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TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: SurfGraphPro

Special Notice from Department of Energy.

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Notice details

Agency
Department of Energy
Sub-tier agency
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Notice type
Special Notice
Solicitation number
S-196061
NAICS
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product/service code
AJ11
Place of performance
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Posted
Jun 6, 2026
Response deadline
Dec 5, 2026
Source
SAM.gov

Description

SurfGraphPro, an AI tool, transforms complex protein structures into an easy-to-analyze format that helps researchers quickly identify binding sites, predict molecular interactions and understand protein behavior with greater speed and scalability than traditional approaches. By combining 3D surface graph representations with advanced machine learning, this technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory reduces the computational burden of protein analysis while preserving the structural detail needed for high-value applications in drug discovery, antibody design, pathogen detection and custom protein engineering. The Challenge: Protein surfaces are extremely complex, three-dimensional structures, and that complexity makes them difficult to analyze using traditional computational approaches. In practice, many existing methods rely on hand-selected biochemical features, expensive calculations or narrow task-specific models that do not generalize well to new questions. As a result, researchers can face slow runtimes, limited scalability and incomplete insight when trying to identify binding sites, predict molecular interactions or understand broader protein behavior across large sets of proteins. These limitations can make it difficult to move quickly from protein structure data to useful predictions in areas such as drug discovery, antibody design, pathogen detection and protein engineering. Problems Solved: SurfGraphPro solves these problems by converting protein surfaces

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Prior awards (USAspending)

Department of Energy obligated $327,577,822 under NAICS 541715 on awards whose period of performance started in the last 12 months.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the response deadline?

The published deadline is Dec 5, 2026. That is 42 days after the data date.

What NAICS code applies?

NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

Which agency issued this notice?

Department of Energy.

Where is the official notice?

The link under Official notice opens the source listing.