This is a $1,295,051.00 definitive cost-no-fee contract awarded by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers National Capital Region Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity to the University of Iowa. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the SERDP Project ER-2719 and is scheduled for completion on September 29, 2021. The University of Iowa, a top public research university, is the prime contractor and has previously received various federal contract and grant awards from agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, and National Science Foundation to provide research, healthcare, training, and other specialized services. For this contract, the University has subcontracted with Sentinel Environmental Group LLC, an early-stage environmental biotech company, to attempt to identify two or more microorganisms capable of degrading 1,4-dioxane and possessing superior characteristics compared to the bacteria Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans CB1190.
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