Lovelace Scientific and Technical Services
Lovelace Scientific and Technical Services (LSTS), a division of Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI), provides quality professional services and management expertise in the areas of biomedical research, information technology and program management.
LSTS consistently delivers exceptional services to government clients regardless of size or affiliation. LSTS focuses on listening to our client needs and requirements. If the mandate is to find the most qualified person for a job, we use our vast network of contacts and our time-proven recruiting processes. Whatever the need, we move quickly to fulfill every demand and service for our clients—federal, state and local government agencies as well as commercial sector companies.
LRRI, our parent company, is a unique not-for-profit biomedical research organization with world-renown research staff and facilities. LSTS reach-back capability extends deep within LRRI to utilize the services and expertise within the organization. Together, LSTS and LRRI represent an extraordinary alliance with far-reaching capabilities to meet the nation’s service-sector needs.
LSTS Areas of Expertise
Program Management
With over 100 combined years of program and project management expertise, LSTS provides results-driven program and project management. Our focus on program management provides the ability to deliver services and products on time and within budget. We focus on providing expertise with qualifications in the following areas:
- Project management change process
- DoD/USCG/NASA program management implementation experience
- DoD acquisition Level III certified program management
Information Technology
LSTS delivers high-quality consulting services based on our experience and industry best practices. Our Consulting Management Model consists of a three-phase approach: 1) understanding the client’s business issues, 2) identifying alternative solutions and 3) providing the information needed to choose a solution—including any data needed to gain organization acceptance or to build a business case for execution. We combine world-class project management with business and technology experts to deliver sound advice and develop realistic solutions for your business.
We know and understand the following areas and can supply the right people with the right knowledge in the unique areas of:
- DoD 8510.01/DoD 8570.01-M/Army Regulation (AR) 25-2
- Research IT systems
- Enterprise service desk
- Network operations including desktop support/help desk management, network engineering and maintenance, and network security
- Design and management of enterprise
- Web-based thin client application development
- Website design, development, deployment and management
- Network compliance methodologies
- Web development
- Systems administration
- Database development and administration
Biomedical Services
Through LRRI, our parent company, LSTS is able to provide an extensive reach-back capability in the biomedical area. LRRI has many distinguished scientists, all of whom have worked on federal contracts and are familiar with conducting and coordinating work with government agencies. Areas of expertise include:
- Defining health effects threats
- Developing threat reduction protocols
- Testing and obtaining FDA approval of new therapies and vaccines
- Supporting DoD studies on the health effects of field exposures to biotech agents
- Researching infectious diseases
- Studying radionuclide and chemical agent exposure
LRRI/LSTS federal clients include:
- National Institutes of Health
- Department of Homeland Security
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Department of Energy
- Department of Defense
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
Reach-Back Capabilities with LRRI
Founded in 1947, LRRI employs more than 80 PhD-level scientists as well as 540 technical and support staff, with an annual budget of $70 million. LRRI research programs include:
- Defense-related research and development in chemical and Select Agents
- Regulatory compliance support for quality assurance and Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
- BSL-3 facilities to grow, study, and aerosolize viral, bacterial and fungal threat agents to include transuranic radionuclides and chemical threat agents
- Facilities engineering and management experience with containment laboratories and animal housing facilities
- Inhalation toxicology and aerosol research of hazardous compounds, radioactive materials and biological agents
- Animal model studies for small-molecule drugs and biopharmaceuticals
- Clinical trials and pharmacoeconomics research through LRRI subsidiaries