Delivery Order 12456818D0003-12045320F0024

NASA awarded a $1.88 million research grant to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation (ODURF) on December 2, 2015, to investigate the effects of hadron particle radiation exposure on astronaut cognitive function during deep space missions. The research, titled "Hadron-Induced Impairment of Executive Function: Role of Perturbed Neurotransmission and the Exacerbating Impact of Sleep Deprivation," addresses critical knowledge gaps in understanding how cosmic radiation impacts...

Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of DLH Holdings Corp., received a Task Order 17 delivery order from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to provide support services for epidemiology research. Awarded on July 8, 2020, with a ceiling value of $1.45 million and a completion date of July 7, 2023, this cost-plus-fixed-fee task order was issued without a set-aside designation. Social & Scientific Systems is well-positioned to execute this work, having...

The U.S. government awarded a $45.1K firm fixed-price purchase order to Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Italy's premier public health research institution, to support work on improving incidence and prevalence estimates at the U.S. and state levels. The contract, awarded on September 15, 2005, with an ultimate completion date of September 14, 2006, represents a direct engagement with a foreign government entity specializing in public health research and technical-scientific consultation....

Scitech Communications LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, has been awarded a $98,500 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Science Foundation to deliver the report "ERC INNOVATIONS AND IMPACTS: ACHIEVEMENTS AND STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS." The report will describe the achievements and strategies for success of the Foundation's Engineering Research Centers program. Performance will take place in Campobello, South Carolina through March 2025, with no set-aside...

The Regents of The University of Colorado received a $522,774.39 research grant awarded on May 1, 2019, by a civilian federal agency to conduct a systematic investigation of how space radiation, microgravity, and their combined effects impact cellular function. The project utilizes a molecularly barcoded yeast genome-wide knockdown collection as a model organism system, leveraging the fact that approximately 70 percent of yeast's essential genes share significant human homologs. The experimental...

The University of California, Davis received a $651,979 research grant from a civilian federal agency (Shared Services Center) with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2026. The award supports a research program investigating the use of artificial gravity as a countermeasure to mitigate physiological and behavioral deterioration caused by spaceflight exposure. The study employs an established mouse model and a centrifuge aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to establish...

Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs Division was awarded a $1.605 million research grant by a civilian federal agency to investigate telomere length dynamics and DNA damage responses in astronauts during long-duration deep space missions. The study aims to establish temporal profiles of human telomere length as a biomarker for health and aging-related risks in astronauts exposed to unique environmental stressors including microgravity and galactic cosmic radiation. This research...

This is a $120,000 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian government agency, to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) for the "Investigating Data Expertise in All Stakeholder for Science Learning (IDEAS for Science Learning)" research project. The three-year project will focus on identifying current and former science learning facilitators among the agency's science activation partners in Phases I and II. UC Davis is a prominent public land-grant research...

On September 27, 2021, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded Community Science Inc. a $5.27 million firm fixed price delivery order for social science research methodology, program evaluation, and study design services. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of September 26, 2026, was issued without a set-aside designation and will be performed in Montgomery Village, Maryland. The requirement sought a contractor with demonstrated organizational expertise in...

This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, a civilian U.S. government agency, to Community Science Inc. The contract is valued at $148,779.05 and has an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2015. The purpose of the contract is to provide the agency with a behavioral health disparity impact statement review and analysis. Community Science Inc. is a minority owned, small disadvantaged business that specializes in...