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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Passive Smart Container (MSC-TOPS-36)

Description: NASA’s Technology Transfer Program invites companies to apply for exclusive or nonexclusive rights to commercialize the Passive Smart Container, an RFID-based system for monitoring container fill levels and tracking small items. The technology may support inventory management in health care, pharmaceutical, retail, and supply-chain settings, and interested companies submit a license application through NASA’s ATLAS portal. NASA provides no funding for the licenses, and the notice says no follow-on procurement is expected; this is a licensing opportunity rather than a grant or purchase contract.

Buyer: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Federal · AL, US
Released: Mar 10, 2026
Closes: Feb 27, 2027(114 days left)

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