LEIDOS, INC. - IT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) - OBJECTIVE: TO IMPLEMENT A COLLECTION OF DATA SOURCES, THAT HAVE BEEN PRE-DEFINED BY THE CDC AND THAT PROVIDE THE NATIONAL COVERAGE NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY A POSSIBLE A BIO-TERRORIST AND/OR NATURAL THREAT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TASK, THE CONTRACTOR WILL DELIVER AN ESTIMATED AVERAGE OF FOUR DATA STREAMS FROM DATA SOURCES LOCATED IN EACH OF THE 31 DESIGNATED BIOWATCH CITIES. THIS COLLECTION OF DATA FEEDS, PRE-DEFINED BY THE CDC, WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: REPRESENT BROAD CATEGORIES OF DATA CAPABLE OF CORRELATING ALERTS, I.E., OVER-THE-COUNTER SALES, NURSE CALL DATE, PHYSICIAN VISITS, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS REPRESENT NATIONAL COVERAGE, I.E., NATIONAL SOURCES AS WELL AS SOURCES FROM EACH OF THE DESIGNATED BIOWATCH CITIES. NATIONAL COVERAGE WILL BE CRITICAL IN RELIABLE DETECTION OF POSSIBLE BIO-TERROR ATTACKS HAVE SUFFICIENT COLLECTION DURATIONS TO ALLOW BASELINE DETERMINATION FOR BOISENSE DEFINED ALGORITHMS

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