The AMPHORA program is offering this grant to revolutionize microbial sample preservation, addressing critical challenges in remote, austere, and contested environments. Current methods, relying on unreliable cold chain transport, cause significant sample degradation, hindering responses to emerging infectious disease hotspots. This grant is for developing innovative, cold chain-free systems capable of stabilizing a broad spectrum of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. AMPHORA systems will preserve multiple samples in parallel, ensuring their viability and compatibility with downstream analyses. The initiative aims to decouple sample preservation from cold chain reliance, facilitating robust and reliable sample collection vital for force health protection. Solutions developed will undergo rigorous real-world testing, demonstrating practical capability and generalizability.
Opportunity ID: 349805
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HR001123S0048 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Other Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.910 — Research and Technology Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 08, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 23, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 04, 2023 See Full Announcement for details. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 04, 2023 See Full Announcement for details. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 03, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government’s needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DARPA – Biological Technologies Office |
| Description: | Emerging infectious disease hotspots are expected to increase globally within the next 50 years. While technology has advanced agnostic lab-based testing, agnostic sample preservation still relies on antiquated cold chain transport that is difficult to acquire and often unreliable in remote, austere, and contested environments. Thus, samples critical to force health protection are significantly degraded upon lab receipt. The Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA) program will decouple sample preservation from cold chains enabling cold chain free storage and viability maintenance in austere and remote environments. AMPHORA systems will stabilize a broad range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, preserving multiple samples in parallel, and ensuring samples are compatible with downstream analyses. Preservation systems will be rigorously tested using contrived and real-world samples to demonstrate real-world capability and generalizability. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
BAA Coordinator
AMPHORA@darpa.mil Email:AMPHORA@darpa.mil |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| To extend the proposal abstract submission deadline and clarify the organisms listed in Appendix A. | Aug 23, 2023 | |
| Aug 08, 2023 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HR001123S0048 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Other Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.910 — Research and Technology Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 08, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 23, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 04, 2023 See Full Announcement for details. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 04, 2023 See Full Announcement for details. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 03, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government’s needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DARPA – Biological Technologies Office |
| Description: | Emerging infectious disease hotspots are expected to increase globally within the next 50 years. While technology has advanced agnostic lab-based testing, agnostic sample preservation still relies on antiquated cold chain transport that is difficult to acquire and often unreliable in remote, austere, and contested environments. Thus, samples critical to force health protection are significantly degraded upon lab receipt. The Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA) program will decouple sample preservation from cold chains enabling cold chain free storage and viability maintenance in austere and remote environments. AMPHORA systems will stabilize a broad range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, preserving multiple samples in parallel, and ensuring samples are compatible with downstream analyses. Preservation systems will be rigorously tested using contrived and real-world samples to demonstrate real-world capability and generalizability. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
BAA Coordinator
AMPHORA@darpa.mil Email:AMPHORA@darpa.mil |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HR001123S0048 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Other Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.910 — Research and Technology Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 08, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 08, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 04, 2023 See Full Announcement for details. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 03, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government’s needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DARPA – Biological Technologies Office |
| Description: | Emerging infectious disease hotspots are expected to increase globally within the next 50 years. While technology has advanced agnostic lab-based testing, agnostic sample preservation still relies on antiquated cold chain transport that is difficult to acquire and often unreliable in remote, austere, and contested environments. Thus, samples critical to force health protection are significantly degraded upon lab receipt. The Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA) program will decouple sample preservation from cold chains enabling cold chain free storage and viability maintenance in austere and remote environments. AMPHORA systems will stabilize a broad range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, preserving multiple samples in parallel, and ensuring samples are compatible with downstream analyses. Preservation systems will be rigorously tested using contrived and real-world samples to demonstrate real-world capability and generalizability. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
BAA Coordinator
AMPHORA@darpa.mil Email:AMPHORA@darpa.mil |
Related Documents
Folder 349805 Full Announcement-HR001123S0048 -> Attachment_1_HR001123S0048-Executive_Summary_Slide_Template.pdf
Folder 349805 Full Announcement-HR001123S0048 -> HR001123S0048.pdf
Folder 349805 Full Announcement-HR001123S0048 -> Attachment_2_HR001123S0048-SOW_Template.pdf
Folder 349805 Revised Full Announcement-HR001123S0048-Amendment-01 -> HR001123S0048-Amendment-01.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | BAA Coordinator AMPHORA@darpa.mil Email: AMPHORA@darpa.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.910 | PKG00282810 | Aug 23, 2023 | Oct 04, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
349805 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
349805 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
349805 RR_Budget10_3_0-3.0.pdf
349805 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
349805 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
349805 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
349805 RR_SubawardBudget10_30_3_0-3.0.pdf
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