Definitive Contract 80NSSC17C0032
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- This is a $124,867 STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business, for the development of advanced high-efficiency, high-power density motors/generators and propulsion power train systems. The contract is focused on developing new aircraft propulsor technology that is critical for the NASA High Voltage Hybrid Electric Propulsion (HVHEP) program, which addresses NASA's strategic thrusts for ultra-efficient...
- This is a $239,806 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for a Phase I SBIR research and development project focused on developing novel rotating electrical machines for compact power with or without integrated energy storage. Balcones Technologies has prior experience conducting SBIR-funded R&D on brushless doubly fed motors for...
- This is a $84,334.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business based in Georgetown, Texas. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III, and is for the development of the BDFM (Brushless Doubly Fed Motor) system. This work builds upon Balcones' prior SBIR Phase I and Phase III contracts with NASA and the U.S. Navy to advance their brushless doubly...
- Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business specializing in advanced rotating electrical machines and mechanical systems, was awarded a $123,935 Firm Fixed Price contract by a civilian federal agency on September 28, 2021, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III action. The contract focuses on developing a low nest count brushless doubly fed machine (BDFM) for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) applications, with performance completion targeted for January 27, 2023. The...
- This is a $224,992.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program. The contract is for Phase I research and development on novel rotating electrical machines, including brushless doubly fed motors, for applications such as electric aircraft propulsion. Balcones Technologies has prior experience conducting SBIR-funded R&D for the Navy and...
- This is a $988,025.88 cost-plus-fixed-fee Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Balcones Technologies, LLC, a small business based in Georgetown, Texas. The contract is for the research and development of novel rotating electrical machines with integrated energy storage, as well as complex mechanical systems including suspension and vibration isolation technologies. Balcones Technologies has previously received...
- This is a $239,678.00 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business, for SBIR Program Phase I research and development. The contract is for the development of novel rotating electrical machines for compact power with or without integrated energy storage, as well as complex mechanical systems including suspension and vibration isolation technologies. Balcones Technologies specializes in brushless doubly...
- This is a firm fixed-price $124,913 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Launchpoint Technologies, Inc., doing business as Magnetic Moments. The contract is for the design, build, and testing of a magnetic transmission system to optimize the integration of high-speed electric motors and efficient propellers for use on electric or hybrid-electric aircraft. The proposed magnetic transmission aims to...
- <p>The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,990 Small Business contract to Launchpoint Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Magnetic Moments) for the development of reliable and lightweight polyphase motor and drive solutions for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) propulsion systems. This STTR Phase I contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of May 28, 2021. The contract was set aside for small businesses.</p>
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of high power density induction motors and drives for aircraft propulsion. The contract has a firm fixed price of $124,981.00 and a period of performance ending on March 1, 2021. Hyper TECH Research Inc. is an experienced federal contractor, having received prior SBIR awards from NASA as well as grants from the Department of Energy for...
This is a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business based in Sun City, Texas. Under the contract, Balcones Technologies and the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics will further develop an advanced concept for megawatt-class, high-voltage, variable-frequency aircraft electric propulsor motors. This builds upon their prior successful Phase I STTR effort. The proposed brushless doubly-fed motor design aims to achieve a 40% reduction in the mass of the propulsor unit and a 4% increase in efficiency compared to other approaches, including permanent magnet motors. The $749,781 firm fixed-price contract has a performance period ending on March 11, 2020.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/9/20 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/29/19 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/19/19 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/4/18 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $749.8k | 9/12/17 |