The U.S. Johnson Space Center (NASA) awarded a $9,900,000.00 Indefinite Delivery Contract to Rhodium Scientific LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the integration and on-orbit operations of selected scientific and engineering work in microgravity. This single-award contract has no set-aside designation and will run through July 25, 2029.
Under this contract, Rhodium Scientific, a woman-owned small business specializing in space-based biotechnology research and development, was issued a $100,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order to conduct experiments that will offer crucial insights into plant growth in space. This work aims to enhance human space exploration capabilities and promote sustainability in deep space habitation. Rhodium Scientific has extensive experience conducting experiments on the International Space Station and has been involved in prior federal contract and grant activities, including a recent $273,968 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the "Space Biobank" - a repository for microbial species optimized for the space environment.
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