Mobile Integrated High-throughput Laboratory Identification System

GEOMET participated in a Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, project to develop Detection Systems for Biological and Chemical Countermeasures (DSBCC). The primary focus of this effort was to design a mobile self-sufficient laboratory system capable of identifying chemical agents and toxic industrial chemicals (TICS) at a high throughput rate while maintaining a high confidence level in the analytical data. The system was required to be a self-contained mobile unit with on-board power, automated tracking capabilities and capable of full operation within short duration of arrival at an incident site.

The project encompassed the following areas of expertise:

• In depth knowledge of analytical techniques and processes
• In depth knowledge and characteristics of toxic chemical agents and TICS
• Design and integration of mobile components with analytical equipment and user interfaces
• Real world understanding of mobile lab operations
• Logistical support requirements
• In depth life cycle cost and cost of ownership analysis