TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Freeze-Resistant Hydration System (MSC-TOPS-21)
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- T2P-JSC-00068
- Agency
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Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 927110 Space Research and Technology
- PSC
- 9999 Miscellaneous Items
- Points of contact
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- NASA's Technology Transfer Program agency-patent-licensing@mail.nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Johnson Space Center has issued a Special Notice to solicit inquiries from companies interested in licensing technology rights to a freeze-resistant hydration system (MSC-TOPS-21). Published on March 24, 2026, this technology transfer opportunity is administered by NASA's Technology Transfer Program in conjunction with Marshall Space Flight Center. The notice seeks commercial partners to develop and market this innovative hydration technology, which was originally designed by an astronaut-mountaineer and has been field-tested in extreme conditions. This is not a traditional federal contract solicitation but rather an invitation for technology licensing agreements. NASA itself does not manufacture products for commercial sale and provides no funding to support these licensing arrangements.
The freeze-resistant hydration system prevents water from freezing in tubing, containers, and mouthpieces in conditions as severe as minus 40 degrees Celsius with 15-mile-per-hour winds, based on field testing conducted at Mt. Everest in May 2009. Interested companies must submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) at https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/MSC-TOPS-21 by the February 27, 2027 deadline. License rights may be granted on either an exclusive or nonexclusive basis with specific fields of use designated as appropriate. There are no specific eligibility restrictions mentioned, and companies may direct inquiries to NASA's Technology Transfer Program at Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov. The technology transfer portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ provides additional information about other NASA-developed technologies available for licensing.
Notice text
NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.
THE TECHNOLOGY:
NASA's Johnson Space Center is offering an innovative freeze-resistant hydration system for licensing. The technology substantially improves on existing hydration systems because it prevents water from freezing in the tubing, container, and mouthpiece, even in the harshest conditions on Earth. This technology is designed to work to minus 40 degrees Celsius and 15-mile-per-hour winds over a 12-hour summit day, and likely well beyond. Field testing was performed at Mt. Everest in May 2009. The device was originally conceived and designed by an astronaut-mountaineer who recognized the great risk of dehydration in high mountains and the lack of sufficient technology to meet this important need. This NASA Technology is available for your company to license and develop into a commercial product. NASA does not manufacture products for commercial sale.
To express interest in this licensing opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/MSC-TOPS-21
If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this SAM.gov notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/.
These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
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