This is a $121,785.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Polyk Technologies LLC, a small business limited liability company, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of an "Integrated Approach for Space Active and Passive Dust Mitigation Enabled by Electroactive Polymer Technology." As a small business, Polyk Technologies has previously...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order for a suite of dielectric testing equipment, awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Polyk Technologies LLC, a small business located in State College, Pennsylvania. The contract has a ceiling value of $83,900.00 and a completion date of February 21, 2020. Polyk Technologies has a history of providing goods and services to various federal agencies, including the Department of the Navy and NASA,...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Off Planet Research L.L.C., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of a flexible dust-excluding fiber seal under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract has a ceiling value of $139,102.00 and is set to be completed by January 25, 2023. This award is part of NASA's efforts to support the development of...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of a multifunctional composite material to provide radiation shielding, enhanced structural integrity, and durability for spacecraft or habitats for NASA's long-duration human space exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit. The contract has a...
This is a $125,000.00 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit small business based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The contract supports the development of a polyethylene-matrix composite with continuous fiber reinforcement that has outstanding radiation shielding properties as well as sufficient mechanical strength to be used as a structural material for manned...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kaneka Aerospace LLC, doing business as Applied Poleramic, Inc. (API), for the development of a new generation of structural high hydrogen content matrix materials combined with an interlayer modification approach to create fiber reinforced composite materials with enhanced radiation shielding, damage tolerance, and improved flammability resistance. The...
This federal contract award to Polyk Technologies LLC is for the development of advanced ultra-high efficiency cryogenic actuators for NASA's cryogenic fluid transfer applications. The $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to create an actuator with low driving voltage, large stroke, high driving force, low profile and weight, low thermal mass, and high reliability – leveraging patented technology to achieve these performance characteristics. The contract is a...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract to Polaronyx Inc., a small business manufacturer of laser 3D manufacturing solutions and other laser micro structuring technologies, for the development of lightweight radiation shielding components. The potential value of the contract is $124,989.00. Polaronyx Inc. has previously provided research, development, and production services to NASA, the Department of Defense, and the...
This is a firm fixed price definitive contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Smart Material Solutions, LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The contract, with a ceiling value of $749,999.00, is for the development of passive nano- and micro-textured dust-mitigation surfaces in space-grade materials using a highly scalable fabrication process. This work is being conducted under the SBIR Phase II program. As a prime contractor, Smart Material Solutions is delivering critical...
Photonic Cleaning Technologies, LLC, doing business as First Contact Polymer, has been awarded a $149,947 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and will fund research into efficient surface microbial reduction on hardware using polymers. Work will be performed in Platteville, Wisconsin through February 2024. This total small business...