Rhodium Scientific LLC
Houston, TX R&D And Commercial Sciences
- UEI
- GSL2BE4KFWF8
- CAGE
- 725H5
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 325414 Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1300 Bay Area Blvd b275 5, Houston, TX 77058, USA
- Website
- rhodiumscientific.com
- Founded
- 2014
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Materials
- Metals & Mining
- SIC code
- 10 Metal, Mining
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $253,797 |
| FY2025 | $100,000 |
| FY2024 | $100,000 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $253,797 |
Contract awards
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sbir phase i: space biobank: enabling high throughput space-based biotech r & d | National Science Foundation | $273,968 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Florida | N660012324011 | $1,251,370 |
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About the company
Rhodium Scientific LLC R&D And Commercial Sciences Division, a woman-owned small disadvantaged business based in Houston, Texas, provides space-based biotechnology research and biomanufacturing services to federal agencies as a prime contractor on NASA contracts and NSF grants, with emerging activity in the space life-sciences and microgravity research sectors. The company operates as a limited liability corporation under primary NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in Nanotechnology) and PSC space R&D services, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurement rather than set-aside categories.
Rhodium's customer footprint is concentrated at NASA Johnson Space Center, which accounts for four awards (100% of the $10.4 million combined potential value in recent contract and IDIQ work), alongside a single NSF Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant and one award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Johnson Space Center is the dominant funder across both award count and dollar volume, reflecting Rhodium's specialization in microgravity experiments and on-orbit operations. A $9.9 million single-award IDIQ awarded by JSC on July 26, 2024, through July 25, 2029, serves as the parent vehicle for three delivery orders: a $100,000 firm fixed-price order from August 2024 for plant growth experiments in space, a $100,000 order from January 2025 for the NIGHT experiment (gene-edited space tomato germination and magnetic field influence studies), and a $338,395 order from July 2026 for biomanufacturing of mesenchymal stem cell secretomes for tissue regeneration, with completion extending to December 31, 2027.
Rhodium's capability portfolio centers on microgravity biotechnology, bioprospecting, and biomanufacturing. Beyond delivery orders, the company was awarded a $273,968 NSF Phase I SBIR grant on March 15, 2024, for development of the Space Biobank, a repository for microbial species optimized for low-Earth orbit environments and intended to democratize access to space-based research by standardizing biological processes and reducing mission timelines. Rhodium has operated a dozen International Space Station missions focused on biomanufacturing and microbial strain development. In its subcontractor role, Rhodium supports experimental design, quality assurance protocols, pre-flight sample preparation, spaceflight hardware specification, and post-flight sample analysis under a May 2024 sub-award to the University of Florida's federal grant work.
Activity is episodic but momentum-bearing. Four awards arrived in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026; the recompete cliff shows one award completing in the next twenty-four months (the $338,395 delivery order with completion on December 31, 2027, is beyond that window despite its recent award date). Obligated dollars across all awards total $2 million, or 19% of the $10.4 million combined potential value, indicating that work is still ramping in execution. The IDIQ structure and the three-year extension through 2029 position Rhodium for follow-on task orders in microgravity research as NASA's biotechnology mission priorities evolve.
SBA capabilities narrative
Rhodium Scientific provides support services to the life science, technical and space science industries. Rhodium brokers space hardware used for scientific experiments, provides partnership for space-based research project development, and consults on laboratory facility and optimization processes. Rhodium Scientific also provides laboratory analytical equipment maintenance, training, and relocation services.
Quick answers
Is Rhodium Scientific LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Rhodium Scientific LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through March 9, 2027.
How much has Rhodium Scientific LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $100,000 to Rhodium Scientific LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $453,797 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Rhodium Scientific LLC rank among federal contractors?
Rhodium Scientific LLC ranked #57 in PSC AR12 in FY2025.
What is Rhodium Scientific LLC's most recent federal award?
Rhodium Scientific LLC's most recent federal contract award is Biomanufacturing of mesenchymal stem cell secretomes for tissue regeneration (80JSC026FA092), from Johnson Space Center, on July 21, 2026.
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