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Eric Jia-Sobota, Founder

Eric Jia-Sobota is the National Leader of EverGlade’s Consulting Practice and the Founder of the Company. Eric’s consulting experience spans almost two decades across a breadth of industries, including, Federal Contracting, Life Sciences, Nonprofit, Technology, Construction, Healthcare, and others. View Eric's resume at https://ericjia-sobota.com/

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DoD Seeks Host-Directed Therapeutics to Counter Emerging Biological Threats

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A New Direction: Host-Directed, Not Pathogen-Specific Unlike traditional antivirals or antibiotics, host-directed therapeutics (HDTs) focus on modulating the patient’s immune response rather than targeting a specific pathogen. This “threat-agnostic” approach is especially promising in an era marked by evolving biological agents and unpredictable infectious threats. The DoD is particularly interested in repurposed FDA-approved therapeutics or […]

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Advancing Chemical Threat Readiness: The MCDC’s New Call for Prototypes

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Advancing Chemical Threat Readiness: The MCDC’s New Call for Prototypes April 2025 marks another pivotal moment for U.S. defense readiness in chemical and biological threat detection. Through the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC), the Army Contracting Command has issued Solicitation RPP-25-04 seeking Enhanced White Papers for a groundbreaking prototype: the Assay Expansion for Chemical Diagnostic

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BARDA’s Central IEID Lab Solicitation: Strengthening Immunoassay Readiness for Pandemic Threats

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Why It Matters The rise of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strains like H5N1, their spread to livestock, and increasing zoonotic infections in the U.S. has underscored the need for rapid, accurate immune assay infrastructure. BARDA’s RRPV initiative calls for laboratories with existing capabilities to function as a central immunoassay laboratory and perform quality-assured immunoassays

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April 2025 Executive Order

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Key Takeaways from the April 2025 Executive Order On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base.” This directive signals a major shift in how the Department of Defense (DoD) acquires technology, emphasizing speed, flexibility, and inclusion of non-traditional contractors. 1. Streamlining

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Charting the Future of Biotechnology

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NSCEB Final Report: Charting the Future of Biotechnology in America The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) has released its final report, “Charting the Future of Biotechnology: An Action Plan for American Security and Prosperity.” This document outlines a strategic roadmap emphasizing the need for the United States to significantly increase investment—recommending a minimum

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DIU Launches Blue Manufacturing Marketplace

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Strengthening America’s Defense: The Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue Manufacturing Initiative In an era where rapid technological advancement is crucial for national security, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has launched the Blue Manufacturing Initiative. This strategic program aims tobolster the United States defense manufacturing capabilities by fostering partnerships with trustedadvanced manufacturing companies. Addressing Critical Challenges The

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Proactive Solutions for Prolonging Resilience Opportunity Announcement

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The Foci of PROSPR ARPA-H-SOL-25-125, PROSPR The PROSPR solicitation outlines a comprehensive, multi-year program structured around the development, validation, and deployment of novel health technologies. The program is divided into three primary technical areas (TAs), each addressing a critical component of healthspan extension: TA1 focuses on developing a PROSPR Intrinsic Capacity (IC) score that quantifies

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Project UPREG

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Project UPREG: DTRA’s Push for Enhanced Protection Against Nerve Agents The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Chemical and Biological Technologies Department, in its role as the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO), has launched Project UPREG, a bold initiative to develop next-generation medical countermeasures against organophosphorus nerve agents (OPNAs). These highly toxic compounds pose a

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USDA Launches $100 Million Poultry Innovation Grand Challenge to Combat Avian Flu

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HPAI Innovation Notice Of Funding Opportunity (1) Poultry Innovation Grand Challenge Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has led to the culling of millions of birds, raised egg prices, and threatens the U.S. food supply, poultry producers, and agricultural economy worldwide. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a bold new initiative to combat HPAI,

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What the HHS Reorganization Means for BARDA, Contractors, and the Office of Healthy Futures

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undergoing one of the most significant structural transformations in its history. This realignment affects not only public health preparedness and biomedical innovation but also the broader operational framework, including funding mechanisms, programmatic leadership, and cross-agency coordination structures that supports millions of Americans across health care,

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DARPA’s ERIS Marketplace

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DARPA_PS_25-05_R3_ERIS_Announcement_1_Feb_2025_ (3) Overview The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier agency for driving technological innovation and funding breakthrough capabilities to ensure national security. Known for pioneering technologies like the internet and GPS, DARPA focuses on high-risk, high-reward research that can lead to the development of critical strategic products.

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US International Assistance Overhaul

U.S. International Assistance Overhaul: A New Playbook for Federal Contractors and Innovators

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The U.S. government is poised to reshape the landscape of international development assistance, introducing a strategy that prioritizes return on investment (ROI), private-sector leadership, and alignment with national security interests. While this shift has been framed as a bold reimagining of how America delivers foreign assistance, it also holds critical implications for federal contractors, innovators,

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