Tangobox: next generation infrastructure for in-space production on commercial spacestations
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24PA318
- Awardee
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Space Tango LLC UEI RJLVHVGMNN56
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $148,639
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $148,639.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Lexington, KY 40505, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $148,639 |
About this award
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Space Tango LLC, a small disadvantaged business located in Lexington, Kentucky. The $148,639 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of the "Tangobox" system, described as a next-generation infrastructure for conducting production activities on commercial space stations. This work aims to facilitate a robust low-Earth orbit economy through partnerships with private industry. Space Tango LLC has also received prime federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project involving a high-throughput CubeLab platform for space-based health research. Additionally, the company holds an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide research and development services utilizing its commercial low-Earth orbit platform for the Biological Technologies Office B-SURE program, which focuses on understanding and enhancing biological resilience.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24PA318?
80NSSC24PA318 was awarded to Space Tango LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 21, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC24PA318 worth?
The government has obligated $148,639 on 80NSSC24PA318.
Was contract 80NSSC24PA318 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24PA318 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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