Definitive Contract HR001112C0057

This is a $1,342,086 cost-no-fee definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the University of Texas at Austin. The contract is part of DARPA's "Living Foundries: ATCG Program", which aims to transform biology into an engineering practice and enable the rapid development of new technologies and products leveraging biological systems. As the prime contractor, the University of Texas at Austin is leveraging its expertise in aerospace...

Zymergen Inc. was awarded a $24.8 million other transaction agreement by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to deliver on Task Area 2 of the LIVING FOUNDRIES: 1000 MOLECULES program. Under this effort, the Oakland, California-based company will leverage its synthetic biology capabilities to produce any microbe capable of manufacturing any target molecule. No set-aside designation was applied to this award. DARPA's LIVING FOUNDRIES initiative aims to develop a robust, scalable, and...

This is a $10,000 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Forest Products Laboratory of the U.S. Forest Service to DNA Twopointo Inc., doing business as ATUM Biosciences, for the GENECARD project. The contract has no set-aside designation. ATUM Biosciences provides tools and solutions for the life sciences industry, including gene design and synthesis, protein and antibody services, and GMP cell line development. The company has previously been awarded federal contracts for work...

This is a $4,739,661.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian U.S. government agency, to the Georgia TECH Research Corporation to conduct an interdisciplinary investigation into the origins, evolution, and significance of translation - the fundamental biological process that links RNA and proteins. The research project, which does not have a set-aside designation, will integrate various scientific approaches to understand how the mutualistic relationship between polypeptides...

This is a $10,670,749 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Battelle Memorial Institute, a large nonprofit research and development organization, for the TELLUS program. The TELLUS program aims to develop the methodology to program microbial sense-and-respond devices that can reliably detect various chemical and physical stimuli in DoD-relevant environments. The contract has no set-aside designation. The prime contractor, Battelle...

This federal contract award, valued at $31,863,305.85, is for the DARPA "Living Foundries: 1000 Molecules" program, which aims to build a scalable, integrated, rapid design and prototyping infrastructure for engineering biology. The prime contractor is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a premier private research university. The contract has no set-aside designation and is a definitive contract with a cost-no-fee pricing type. Major subcontractors include the Broad...

The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $167,500.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Life Technologies Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of scientific instruments, reagents, and consumables. The contract is for CGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) banked cell line services, with a completion date of August 5, 2020. Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, has a history of providing specialized biotechnology products and services to various...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract worth $217,000.00 to Bioconscientia LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for scientific research services in synthetic biology. The research will focus on using synthetic biology to design bio-enabled materials for developing resilient and sustainable resources and infrastructure, supporting secure supply chains for critical materials like rare earth elements (REEs), and creating sensors/enzymes...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Bifrost Biosystems Inc., a for-profit manufacturing organization. The $1,496,610.00 contract is for the development of a "Robust Operational Ultra-High Throughput Cell Lineage Tracking for Rapid Bioengineering and Pathogen Detection" platform. This platform is intended to empower bioengineering and biodetection capabilities by enabling...

This is a $851,399.82 firm fixed-price delivery order awarded to Life Technologies Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of scientific instruments, reagents, and consumables. The contract was issued by the U.S. Army Medical Command for the procurement of BIG DIE TF V1.1 RR5000 & SEQ MINIFILER products. This order is not associated with a set-aside program. Life Technologies Corporation is a major provider of biotechnology solutions to federal agencies including the NIH, DoD, USDA, DOI,...