The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) awarded a $1,139,909 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to advance the maturity of their Flame Refluxer Heat Feedback System technology. The contract aims to progress the technology readiness level from 6 to 8, which involves fabrication, testing, and optimization of the system to prepare it for commercialization and deployment in a marine environment. WPI...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Coast Guard, a civilian federal agency, to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a private research university, on June 17, 2021. The contract has a ceiling value of $119,157.99 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2022. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. WPI, as the prime contractor, will provide research and development services to the Coast Guard. The contract is part of a larger $6.31 million...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement awarded a $440,745.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct research on the efficient remediation of oil spills over water using fire whirls. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, was awarded on September 13, 2017 with a completion date of March 12, 2019. The University of Maryland, College Park is serving as the prime contractor, with Worcester...
This federal contract award to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is valued at $638,941.00 and supports the "UNIFIED SUPPORT FOR THERMOLAB-ISS, ICOPROSOL, AND PARSEC" research effort. The contract is a Grant For Research with an Other pricing type, awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. The work will be performed in Worcester, MA and the ultimate completion date is July 29, 2027. This award does not have a set-aside designation. WPI is a private research...
This is a federal contract awarded by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers National Capital Region Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a private research university, for a project titled "PROJECT, WP18-1176". The contract is a definitive contract with a cost-no-fee pricing type and a potential value of $987,417.00. There was no set-aside designation used for this contract. The project involves WPI working with a subcontractor,...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to the Prince William Sound Science and Technology Institute, doing business as the Prince William Sound Science Center. The contract, valued at $508,569.13, is for the institute's membership in the Herder Burner Joint Industry Program (JIP). The purpose is to ensure compliance with updated federal guidance, eliminate non-statutory...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,799,216.00, was issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for a Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) project. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, supports research to improve understanding of physical fire processes and fuel dynamics relevant to wildfire behavior, plume development, and emissions. WPI is...
This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to Wild Well Control, Inc. for $748,716.81. The contract is for research and development on wellbore thermal shock technology, cementing alternatives using resins, and liner seal and cement studies to improve well integrity and safety in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. This contract was awarded under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation, and there...
This federal contract award, valued at $277,970.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a private research university. The contract aims to develop a next-generation, smart, active heat pipe with a focus on oscillating heat pipes (OHPs). The research will explore the use of electrohydrodynamic (EHD) induction pumping to actively control the oscillating flow within OHPs, which can provide improved thermal control...
This is a $499,998.00 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, a civilian agency, for a project titled "OPTIMIZED UNDERWATER DETECTION OF DISPERSED OILS VIA IN SITU FLUOROMETRY." The contract does not have a set-aside designation, indicating NJIT competed for and won this open competition award based on its technical expertise. The contract will be performed in Newark, New Jersey...