24-24NIACPROP-0008, mycotecture off planet: EN route to the moon and mars
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25M7066
- Awardee
-
Blue Marble Space UEI WVSCVLNFLWE7
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $306,539
Award facts
- Contract value 66% obligated
- $466,209.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 68% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Clayton, DE, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $105,506 | |
| Funding Only Action | $141,033 | |
| Original award | $60,000 |
About this award
Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, a Delaware-based nonprofit specializing in space exploration and astrobiology research, has been awarded a cooperative agreement valued at $466,209 by NASA's Shared Services Center under contract 24-24NIACPROP-0008 titled "Mycotecture Off Planet: En Route to the Moon and Mars." The award, issued on January 3, 2025, with a completion date of October 2, 2027, supports multiple innovative research initiatives aimed at enabling human exploration of lunar and Martian environments. The contract does not utilize a set-aside designation and is structured as a non-competitive cooperative agreement under NASA's other pricing type arrangement.
The contract encompasses three primary research objectives: developing and testing fungal materials for spacecraft applications with intended use on Starlab and Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions; creating hardware and processes for on-demand pharmaceutical production based on research from the Rothschild Laboratory; and bioengineering bacteria to detoxify perchlorates found in Martian and lunar regolith. All project components include requirements for disseminating findings through presentations, abstracts, written reports, and peer-reviewed publications. Blue Marble Space will conduct this research from its Clayton, Delaware facility, leveraging its established track record of delivering advanced scientific research services to NASA and its demonstrated capability to collaborate with academic and commercial partners on complex space exploration initiatives.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25M7066?
80NSSC25M7066 was awarded to Blue Marble Space by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 3, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC25M7066 worth?
The government has obligated $306,539 on 80NSSC25M7066. Its current value, with exercised options, is $466,209.
Was contract 80NSSC25M7066 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC25M7066 was full and open competition.
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