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Reference to SPADA: US DHS Framework for a Biothreat Field Response Mission Capability, April 5, 2011
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Performance Standards for Threat Detection Equipment
Participating Organizational Stakeholders
SPADA
Stakeholder Panel on Agent Detection Assays
a Voluntary Consensus Body established by AOAC INTERNATIONAL with funding from US DHS S&T, US DHS OHA, and US DOD
FACT SHEET
SPADA, an enduring national
capability established to leverage the
threat community to develop national
voluntary consensus standards for
third-party evaluation of threat
detection tools.
Standards guide procurement
decisions of end-users, provide first
responders with independently
validated threat detection tools for
incident management, can provide
state and local government with
evaluation criteria for regulation, can
provide minimum acceptance criteria
to federal agencies for acquisition
decisions.
Public Safety
Public Health
Professional Organizations
Military
Reference Materials Providers
Method Developers
Federal Law Enforcement
State & Local Law
Federal/State Coordinating
Federal/State Regulatory
Contract Research
Academic Institutions
End Users
National Laboratories
Industry - General