Canadian department of national defence issues advanced contract award notice to siga technologies, inc

Siga technologies, inc. announced that the canadian department of national defence (cdnd) has issued an advanced contract award notice (acan), indicating that the cdnd intends to purchase up to 15,325 courses of oral tpoxx (tecovirimat) over four years as specified in the acan, with an initial purchase of 2,500 courses. the acan is required to remain open for at least 15 days, during which time a potential alternative supplier may submit a competing statement of capabilities. the contract would represent the first international order for tpoxx. as siga previously announced, the cdnd intends to award a contract to support regulatory approval for tpoxx by heath canada. the company is currently targeting a canadian regulatory filing in the second half of 2020, with regulatory approval anticipated in 2021.
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