The microfluidic organic analyzer for biosignatures (moab) directly addresses europa lander goal 1 - search for biosignatures. Moab leverages 20 years of microfluidic organic analyzer development at…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC19K0616
- Awardee
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The Regents Of The University Of California UEI GS3YEVSS12N6 Part of State Of California Controllers Office
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $1,877,637
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,877,637.04 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$1 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $1,877,638 |
About this award
This $1,877,637.04 federal grant award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The grant will fund the development of the Microfluidic Organic Analyzer for Biosignatures (MOAB), which directly addresses Goal 1 of the Europa Lander mission - the search for biosignatures. MOAB leverages 20 years of microfluidic organic analyzer development at UC Berkeley and will detect and characterize organic indicators of past or present life on Europa. The grant does not have a set-aside designation, and the parent organization is the State of California Controller's Office, which has participated in various federal contracts and grants as both a prime and subrecipient, supporting projects related to defense, science, and education.
Description
The microfluidic organic analyzer for biosignatures (moab) directly addresses europa lander goal 1 - search for biosignatures. Moab leverages 20 years of microfluidic organic analyzer development at UC berkeley, spanning pioneering work in chemistry and engineering and later joined by space sciences lab developments to achieve TRL 6 for all systems by 2021. Moab will detect and characterize organic indications of past or present life by determining the identity, abundance and patterns of amines, amino acids and carboxylic acids (investigation 1A1) with a detection limit of 1 picomole/gram of sample, or better. Moab will detect and identify abiotic, biotic and proteinogenic amino acids at concentrations as low as 0.2 NM (0.02 PPB) and quantitate their abundance relative to glycine. Moab will also determine the chiral enantiomeric excess of amino acids that are detected to an accuracy of 2% thereby fulfilling all measurement requirements of investigation 1A2.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC19K0616?
80NSSC19K0616 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of California by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 1, 2019.
How much is contract 80NSSC19K0616 worth?
The government has obligated $1,877,637 on 80NSSC19K0616.
Was contract 80NSSC19K0616 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC19K0616 was full and open competition.
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