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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Smart Enclosure using RFID for Inventory Tracking (MSC-TOPS-72)

Description: NASA invites companies to apply for exclusive or nonexclusive licenses to commercialize its patented RFID smart-enclosure technology for item-level inventory tracking. The technology can identify items regardless of placement, including on conveyor belts, and may be used in storage containers, waste receptacles, and similar applications. Applications go through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System; NASA provides no funding, and responses will not lead to a follow-on procurement.

Buyer: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Federal · AL, US
Released: Aug 10, 2026
Closes: Aug 10, 2027(278 days left)

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