Definitive Contract 80NSSC20C0195
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- Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., doing business as Craft-Tech, was awarded a $749,998 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract by NASA's Shared Services Center on February 18, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of May 15, 2026. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and employs firm fixed-price pricing. Work will be performed at the company's facility in Pipersville, Pennsylvania. The project focuses on the design of spray cooling...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded an $900K Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (doing business as Craft-Tech) on September 30, 2025, for "Efficient Models for Film Condensation in Cryogenic Tank Applications" (Contract 80NSSC25C0478). The contract, set aside for small businesses under firm fixed-price terms, is scheduled for completion by September 29, 2027, and will be performed at the awardee's facility...
- This is a $124,996.00 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., doing business as Craft-Tech, a small business. The contract is for the "Simulation of Chilldown Process with a Sub-Grid Boiling Model" and is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. Craft-Tech is a leader in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) services, specializing in...
- This is a $124,999 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (doing business as Craft-Tech), a small business. The contract is focused on developing advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) capabilities to analyze the complex multi-phase physics involved in the control and management of cryogenic propellant tank pressures in low-gravity environments. This...
- This is a $249,986 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (Craft-Tech), a small business, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III program. The contract is for flow boiling experiments in microgravity using liquid nitrogen, which supports NASA's research and development initiatives. As a Phase III SBIR contract, this award indicates that Craft-Tech has successfully...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $150,000 purchase order to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., doing business as Craft-Tech, to support research under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract calls for Craft-Tech to perform modeling of film condensation in cryogenic tank applications to advance NASA's understanding and design of propulsion systems. As a total small business set-aside awarded through the SBIR...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price Phase III contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (doing business as Craft-Tech), a small business specializing in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) research and engineering services. The $326,944 contract is for the development and implementation of subgrid boiling models into NASA's commercial CFD codes. This work builds on prior SBIR Phase I and II awards and will advance CFD capabilities for a range of...
- Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., doing business as Craft-Tech, has been awarded a definitive contract valued at $749,998 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to deliver an enhanced software toolkit for the OpenNCC program. The Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract calls for Craft-Tech to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in commercial supersonic transport combustors through 2023. Performance will take place in Pipersville,...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC), a civilian agency, to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (Craft-Tech), a small business subchapter S corporation. The $149,999.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for research on efficient models for film condensation in cryogenic tank applications. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by February 6, 2025. Craft-Tech is...
- The U.S. government awarded a $124,996.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (doing business as Craft-Tech), a small business, for the Design of Spray Cooling Systems for Chilldown of Propellant Tanks. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. The contract has a period of performance through September 30, 2021. Craft-Tech is a specialized provider of high-fidelity...
Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (Craft-Tech), a small business based in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $999,997 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by NASA's Shared Services Center on July 8, 2020, for the simulation of chilldown processes with a sub-grid boiling model. This definitive contract, set aside for small businesses under firm fixed pricing, supports the company's specialized work in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and advanced thermal-hydraulic modeling relevant to aerospace propulsion systems. The work is scheduled for completion by September 7, 2025, and will be performed at the contractor's Pipersville facility. This award represents a Phase II progression of Craft-Tech's SBIR research initiative, building on preliminary Phase I findings to advance the company's simulation capabilities for critical cryogenic chilldown processes—a complex phenomenon important for launch vehicle and rocket engine operations. As a recognized innovator in high-fidelity computational modeling, Craft-Tech brings extensive experience from prior government contracts with NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Missile Defense Agency. The contract demonstrates the company's capability to develop sophisticated computational solutions for multiphase flow and thermal management challenges in aerospace applications, with the potential for commercialization or transition to larger-scale implementation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00009 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/22/25 | |
| P00007 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/28/24 | |
| P000A8 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/28/24 | |
| P00008 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/28/24 | |
| P00006 | Other Administrative Action | $250.0k | 9/6/23 |