Definitive Contract 80NSSC20C0114
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- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC, a for-profit small business, to develop an injector for stable liquid oxygen-gaseous hydrogen combustion at low pressure and high velocity. This contract supports research into advanced propulsion systems. Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC is also the recipient of a $759,564 SBIR Phase II contract from the NASA...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a firm-fixed-price $50,656 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC, a small business, for the development of a low-cost orbital transfer vehicle. The contract has a completion date of August 19, 2024. Rocket Propulsion Systems is a for-profit small business that specializes in affordable rocket engines and related technologies, particularly for small satellite launch providers. The company...
- This is a federal contract award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC, a small business based in Kent, Washington. The $54,136 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for the development of a low-cost, single-staged suborbital rocket under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a completion date of April 17, 2025. This award aligns with AFRL's interest in innovative propulsion technologies for space applications and is...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $2,999,832.43 definitive firm-fixed-price contract to Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC on June 30, 2025, under a total small business set-aside, to develop, integrate, test, and demonstrate revolutionary technologies for resilient and responsive dynamic space operations using high delta-v space transport vehicles. Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC is a minority-owned small business. Place of performance is Kent, WA. The contract runs through November 29,...
- This contract was awarded to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapid insertion of nano/micro satellites (5-100 kg) into low Earth orbit. The technology aims to lower the current state-of-the-art launch stage cost by a factor of 2. The work is being performed in collaboration with Purdue University. The contract, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Aeronautics...
- This is a firm-fixed price contract awarded by NASA to Pioneer Rocketplane Corporation for the development of a nitrous oxide propulsion system. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and has a ceiling value of $600,000.00. The period of performance runs from the award date of December 2, 2003 through the ultimate completion date of November 30, 2005. The place of performance is Lakewood, Colorado. The contract does not have a set-aside...
- This federal contract award is for the preliminary development of a 20 lbf bipropellant engine, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. The $100,000 firm fixed-price contract has a completion date of July 30, 2019. This effort was competitively solicited without a set-aside, and performance will be located at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. is a subsidiary of the aerospace and defense...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Valley TECH Systems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to develop a new solid propulsion Reaction Control System (RCS) for small satellite technologies. The $749,932 Firm Fixed Price contract aims to mature the RCS technology to Technology Readiness Level 6, making it ready for integration into future commercial launch systems. This new solid RCS is intended to...
- This is a $749,902 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business contractor located in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract is for the development of a "green" 100-pound-force (lbf) non-toxic storable liquid propulsion thruster, which is intended to replace the current hydrazine-based systems used on spacecraft like the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and commercial crew/cargo vehicles. The contract is part of NASA's efforts to...
- This firm fixed price purchase order for $149,796 was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Spectral Energies LLC of Beavercreek, Ohio. The contract is set aside for total small businesses and involves research under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Specifically, the work will support the optimization of multiphase injector dynamics for rotating detonation rocket engines, as requested by NASA under SBIR...
Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC has been awarded a definitive contract valued at $759,564 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to deliver an injector for liquid oxygen-gaseous hydrogen stable combustion at low pressure and high velocity. This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program contract will support NASA's research into rocket engine technologies and propulsion systems over a two-year period of performance ending in June 2022. As a total small business set-aside, this firm fixed-price award is well aligned with the SBIR program's goal of fostering technological innovation through small business partnerships. Rocket Propulsion Systems will perform all work on this contract from their facility in Renton, Washington.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/25/22 | |
| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/25/22 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/13/21 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/20/21 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | ($374) | 3/11/21 |