technologybusiness opportunity biodegradable soil Tender - 134947937

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: technologybusiness opportunity biodegradable soil temperature sensor

Deadline: 03 Mar 2026

Posting Date: 03 Feb 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 134947937

Document Ref. No.: 2025-180

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Opportunity:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its biodegradable soil temperature sensor.
Background:
Sustainable agricultural practices are intended to protect the environment, maintain and improve soil fertility while increasing production for food, feed, fuel and fiber needs. Soil sensors play a key role in managing field heterogeneity, resource expenditure, and crop selection. For industrial-scale agriculture, deployment of conventional, typically bi-metallic, sensors have major drawbacks. At the end of their lifecycle, these sensors contribute to electronic waste (e-waste). Left in the soil, sensors can leach hazardous components such as metals and microplastics. To mitigate soil contamination, these sensors have to be manually retrieved for appropriate disposal, which can be costly in time and resources.
Biodegradable sensors would negate the need for retrieval at the end of their lifecycle, but current state of the art biodegradable sensors have poor precision, short range for data collection and may not decompose readily.
In the field of precision and sustainable agriculture, there is a need for employing readily biodegradable and precise temperature soil sensors that enables large-scale data collection, which would help farmers improve their production efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
Description:
LLNL researchers developed and field-tested a biodegradable soil temperature sensor device that can be used in industry-scale agriculture. At the end of their lifecycle, these sensors can be left in situ. To measure temperature, the sensor utilizes a bimaterial helix, which rotates in response to temperature changes. The cellulosic-based helix is contained within a ...
Notice ID: 2025-180

Department/Ind. Agency: energy, department of

Sub-tier: energy, department of

Office: llns – doe contractor

NAICS Code: 334513 - Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables

Inactive Dates: mar 18, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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