The advanced space suit carries consumable cooling water maintained at ambient pressure within a soft-walled, flexible reservoir. To ensure uninterrupted thermal control IT is critical to monitor…

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Contract number
80NSSC18C0223
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,122,003

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$1,122,003.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 94% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Hanover, NH 03755, USA
Research
SBIR Program Phase II Action

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00024 $0
Funding Only Action P00023 $0
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00022 $374,821
Other Administrative Action P00021 $0
Other Administrative Action P00020 $0
Other Administrative Action P00019 $0
Other Administrative Action P00018 $0
Other Administrative Action P00017 $0
Other Administrative Action P00016 $0
Other Administrative Action P00015 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00014 $0
Other Administrative Action P00013 $1,000
Other Administrative Action P00012 -$1,000
Other Administrative Action P00011 $0
Other Administrative Action P00010 $0
Other Administrative Action P00009 · T6.02-9840 - volume sensor for flexible fluid reservoirs in microgravity $0
Other Administrative Action P00008 $0
Other Administrative Action P00007 $0
Other Administrative Action P00006 $0
Other Administrative Action P00005 $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $747,182
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

NASA awarded a $1,122,003 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Creare LLC for development and spaceflight qualification testing of an advanced fluid-volume sensor for the thermal control system of an advanced space suit, with completion by May 27, 2027, under a total small business set-aside.

The sensor addresses a critical thermal-management gap: existing measurement techniques for monitoring consumable cooling water within the suit's flexible reservoir fail in microgravity due to sensitivity to reservoir motion, geometry changes, and electromagnetic interference. Creare's innovative sensing approach will deliver measurement accuracy insensitive to gravity, reservoir motion and geometry, air pockets, and electromagnetic interference. The contract includes full integration of the sensor system, functional validation, and spaceflight qualification testing. Place of performance is Hanover, New Hampshire.

The award is funded through NASA's Shared Services Center and carries firm fixed-price economics. SCI reporting shows minimal invoiced labor: 742 contractor hours across 0.4 FTEs in FY2021 and 74 contractor hours in FY2023, with one subcontractor engaged at 70% depth in the most recent reporting year.

Description

As the agency reported it.

The advanced space suit carries consumable cooling water maintained at ambient pressure within a soft-walled, flexible reservoir. To ensure uninterrupted thermal control IT is critical to monitor the volume of water remaining, but no known sensor is suitable for this task. Existing measurement techniques are unacceptably sensitive to the motion and varying geometry of the reservoir in microgravity, or to electromagnetic interference within the suit environment. We have developed a simple, compact, low power sensor that accurately measures the volume of fluid in any soft-walled bladder. Our innovative sensing technique will provide an accurate measurement that is insensitive to gravity, the motion and geometry of the reservoir, the presence of air pockets, and electromagnetic interference. We will develop a fully integrated sensor system suitable for use on the advanced space suit and perform functional validation and spaceflight qualification testing.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18C0223?

80NSSC18C0223 was awarded to Creare LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 11, 2018.

How much is contract 80NSSC18C0223 worth?

The government has obligated $1,122,003 on 80NSSC18C0223.

Was contract 80NSSC18C0223 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC18C0223 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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