The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,995.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Touchstone Research Laboratory, LTD., a small business, for the development of "PRECISION HEATED TOOLING FOR OOA CURING OF THIN-PLY COMPOSITES". This contract, which was set aside for small businesses, is part of NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program that funds cooperative research and development between small businesses and research institutions. As a small...
This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center to Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., a small business, for the development of a metal matrix composite (MMC) fabric that can be combined with additive manufacturing to reduce weight, increase structural performance, and reduce fabrication costs of structural components within launch vehicles. The $123,883.00 firm fixed-price contract is funded through the Small Business...
This is a Definitive Contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., a small business entity. The contract is for the development of Metal Matrix Composite Enhanced Aluminum Structures, which aligns with the agency's focus on advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price award with a ceiling value of $74,999.00 and was set aside for small businesses. Touchstone Research Laboratory has a...
This contract award to Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., a small business entity, is part of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program Phase I under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $124,999 firm-fixed-price contract aims to develop a hybrid material form that combines a metal matrix composite (MMC) prepreg tape with an ultrasonic additive manufacturing process. This approach is intended to result in enhanced lightweight, cost-effective metallic...
This is a $100,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Ames Research Center to Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., a small business entity. The contract is for the development of lightweight, multifunctional metal matrix composite (MMC) filament-wound tank liners that have the potential to provide performance benefits for space applications compared to traditional materials such as aluminum, titanium, and stainless...
The federal contract award NNX17CL27C was granted to Touchstone Research Laboratory, LTD., a small business, by the Shared Services Center agency. The $824,993.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for a research and development project focused on developing a hybrid material form that combines a metal matrix composite (MMC) prepreg tape with an ultrasonic additive manufacturing process. This approach aims to produce enhanced lightweight, cost-effective metallic structures with shielding and thermal...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Touchstone Testing Laboratory LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for microtensile and elevated temperature testing of GRX-810 materials. The contract has a ceiling value of $31,350.00 and a period of performance through April 30, 2025. Touchstone Testing Laboratory was determined to be the sole source provider of these specialized testing...
Systems Technology, Inc., doing business as S T I, has been awarded a $150,000 firm fixed price purchase order contract 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 involves advanced aerservoelastic control research for a zero emission blended wing body transport. Performance will take place in Hawthorne, California over a 7-month period concluding in January 2023....
This federal contract award was made by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Touchstone Research Laboratory, LTD., a small business entity, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I action. The contract has a ceiling value of $149,997.00 and a firm fixed price pricing type. The research work to be performed is related to the SBIRSOL2016.1 solicitation, with a completion date of November 10, 2017. The contract was set aside for small businesses. Touchstone Research...
NASA awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., a small business, to provide carbon foam molds. The $191,800 contract was not set aside for any small business program. The contract resulted from a sole-source solicitation under FAR Part 13, with Touchstone determined to be the sole provider of the required carbon foam molds. The award indicates Touchstone has experience supporting NASA and other federal agencies through contracts and cooperative...