FY23 sbir phase II - improved thermo- mechanical design of the vasimr RF coupler
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC23CA059
- Awardee
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AD Astra Rocket Co UEI NNFSTQLJUUM9
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $848,798
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $848,798.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Webster, TX, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase II Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
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| Original award | $848,798 |
About this award
This is a firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to AD Astra Rocket Co, doing business as Aarc, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The contract, valued at $848,798.00, supports continued research and development to improve the thermo-mechanical design of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) radio frequency (RF) coupler, a critical component of Aarc's electric propulsion technology. The work will involve parallel investigations on material interactions at high temperatures conducted by subcontractor Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research organization. This contract builds upon previous SBIR Phase I and II awards to Aarc, totaling over $1 million, to advance VASIMR engine capabilities. The improved VASIMR RF coupler design could enable the use of Aarc's electric propulsion systems on future NASA science missions and deep space exploration.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC23CA059?
80NSSC23CA059 was awarded to AD Astra Rocket Co by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on May 22, 2023.
How much is contract 80NSSC23CA059 worth?
The government has obligated $848,798 on 80NSSC23CA059.
Was contract 80NSSC23CA059 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC23CA059 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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