Animal care facility for NASA astronaut basic skills training
Ended Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25PB798
- Awardee
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K2 Biolabs, Inc. UEI KA2NF5W4VGG3
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $65,443
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Animal Care Facility for NASA Astronaut Basic Skills Training Special Notice · 80NSSC25909820Q · Posted Aug 14, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $65,443.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 812910 Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Houston, TX 77051, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $65,443 firm fixed-price purchase order to K2 Biolabs, Inc. on August 20, 2025, for animal care facility services supporting astronaut basic skills training. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by November 30, 2025, and will be performed at the vendor's facility in Houston, Texas. This sole-source procurement under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) was justified by K2 Biolabs' status as the sole provider of specialized Public Health Service-assured and Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) accredited animal care services within the required 40-mile radius of NASA Johnson Space Center.
The contract supports training activities for up to eight crewmembers in preparation for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Mouse Habitat Unit-10 Mission. K2 Biolabs will provide comprehensive laboratory mouse handling and research training encompassing one setup day and fourteen half-day sessions through October 2025. The facility will deliver critical procedural training including intraperitoneal injection, anesthesia monitoring, blood collection, euthanasia, and cervical dislocation techniques, while also procuring and managing laboratory mice, providing specified medications, and supplying necessary equipment under NASA veterinarian supervision.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25PB798?
80NSSC25PB798 was awarded to K2 Biolabs, Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 20, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC25PB798 worth?
The government has obligated $65,443 on 80NSSC25PB798.
Was contract 80NSSC25PB798 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC25PB798 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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