The search for life in our solar system is based on understanding analogous environments on our own planet that may have hosted the emergence of life. Thus, the question of the origin of life can be…

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Contract number
NNX11AO62G
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$154,123

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$154,122.98 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
Headquarters National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 0 offers Only One Source
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Hayward, CA 94542, USA

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action 3 -$24,237
Other Administrative Action 2 $0
Funding Only Action 1 $106,027
Original award $72,333

Description

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The search for life in our solar system is based on understanding analogous environments on our own planet that may have hosted the emergence of life. Thus, the question of the origin of life can be approached as a geochemical question to determine environmental habitability (i.e., what environments meet the minimum requirements for life): an aqueous (liquid water) environment, available molecular building blocks for life, and a source of environmental energy. Submarine hydrothermal environments meet these geochemical requirements and may have hosted the emergence of life on earth. Relatively little is known about the nature of early life on earth, from the first metabolic pathways to the temperatures of its emergence. Recently, organisms such as the hyperthermophilic archaeon, methanopyrus kandleri (strain 116), isolated from deep sea hydrothermal vents, have recently been found to grow in environments with temperatures up to 122 c (takai ET AL., 2008). Terrestrial extremophiles have caused US to reconsider the broader environmental conditions that may host life. Analogous habitable environments may exist on other solar system bodies such as mars and europa. The need to accurately model and understand reactions among organic compounds and biomolecules has led to a number of experimental studies to determine the thermodynamic properties of these compounds. Unfortunately, there is a pauciy of data for important compounds at high temperatures and pressures. Experimentally determined volumetric properties of aqueous solutions at elevated conditions will provide direct tests of current estimation methods and aid in the refinement of these methods. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a thermodynamic database of aqueous organic mixtures at high temperature and pressure in order to understand the metabolic processes of thermophilic organisms and aid development of a more accurate geochemical model for the origin of life in aqueous environments.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract NNX11AO62G?

NNX11AO62G was awarded to California State University, East Bay Foundation, Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 23, 2011.

How much is contract NNX11AO62G worth?

The government has obligated $154,123 on NNX11AO62G.

Which agency awarded contract NNX11AO62G?

Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) awarded NNX11AO62G, with funding from Headquarters (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

Was contract NNX11AO62G competed?

The extent of competition for NNX11AO62G was not competed. The government received 0 offers.

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