Definitive Contract NNX15CA23C
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- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Ai Biosciences, Inc. to develop a microgravity-compatible, compact, and automated sample preparation platform. The platform is designed to process various sample types, including swabs, water, blood, and urine, to extract high-quality nucleic acids for rapid microbial identification, which can support crew safety on long-duration space missions. The...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to HJ Science & Technology Inc., a minority-owned small business, for the development of an "end-to-end microfluidic platform for engineering life supporting microbes in space exploration missions." The contract has a ceiling value of $749,975.00 and a completion date of January 20, 2023. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside. HJ Science...
- This is a federal contract award to HJ Science & Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit small business, for the development of a Rapid Microbial Detection and Monitoring Technology for Planetary Protection. The $749,953 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a period of performance through July 28, 2024. This contract is a total small...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to HJ Science & Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit small business. The contract is for the development of a Rapid Microbial Detection and Monitoring Technology for Planetary Protection, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The potential value of the contract is $124,997.00. HJ Science & Technology Inc. has previously...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $124,994.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Ai Biosciences, Inc., a Minority Owned Business and Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business, for the development of a Compact and Automated Liquid-Handling Robot for Microgravity Uses. This award is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is set aside for Total Small Business participation and will be performed in...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,994.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Ai Biosciences, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of a compact and automated library preparation device for Nanopore sequencing under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is set aside for Total Small Business participation and will be performed in College Station, TX. Ai Biosciences is a biotechnology research company that specializes in...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract worth $123,809.00 to Sustainable Bioproducts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop an encapsulated biofilm-biomat reactor that can efficiently convert mission-relevant feedstocks, such as human waste, food waste, and plant materials, into usable products under zero-gravity conditions. The biofilm-biomat fermentation technology enables...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Leiden Measurement Technology, LLC, a small R&D firm, for the development of a portable microfluidic analysis instrument to measure inorganic ions in potable water, thermal control system cooling water, and human wastewater. The goal is to advance NASA's microfluidic analytical instrument technology into a user-friendly, compact, and automated...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Goeppert LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $124,995.00 contract, awarded under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I, is focused on developing a robust solid-state nanopore platform for NASA's SeqLow ColdTech program led by Dr. Christopher McKay at the NASA Ames Research Center. The goals include fabricating solid-state...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Orb Xyz, Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract is for the development of a real-time, non-destructive microbial water monitoring system for spacecraft cabins. The contract has a firm fixed price of $124,877.00 and a completion date of March 28, 2021. As this is an SBIR Phase I contract, the research and development work is...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to HJ Science & Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit small business. The contract, valued at $749,983, is for the development of a highly integrated, programmable, and miniaturized microfluidic automation platform capable of running rapid and complex synthetic biology and bioengineering processes. The goal is to engineer life-supporting microbes for use in NASA's space exploration missions, specifically for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) applications such as producing propellant fuels, biopolymers, and pharmaceuticals. The contract builds upon the feasibility demonstrated in Phase I and aims to expand the microfluidic automation capabilities to enable automated metabolic engineering and screening of microbes. The successful development of this technology will lay the groundwork for future ISRU capabilities in NASA's manned space exploration missions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 3 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/4/18 | |
| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/7/17 | |
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/25/17 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $750.0k | 6/8/15 |