This is a $4,999,998 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to Battelle Memorial Institute, a nonprofit research and development organization, for the NSF Convergence Accelerator Track I program. The contract supports convergence research on sustainable materials for global challenges over a performance period ending in August 2027. The work was originally solicited through a Broad Agency Announcement for the NSF Convergence Accelerator program, which...
The National Science Foundation awarded a definitive contract valued at $5,422,913 to Multiplier, doing business as Multiplier, to support the agency's 2021 Convergence Accelerator program. The contract is being performed in Alexandria, Virginia through September 2024 and involves research, development, and sustainability planning to address challenges in the Networked Blue Economy track. Specifically, the work will deliver on a Broad Agency Announcement project titled "Track E, Data...
Benanova Inc. has been awarded a $650,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract by the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities to deliver products and services aligned with the agency's Convergence Accelerator program. Per the original solicitation, the contractor will support Phase 1 and 2 of the 2023 cohort under Tracks K, L, and M, focusing on Equitable Water Solutions, Real-World Chemical Sensing Applications, and Bio-Inspired Design Innovations. Specifically, the...
The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. was awarded a $650,000 cost-no-fee definitive contract by the National Science Foundation Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support to support the agency's Broad Agency Announcement for Track K - Water Equity under the NSF Convergence Accelerator program. As the prime contractor, the University of Kansas Center for Research will deliver research proposals and, if selected, develop initial proof of concepts and prototypes for the 2023 cohort...
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was awarded a definitive cost-no-fee contract valued at $749,955 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to deliver the PFAS Toolkit for Innovating Replacements (PFASTIR) project. The award was made under the NSF Convergence Accelerator 2022 Cohort Broad Agency Announcement, which seeks proposals for convergence research projects aligned with enhancing opportunities for persons with disabilities, sustainable materials for global challenges, or...
Terraferma Foods, Inc. was awarded a firm fixed price definitive contract valued at six hundred fifty thousand dollars by the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities. The contract is associated with the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator 2023 Cohort Phases 1 and 2 program and will support the development of research ideas into initial proofs of concept for Tracks K, L, and M, which focus on Equitable Water Solutions, Real-World Chemical Sensing Applications,...
Canaery, Inc. was awarded a firm fixed price, definitive contract valued at six hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred eighty-four dollars by the National Science Foundation Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support. The contract is associated with the NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK L program and involves the delivery of products and/or services to support convergence and transdisciplinary research. Performance will occur in Alachua, Florida and is expected to be complete by January...
This is a $4,956,499 federal contract awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) under the NSF Convergence Accelerator program. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for IBM's "PFACTS: FASTER SOLUTIONS FOR FOREVER CHEMICALS" project, which aims to develop solutions for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through convergence research. The contract has a period of performance ending on February 20, 2027....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $4,497,013 Time and Materials contract to Strategix Management LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business certified in the SBA's 8(a) Program. The contract is for support of the Convergence Accelerator Office within NSF's Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate, including conducting program expos and annual program meetings. The contract has a period of performance through June 7, 2025. Strategix Management LLC is a...
The University of Washington Office of Sponsored Programs Division was awarded a $5.75 million definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the National Science Foundation to support the Verified Information Exchange Convergence Accelerator Track F - Trust & Authenticity in Communications Systems project. This award was made under the NSF 2021 Convergence Accelerator Broad Agency Announcement phases I and II solicitation to fund planning, team formation, continued research development and...