This is a $15,004,784.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Solaero Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels, and related components for the aerospace industry. The contract, titled "SSPACE: SPACE SOLAR POWER ADVANCEMENT FOR CONSTELLATION-CLASS EXPANSION STAR", has a period of performance ending on December 19, 2029. Solaero Technologies has previously received prime and subcontract awards from...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract valued at $78,000.00 to Solaero Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels, and related components for the aerospace industry. The contract is for the delivery of European Service Module (ESM) solar cell standards to support integration and test activities. This sole-source award was made under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation...
Solestial, Inc., a small business solar energy company, was awarded a $179,958.02 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for Phase I research and development to develop cover glass replacement coatings for flexible solar cells, leveraging Solestial's expertise in solar cell and panel design and fabrication. The work is intended to support the eventual deployment of the...
This federal contract award to Spectrolab, Inc., a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells and arrays, is for the provision of solar array panels. The $2,380,731 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the U.S. government, with no set-aside designation, and has a period of performance through December 31, 2008. Spectrolab has previously received prime contract awards from NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense to supply solar power generation equipment for spacecraft and satellite...
This federal contract award, with ID FA945314C0372, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The $7,149,694.00 cost-sharing contract is for the development of ultra-high efficiency multijunction space solar cell structures approaching 40% AM0 efficiency. This aligns with AFRL's research and development initiatives focused on advancing space solar power generation technologies. There is no set-aside designation associated with...
This is a $9,144,135.00 definitive, cost-sharing contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, seeks to leverage near-term technology developments and high-risk/high-reward initiatives to drive space solar arrays above 300 watts per kilogram, reduce weight, and improve stowage volume. This contract award is part of the AFRL's broader Research Options for Space Enterprise...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to Cubic Aerospace, LLC (doing business as Ibeos), a small business contractor. The $138,473 contract is for the development of high-efficiency, radiation-hardened solar array interfaces to spacecraft power systems, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I. As a small business contractor, Cubic Aerospace was awarded this contract through a total...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to DHV Tecnologia Espacial Avanzada Malaguena SL., a for-profit manufacturing company in Spain. The contract, valued at $98,561.21, is for the delivery of solar arrays. The award did not have a set-aside designation. Based on the vendor's prior work for NASA, the solar arrays procured under this contract likely support broader NASA programs and spacecraft, though the specific program details were not...
This is a $150,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Opterus Research and Development, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for research and development to develop flexible solar arrays for small spacecraft buses. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation. Through prior federal contracts, Opterus Research and...
Solestial, Inc. has been awarded a $70,853 firm fixed price purchase order from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I solicitation. The award is for a project titled "TEN TIMES BETTER SPACE SOLAR POWER" with a period of performance through August 2023. The project is set aside for total small businesses and will be performed in Tempe, Arizona. This Phase I award provides initial funding for...