The proposed innovation is a membrane bioreactor system to produce a biopolymer from methane gas. This new methane fermentation process will expand and advance current gas delivery techniques to…
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX16CA35P
- Awardee
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Mango Materials Inc. UEI DL9HH6QZ3V84
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $123,164
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NNX16STTRPHI Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $123,164.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except 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
- Redwood City, CA 94065, USA
- Research
- STTR Phase I
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $123,164 |
About this award
This is a $123,164 firm fixed-price STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of NASA to Mango Materials Inc., a small business organization. The contract is for the design and development of a novel membrane-based bioreactor system that can produce a biopolymer from methane gas. This system is intended to enable closed-loop life support systems on Earth and in space environments, including microgravity. The proposed innovation expands on Mango Materials' existing work to scale up and commercialize the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers from methane. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation, and Mango Materials will partner with the Colorado School of Mines, which has extensive experience with membrane bioreactors, to design and construct the system.
Description
The proposed innovation is a membrane bioreactor system to produce a biopolymer from methane gas. This new methane fermentation process will expand and advance current gas delivery techniques to create affordable fermentation methods on earth and beyond. Mango materials is currently working to scale up and commercialize the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) from methane, but its scaled-up fermentation systems are typically tall and narrow to take advantage of hydrostatic pressure for the transfer of methane into solution. The proposed work represents a unique approach that could enable the production of biopolymer on earth and also non-earth environments, thus creating a closed-loop system for producing biopolymer products on-demand in outer space. The proposed design is a novel, membrane-based bioreactor that will enable bacterial growth and biopolymer production to occur in microgravity environments on moist membranes that are sandwiched between layers of the gaseous feedstocks methane and oxygen. This system will allow for efficient energy use, minimal square footage, and effective mass transfer from the gaseous to the liquid phase without being dependent on hydrostatic pressure. Mango materials will partner with colorado school of mines where there is extensive experience with membrane bioreactors, to design and construct this system.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNX16CA35P?
NNX16CA35P was awarded to Mango Materials Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 10, 2016.
How much is contract NNX16CA35P worth?
The government has obligated $123,164 on NNX16CA35P.
Was contract NNX16CA35P competed?
The extent of competition for NNX16CA35P 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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