This is a $149,840 firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Photon Foils, a for-profit small business, for the development of large silicon carbide grids for use as X-ray microcalorimeter blocking filters. The contract is set aside for total small business participation and has a completion date of February 6, 2025. Photon Foils, operating as a sole proprietorship, has previously received...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Photon Foils, a small business registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The $749,909 contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is designated as a total small business set-aside. The contract is for Phase II research and development of silicon carbide grid fabrication and vibration qualification, building on an earlier Phase I SBIR contract....
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Photon Foils, a small business. The $124,970.00 contract is for Photon Foils to develop single-crystal silicon carbide grid supports for large-area X-ray microcalorimeter entrance filters under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The silicon carbide grids are expected to have over 3 times higher thermal conductance and higher strength compared to existing...
This is a $749,832 small business contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Photon Foils, a for-profit company doing business as Lairson Bruce. Under this SBIR Phase I contract, Photon Foils will develop single crystal silicon carbide grids and membranes for use in X-ray telescopes and laboratory instruments, specifically to meet the design requirements for microcalorimeter shields on the LYNX X-ray observatory. The contract is a firm fixed price...
This is a $374,991.00 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Freedom Photonics LLC for the development of a Tiled Silicon-Photomultiplier Array Read-Out Integrated Circuit. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III, which allows for the further development and commercialization of previously funded SBIR technologies. Freedom Photonics is a manufacturer of photonic...
This is a $124,840.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Goodman Technologies LLC, a limited liability company. The contract is for the research and development of 3D printed silicon carbide mirror segments that could be used for the primary mirror of a Far-Infrared (FIR) Surveyor space telescope mission, such as the proposed Origins Space Telescope (OST) or Large UV/Optical/IR Surveyor (LUVOIR). The...
This is a $849,941 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Scdevice LLC, a for-profit small business organization, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the research and development of radiation-resistant silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) capable of operating at voltages up to 600V. This technology is intended for use in space...
This is a $124,990.00 firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Coolcad Electronics, LLC, a small business. The contract is for the development of a high temperature and radiation tolerant silicon carbide (SiC) technology comprised of an integrated circuit and complementary power device. This technology is intended for use in power applications such as spacecraft motor drive modules for...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Optipro Systems, LLC, a small business manufacturer of precision optics fabrication equipment and metrology systems. The $124,900 contract is for research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The research aims to develop a new additive manufacturing process for silicon carbide, a material well-suited for...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CFE Services, a for-profit organization, for the development of lightweight, stable optical benches in silicon carbide and beryllium. The contract, valued at $124,852.00, is focused on technology development for advanced materials and structures to support the needs of new observatories, such as the LUVOIR and WFIRST missions, in the...