General Description
The Joint Biological Tactical Detection System is intended to be a lightweight, low-cost, battery and/or shore power operable, system designed to rapidly detect, collect, and identify Biological Warfare Agents (BWAs) which are assessed to pose a threat to the Joint Forces. JBTDS will be a modular set of components that can be utilized individually or together to provide an integrated capability set. These components perform the core biological defense functions of biological aerosol detection, collection, identification and reporting. The JBTDS will be a man-portable system that can be carried by one Warfighter over distances ranging from 500 m to 1 km. JBTDS will be a modular set of components that can be utilized individually or together to provide an integrated capability set. JBTDS will provide the flexibility to employ JBTDS components in several missions to include: biological surveillance, biological monitoring, consequence management and combating weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
Technical Description
The JBTDS is anticipated to be a modular set of components (collection-only sensor, detection-collection sensor, identification capability, and Base Station Communication Capability (BSCC)) to provide biological aerosol detection, sample collection, and presumptive/confirmatory identification. The JBTDS will provide a net centric capability by connecting to the Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN). The JBTDS will consist of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) materiel solutions with certain capabilities networked together to provide remote control capability.
Notes:
The technology for the JBTDS program has yet
to be selected.
Evaluation Criteria
THROUGHPUT:
- 2 minutes or less for detection
- Continuous operation with no defined runs
- System is continuous and provides real time analysis with no defined tests/samples
- The system or device is currently semi-automated
- Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
- 2 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
- 1 component
- Less than 5 minutes is required for set-up
- 1-2 steps are required for detection
LOGISTICS:
- Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
- Between 25 and 50 kg
- Satellite, wireless and wired connections are available
- System or device has 110V electrical requirement
- 1-2 hours battery life
OPERATIONS:
- Can be used from 4°C to 41°C
- Components must be stored at room temperature (27°C)
- Between 1 to 3 years shelf life
- Results can be viewed in real-time
DETECTION:
- Possible the system could receive 510K clearance, no current efforts at this time
- Possible the system could receive FDA approval, no current efforts at this time
- Excellent specificity. System has occasional false alarms under certain conditions (<2%)
- Add on capability that is full or semi-automated for spore lysis