Definitive Contract 80NSSC19C0136
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- This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Space Foundry Inc., a small business, for plasma jet printing technology research and development for in-space manufacturing and in-situ resource utilization. The potential value of the contract is $124,991.00. Space Foundry Inc. has previously received Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I, II, and III...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Space Foundry Inc., a small business, for a SBIR Program Phase I action titled "Printed Antennas for On Orbit Manufacturing." The $149,987.00 contract is for research and development of advanced printing technologies, including plasma jet printing systems, for in-space manufacturing and in-situ resource utilization. Space Foundry Inc. has received prior SBIR/STTR awards...
- Space Foundry Inc. was awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at one hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred sixty-five dollars ($149,965) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The award is to conduct research under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I for plasma based growth of diamond semiconductors in microgravity with controlled color centers for quantum applications. Performance will take place in San...
- This is a definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Redwire Space Technologies, Inc., a for-profit organization, to develop an innovative 3D metal printer capable of fabricating components and tools in space. The Sintered Inductive Metal Printer with Laser Exposure (SIMPLE) system utilizes a two-stage filament melting process involving induction heating and laser exposure to enable in-space manufacturing. This Small Business...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Altius Space Machines, Inc., a small business manufacturer, for $124,943.00. The contract is focused on researching and developing an in-situ printing plastic production system for space additive manufacturing, which could enable affordable development of space capabilities by allowing the production of structural materials...
- This is a 9-month, $124,663 firm-fixed-price research and development contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Morningbird Media Corporation, a minority-owned and small disadvantaged business, to develop an innovative additive manufacturing technique for producing electronic devices. The project aims to develop a 3D printing process that combines ink-based printing with laser melting to directly fabricate functional electronic components like resistors,...
- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to Plasma Controls, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Fort Collins, Colorado. The $750,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the manufacturing and testing of several sets of ion optics for electric propulsion ion thrusters using additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology. This contract is set aside for small...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,954.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to LER Technologies Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, to conduct a feasibility study on an in-situ inspection unit that can be added to an existing additive manufacturing (AM) tool. The goal is to provide real-time information about part quality and detect flaws during the AM process, enabling immediate feedback and process correction to save...
- This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center to Redwire Space Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company located in Greenville, Indiana. The $1,171,592.00 contract authorizes the contractor to further advance the design and development of the FabLab printer module, including through the critical design review (CDR) phase and the creation of a commercialization plan. This work is being conducted under NASA's Small...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The $131,498.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the "Structural Printing of Solar Melted Regolith", which involves research and development work related to advanced materials and manufacturing technologies relevant to space exploration. As a STTR Phase I contract, it focuses on...
This is a $974,703 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Space Foundry Inc., a small business equipment manufacturer. The contract is intended to develop plasma jet printing technology for potential use in NASA's In-Space Manufacturing (ISM) Multi-Material Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) being developed under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NEXTSTEP) program. The objective is to deliver a ground-based plasma jet printing system capable of printing a wide range of materials including metals, semiconductors, dielectrics, and organics. Space Foundry Inc. has previously received SBIR/STTR awards from NASA to mature this plasma jet printing technique and has also been awarded NASA grants to support continued R&D of the technology for space-based additive manufacturing.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00008 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/23/21 | |
| P00007 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/15/21 | |
| P00006 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/13/21 | |
| P00005 | Funding Only Action | $224.8k | 8/5/21 | |
| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/26/20 |