Scorpio-V biochip spacelab IDIQ the biochip spacelab is an ultra-portable, remote-controlled, automated microfluidics and imaging platform for diverse cell biology investigations. IT is a multipurpose…
Ended Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNJ16GU42B
- Awardee
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H Nu Photonics LLC UEI UXZFTD5JG237
- Awarding agency
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Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Task orders
- 2 $2,190,000 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- ISS NRA Mission Partnerships: CPF, OCO-3, SAGE III Special Notice · NNJ13ZBG001N · Posted Aug 11, 2025
- Exploration technology demonstration and national lab utilization enhancements Award Notice · Posted Nov 15, 2012
- Combined order value
- $3,000,000 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 22% used
- $9,900,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AR13 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Experimental Development
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 99 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The federal contract IDV award NNJ16GU42B was a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center to H Nu Photonics LLC, doing business as HNU Photonics, a for-profit small business. The ceiling value of the IDV is $9,900,000.
Under this IDV, two delivery order contracts have been awarded to date. The first, valued at $1,800,000, is for the Photonics ISS Multipurpose Microscopy Suite (PIMMS) project, which tasks HNU Photonics with studying the effects of microgravity on neuronal function using a specialized microscopy platform deployed on the International Space Station. The second delivery order, valued at $1,200,000, is for the Biochip Spacelab User Guidance and Blight Experiments. This contract leverages HNU Photonics' expertise in microfluidics and automated cell biology instrumentation to support diverse cell culture investigations aboard the Biochip Spacelab platform. Both delivery orders were firm fixed price and did not have any set-aside requirements. The work is being performed at HNU Photonics' facility in Kahului, Hawaii.
Description
Scorpio-V biochip spacelab IDIQ the biochip spacelab is an ultra-portable, remote-controlled, automated microfluidics and imaging platform for diverse cell biology investigations. IT is a multipurpose in-vivo platform, capable of maintaining cell cultures with automated reagent delivery and time-lapse imaging at the principal investigators PIS discretion with near-real time monitoring through a customized internet portal on an hourly to daily basis. Automation includes microfluidic delivery of multiple media formulations, reagents, drugs, fluorescent indicators or preservatives at discrete time points over the duration of a single experiment. The facility also offers an automated imaging platform capable of imaging cells on a minute to hour to day basis at the PIS discretion with bright field or multiple laser excitation emission wavelengths. IT offers researchers a comprehensive laboratory-on-a-chip suited for live-cell assays with weight, size and durability characteristics that make IT ideal for the ISS national lab.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
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| Photonics ISS multipurpose microscopy suite (PIMMS) | Johnson Space Center | $990,000 | |
| Biochip spacelab user guidance and blight experiments | Johnson Space Center | $1,200,000 |
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNJ16GU42B?
NNJ16GU42B was awarded to H Nu Photonics LLC by Johnson Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 22, 2016.
How much is contract NNJ16GU42B worth?
Orders under NNJ16GU42B have obligated $2,190,000. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $3,000,000. NNJ16GU42B's own ceiling is $9,900,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract NNJ16GU42B?
2 orders have been placed under NNJ16GU42B, the latest on July 27, 2017.
Who can order from contract NNJ16GU42B?
NNJ16GU42B is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract NNJ16GU42B competed?
The extent of competition for NNJ16GU42B was full and open competition. The government received 99 offers.
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