Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Greenville, IN 47124, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
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Research Type
SBIR Program Phase I Action
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed
This federal contract award, valued at $124,852.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Redwire Space Technologies, Inc., a small business contractor. The contract is for the development of a Rodent Centrifuge Facility (RCF) to support microgravity research on the International Space Station (ISS). The RCF will accommodate up to 14 rodent cages and provide features like automated feeding, watering, and environmental controls for long-duration experiments lasting up to 90 days. This contract was awarded under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, which funds the initial research and development of promising technologies for space exploration. The RCF is intended to address a recommendation from the Decadal Report on Life and Physical Sciences Research for a new era of space exploration, providing a critical capability for conducting animal research in microgravity conditions.