NASA Glenn Research Center awarded a $900,000 firm fixed-price contract to General Electric Company (GE) for the design of an Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (ACBC) system capable of producing 10 to 25 kilowatts of continuous electric power to advance space nuclear power capabilities. This contract was awarded under the Fission Surface Power Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (FSP-ACBC) system NRA, which was an appendix to NASA's Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and...
This is a $98,595 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of goods. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and has an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2025. Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of the British multinational corporation Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, known for its...
This is a $500,000.00 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Brayton Energy LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the design of a 100 kilowatt Brayton cycle system for space nuclear electric propulsion. The contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III and has a completion date of September 26, 2025. This award builds upon Brayton Energy LLC's prior SBIR and Small Business...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit manufacturer. The contract, valued at $2,590,125.00, is for the extended turbine operability evaluation of a turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) research vehicle concept utilizing water injection. The objective is to verify that an off-the-shelf turbine can operate at higher than...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, through its Military Aircraft Systems division doing business as Aerospace Systems. The $3,904,383 Firm Fixed Price contract is to investigate dynamic power conversion technologies, such as Brayton, Stirling, and Rankine cycle machines, that could be used to improve the efficiency of Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) that utilize General...
This is a task order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer. The 12-month task order, valued at $913,519.00, is for research and development to develop an advanced single-aisle commercial aircraft concept with a target entry into service in 2035. The work is focused on several innovative technologies to improve the aircraft's environmental performance,...
This is a $181,816.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the Glenn Research Center, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. for contract operations and baseline security. Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. is a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of goods that provides advanced aviation, defense, and space technology products and services to the federal government. The contract does not have a set-aside...
This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order contract awarded by the Glenn Research Center, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. for the delivery of "HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALS." The contract has a ceiling value of $727,796.00 and was awarded on September 1, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2017. The contract is not set aside for any specific business type. Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. is a...
This is a $2,789,468.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of goods, for the development of "OPTIMIZED PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTENDED MISSION LIFE (OPTIML)." The contract, which has an ultimate completion date of October 18, 2027, was awarded on January 17, 2025 and is not set aside. The contract stems from the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL/RQ) Pioneering...
This is a $1,866,769.95 Other Transaction Agreement contract awarded by the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of goods. The contract is for power thermal management systems and has an ultimate completion date of May 1, 2028. Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of the British multinational Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, which has extensive experience...