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
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Redwire Space Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company, was awarded a $124,912 firm-fixed-price contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop the Rodent Centrifuge Facility (RCF-QL), a research facility capable of housing and observing rats and mice in simulated gravity levels ranging from 0-1G for up to 90 days. This contract was issued under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is intended to address recommendations made in a decadal report regarding the need for an animal centrifuge to support life sciences research for space exploration. The RCF-QL will provide multiple cages with features like ad-lib food/water, lighting control, and video monitoring to meet NIH animal care standards. This effort aligns with NASA's goals for utilizing the space environment to enable commercial and research objectives for long-duration space exploration.