Israel Ministry of Defense Launches Expedited Move to Cope with Coronavirus

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In an attempt to support the preparedness to cope with the coronavirus, the Israeli defense establishment has launched an expedited procurement operation worth approximately NIS 50 Million, to equip the IDF with medical equipment. The acquisition is the largest logistical procurement initiative since Operation Protective Edge. 

The move is launched by the Directorate of Production and Procurement in the Israel Ministry of Defense.

The directorate has acquired face masks, gloves, personal protective equipment for medical teams, technology such as defibrillators and medical monitors, disinfectant materials and more. The procurement is based on the IDF’s demands in order to support its preparations for various scenarios, according to the MoD’s statement.

The Directorate of Production and Procurement, through its Logistics Procurement Unit headed by the Deputy Director, initiated the expedited procurement of medical equipment for the IDF and the Ministry of Defense.  

Deputy Director General and Head of the Directorate of Production and Procurement in the Israel Ministry of Defense, Avi Dadon: “The Directorate of Production and Procurement is committed to supporting all of the operational needs of the IDF and the defense establishment. We are operating within the procedural framework of expedited procurement for emergency scenarios, in order to supply the IDF with medical equipment in the shortest possible timeframe. We are working to ensure that the majority of the procurement will be carried out in Israeli shekels in order to support the Israeli economy during this period.”