The Tauri Group Awarded $13M in Task Orders in the JPEO-CBD OPETS Medical Domain

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 6, The Tauri Group, LLC won four task orders in the Medical Domain of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) Omnibus Program Engineering and Technical Support (OPETS) contract. OPETS is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of $495 million through December 2015.

Through these task orders, valued at $13 million over three years, The Tauri Group will provide the JPEO with bioengineers and medical advisors at Fort Belvoir, Fort Detrick, and Aberdeen Proving Ground. This builds on work currently provided to the Joint Product Manager BioDefense Therapeutics (JPdM-BDTx) program, where The Tauri Group has provided technical, programmatic, and medical scientific support since 2011.

"We are excited to continue providing the high-caliber support that JPEO has come to expect from The Tauri Group," said Ben Hagar, The Tauri Group's Program Manager. "With this work, we are contributing to a critical DoD program for protecting personnel from chemical and biological threats. This  opportunity to stay on the cutting edge of medical countermeasure development will further enhance our medical expertise, increasing our value to the Government and our partners."

The Tauri Group is an innovative analytical consulting firm specializing in homeland security, defense, and space enterprises. Since its inception in 2001, The Tauri Group has been recognized by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce as one of the state's fastest growing companies, by Washington Technology magazine as one of the area's fastest growing government contractors, and Washingtonian magazine as one of the DC area's "Great Places to Work." The Tauri Group was also a recipient of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Contractor Support, and named GovCon Contractor of the Year for 2008 by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce. By providing multi-disciplinary subject matter expertise and a commitment to active client engagement, The Tauri Group solves tough problems and delivers results-oriented solutions with national impacts.

The Tauri Group is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.  For more information, visit their website at www.taurigroup.com.

SOURCE The Tauri Group, LLC