Small business technology transfer research (STTR) services phase I effort titled scalable production of sequence-defined biopolymers containing aramids in genomically recoded systems.

Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action

Contract number
W911NF26PA006
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$249,967

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$249,967.35 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 62% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Research
STTR Phase I

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00001 · To engineer and repurpose the translation apparatus (including the ribosome and the associated factors needed for polymerization) in genomically recoded… $0
Original award $249,967

About this award

The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a purchase order to Pearl Bio, Inc., a total small business set-aside, for $249,967.35 on April 1, 2026, to engineer and repurpose the translation apparatus in genomically recoded organisms to produce sequence-defined copolymers containing aramids. Work is performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with ultimate completion by March 31, 2027. The effort is a Small Business Technology Transfer Research Phase I project focused on scalable production of these novel biopolymers by modifying the ribosome and associated polymerization factors in recoded cell systems.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract W911NF26PA006?

W911NF26PA006 was awarded to Pearl Bio, Inc. by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on March 16, 2026.

How much is contract W911NF26PA006 worth?

The government has obligated $249,967 on W911NF26PA006.

Which agency awarded contract W911NF26PA006?

ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W911NF26PA006, with funding from Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command).

Was contract W911NF26PA006 competed?

The extent of competition for W911NF26PA006 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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