Definitive Contract HR001114C0076

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...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $4.93 million definitive contract to The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. on May 6, 2024, to develop methodology for programming microbial sense-and-respond devices under the TELLUS program. The contract, which utilizes a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure with no set-aside designation, will be performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2025. This effort represents part of the...

This is a $1,496,610.00 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Bifrost Biosystems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer located in Berkeley, California. The contract is for the development of a "Robust Operational Ultra-High Throughput Cell Lineage Tracking for Rapid Bioengineering and Pathogen Detection" platform. This platform will enable high-throughput interrogation and tracking of up to one...

This is a $1,509,995.97 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Enevolv, Inc., a small business subsidiary of Zymergen Inc. The contract is for the development of "Programmable Allosteric Transcription Factors as Specific Molecular Sensor-Actuators" under DARPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a completion date of July 1, 2019 and was set aside for total small business participation.

This is a $7,087,282 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Biomason Inc., a for-profit organization, for the development of "Engineered Living Marine Cement" in support of DARPA's Engineered Living Materials (ELM) program. The contract has a completion date of June 9, 2022 and was awarded on April 17, 2017. This contract was not set aside for any special designation. Biomason Inc. is a company that uses biotechnology to grow...

Life Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of scientific instruments and reagents, was awarded a $114,683.32 firm-fixed-price delivery order against an existing indefinite-delivery vehicle with the Defense Health Agency. The delivery order is for POP-4 polymer to support genetic sequencing platforms at the agency's facility in Carlsbad, California, with performance through February 2028. As a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Life Technologies leverages its expertise in proprietary life...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Synvitrobio, Inc. (doing business as Tierra Biosciences), a minority-owned and Asian-Pacific American-owned synthetic biology company. The contract, valued at $1,499,561.12, is for the development of a "rapid, reliable and repeatable platform for cell-free prototyping" to support DARPA's FY 2015.2 SBIR solicitation. Synvitrobio, as the prime...

This is a federal contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the development of a "Pharmacy on Demand - Compact, On-Demand Continuous Flow Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals." The contract has a ceiling value of $996,373.00 and a period of performance ending on July 22, 2017. It is a definitive contract with a cost-no-fee pricing type, with no set-aside designation. As a subcontract under this award,...

This $587,020.57 delivery order contract was awarded by the Defense Health Agency to Life Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of scientific instruments, reagents, and consumables. The contract is for the BIGDYE TERMINATOR V1.1 product and has a completion date of May 29, 2018. The contract is a firm fixed price, non-set-aside award. Life Technologies Corporation, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, has experience as a prime contractor and subcontractor providing equipment, reagents, and...

This is a $3,301,475 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Biomason Inc., a for-profit small business organization. The contract is for Phase II of DARPA's Biological Materials and Strategic Formulations SBIR program, which focuses on research and development of game-changing biotechnology solutions. Biomason Inc. is a company that uses microorganisms to grow sustainable cement materials as an alternative to traditional,...