140D0419C0089
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
SWAT - SCALABLE W(R)UBBER THROUGH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
Awardee
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Wooster, OH 44691 United States
Pricing
Fixed Price
Set Aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total (SBA)
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition After Exclusion Of Sources
Est. Average FTE
1
Related Opportunity
STTR 18.C
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 08/11/20 to 11/11/20.
Energyene was awarded
Definitive Contract 140D0419C0089 (140D04-19-C-0089)
for Swat - Scalable W(R)Ubber Through Advanced Technology
worth up to $224,952
by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
in August 2019.
The contract
has a duration of 1 year 3 months and
was awarded
through SBIR Topic Natural Rubber Production
with a Small Business Total set aside
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AZ11
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 76 bids received.
SBIR Details
Research Type
Small Technology Transfer Research Program (STTR) Phase I
Title
SWAT - Scalable W(R)ubber through Advanced Technology
Related Solicitation
Abstract
Opportunity: Guayule, a US native plant, is the only alternate rubber crop with an established, mechanized, agronomic system. Problem: Low rubber yields and lack of effective resin and bagasse coproduct valorization, have prevented widespread adoption by American farmers and processors. Rubber is only made when the cytoplasmic monomer pool (isopentenyl-pyrophosphate; IPP) is larger than that required for cell growth and development, and this pool must be increased to improve rubber yield. Previous biotechnological efforts to manipulate IPP pools initially increased rubber production but plants could not maintain improved rubber yield past their seedling stage, likely caused by accumulation of toxic pyrophosphate (PP) byproducts and a pH shift in cells with increased rubber synthesis (a PP and a proton is released with every monomer added to the growing polymer). Solution: To overcome this key limitation, we have generated a series of transgenic guayule lines expressing gene stacks encoding enzymes synthesizing rubber precursors, as well as transport proteins capable of removing toxic protons and PP from the cytosol of rubber-producing cells. Benefit/Outcome: These plants will be metabolically profiled and screened for rubber production, with lines producing 150+% of baseline, serving as the foundation for an enhanced rubber production system.
Research Objective
The goal of phase I is to establish the technical merit, feasibility, and commercial potential of proposed R&D efforts and determine the quality of performance of the small business awardee organization. STTRs are completed in conjunction with a research institution.
Partnered Research Institution
The Ohio State University
Topic Code
ST18C-001
Agency Tracking Number
D18C-001-0014
Solicitation Number
18.C
Contact
Thomas Fontana
Status
(Closed)
Last Modified 7/12/21
Period of Performance
8/12/19
Start Date
11/11/20
Current End Date
11/11/20
Potential End Date
Obligations
$225.0K
Total Obligated
$225.0K
Current Award
$225.0K
Potential Award
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
140D0419C0089
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 140D0419C0089
People
Suggested agency contacts for 140D0419C0089
Competition
Number of Bidders
76
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Plan Not Required
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Small Business
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
MJM7LJM7Q944
Awardee CAGE
6XFB6
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
140D04 IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)
Funding Office
HR0011
Created By
gingrasc
Last Modified By
gingrasc
Approved By
gingrasc
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
OH-16
Senators
Sherrod Brown
J.D. (James) Vance
J.D. (James) Vance
Budget Funding
Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Interior Franchise Fund, Departmental Management (014-4529) | Other natural resources | Research and development contracts (25.5) | $224,952 | 100% |
Modified: 7/12/21