Federal contract award
DEAR0000525
IGF::OT::IGF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ENERGY (ARPA-E) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR A DEPLOYABLE, AUTOMATED, PHENOTYPING SYSTEM ( SYSTEM ) THAT WILL DELIVER RAW SENSORY DATA AND GENERATE A HIGH-FIDELITY DATASET COLLECTED ON SORGHUM FIELD PLOTS STARTING IN 2015. PHENOTYPE IS THE OBSERVABLE PROPERTIES OF AN ORGANISM THAT ARE PRODUCED BY THE INTERACTION OF THE GENOTYPE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND SORGHUM IS A TROPICAL GRASS SIMILAR TO CORN IN HABIT. THE GOAL OF THIS SYSTEMS-LEVEL APPROACH IS TO SCREEN MORE PLANTS, TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE PLANTS EARLIER IN THE GROWING SEASON, TO CAPTURE BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT THEM DURING THEIR DEVELOPMENT, AND IDENTIFY THE BEST GENES TO PROPAGATE.
Award details
Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.
| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of Energy |
| Office | ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E |
| NAICS | 334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing |
| PSC | 6650 — Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories |
| Parent award / vehicle | Not reported |
| Set-aside | NO SET ASIDE USED. |
| Pricing type | FIRM FIXED PRICE |
| Obligations | $3.1M |
| Current contract value | $3.1M |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $3.1M |
| Start date | May 26, 2015 |
| Current end date | May 25, 2020 |
| Potential end date | May 25, 2020 |
| Latest award activity | Oct 25, 2024 |
| Source loaded | Aug 15, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 1 of 1 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | 8 | $0 | ***** THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CLOSE THIS CONTRACT. EXCESS FUNDING WAS DEOBLIGATED ON MODIFICATION 0007. **** |
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