Manufacturing and r & d products provided by space tango for use on LEO and deep space platforms

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
80JSC023DA015
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
15 $27,580,288 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$27,645,288 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 71% complete
IDV ceiling 56% used
$49,000,000.00
Maximum order
$15,000,000.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Basic Research
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

NASA Johnson Space Center awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to STI Legacy, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, with a ceiling of $49 million on March 31, 2023, extending through March 30, 2028. The ceiling was increased from $25 million to $49 million.

Work is performed at STI Legacy's facility in Lexington, Kentucky, supporting manufacturing and research and development products for low Earth orbit and deep space platforms, including tissue engineering, microphysiological systems, additive manufacturing, payload integration, cryopreservation, and virtual tissue analog modeling for use aboard the International Space Station and deep space exploration missions.

All delivery orders issued under this IDIQ are firm fixed-price with no set-aside designation. Recent task orders include a $4.74 million order (April 10, 2026) for six microphysiological systems investigations studying human-derived tissue response to microgravity and radiation in low Earth orbit, with completion by December 31, 2028; a $10.19 million Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response (AVATAR) missions order (February 14, 2024) for development of specialized tissue analog models for scientific experiments, completing December 31, 2026; a $3.44 million feasibility assessment order (December 12, 2025) of long-term deep space avatar research opportunities utilizing autonomous systems, completing October 30, 2026; and a $650,000 order (May 6, 2026) for development of a cartilage tissue construct with immunomodulatory properties, completing October 31, 2028. STI Legacy performs all work as prime contractor without major subcontractors across delivery orders spanning NAICS Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences and Research and Development in Biotechnology.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Bioengineering human tumor organoid nanobioreactors in space 80JSC027FA008 Johnson Space Center $580,000
Feasibility study of flying organoids in LEO using the same payload model as flown on artemis II. 80JSC026FA127 Johnson Space Center $2,831,047
Develop a cartilage tissue construct with immunomodulatory properties capable of maintaining healthy cartilage cell… 80JSC026FA108 Johnson Space Center $585,000
Nasas science mission directorate, biological and physical sciences division, will conduct six investigations to… 80JSC026FA088 Johnson Space Center $4,740,000
Prepare a feasibility assessment of long-term deep space avatar research opportunities. These 80JSC026FA027 Johnson Space Center $3,444,956
An investigation on the international space station (ISS) national laboratory titled: "bioengineering human tumor… 80JSC025FA186 Johnson Space Center $820,000
Leveraging microgravity to study immunomechanics in cancer-myeloid organoids 80JSC025FA032 Johnson Space Center $10,000
A virtual astronaut tissue analog response (avatar) missions 80JSC024FA086 Johnson Space Center $332,500
A virtual astronaut tissue analog response (avatar) missions 80JSC024FA073 Johnson Space Center $10,188,772
A virtual astronaut tissue analog response (avatar) experiment feasibility assessments 80JSC024FA005 Johnson Space Center $450,400
Space tango task order 80JSC023FA213 technology demonstration of tissue engineering and cryopreservation in low-earth… Johnson Space Center $575,000
Testing at msfc to investigate the failure from SPX-27. Deliver test plan, data, and a post-test report that analyzes… 80JSC023FA194 Johnson Space Center $137,195
Space tango: real-time sensing of extracellular matrix remodeling duing fibroblast phenotype switching and vascular… 80JSC023FA191 Johnson Space Center $450,000
Four full service payload intergration uses 80JSC023FA162 Johnson Space Center $1,760,000
LNL in space production of organs via volumetric additive manufacturing 80JSC023FA161 Johnson Space Center $675,418
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00007 · Increase the IDIQ value from $25M to $49M, an increase of $24M. $0
Other Administrative Action P00006 · Following executive order 14398 addressing $0
Novation Agreement P00005 · Services to manage and perform all work necessary for the successful integration and on-orbit operations of selected scientific and engineering work in… $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 · Space tango shall provide turnkey services to manage and perform the work. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00003 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $0

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80JSC023DA015?

80JSC023DA015 was awarded to STI Legacy, Inc. by Johnson Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 31, 2023.

How much is contract 80JSC023DA015 worth?

Orders under 80JSC023DA015 have obligated $27,580,288. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $27,645,288. 80JSC023DA015's own ceiling is $49,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $15,000,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract 80JSC023DA015?

15 orders have been placed under 80JSC023DA015, the latest on October 13, 2026.

Who can order from contract 80JSC023DA015?

80JSC023DA015 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract 80JSC023DA015 competed?

The extent of competition for 80JSC023DA015 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.

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