierce three year-long competition between almost thirty groups vying for award of this major infectious disease laboratory. The winning strategy for the Heartland BioAgro Consortium, is a study in planning, cooperation, and regional collaboration. |
| Starting Page | 17 |
| Ending Page | 22 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.17161/merrill.2009.7922 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://journals.ku.edu/merrill/article/download/7922/7520 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.17161/merrill.2009.7922 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |