A viral TikTok video claims the Defense Department awarded a COVID-19 research contract in Ukraine before the virus emerged. That’s wrong. The description in the contract was modified in June 2020 to address the pandemic, a spokesperson said.
By Marta Campabadal Graus • March 31, 2023
A Defense Threat Reduction Agency spokesperson confirmed that the organization didn’t award any contracts in 2019 for COVID-19 research and, instead, last modified a task order to an existing contract on June 10, 2020, to help Ukraine respond to the pandemic. "Contractors frequently sign additional sub-awards through task orders. These task orders, too, can be modified or amended," Chaney said."The date of each modification is not reflected on the USASpending.gov page, which stays as the date the original was entered into the system, but the project description title is updated to reflect the latest changes in the task order."
The agency said the contract was modified after the pandemic began, in both April and June 2020, to provide additional COVID-19 pandemic-related support to Ukraine.
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