Sbir phase II quick turn pulsed plasma thruster (QT-PPT) for deorbiting applications
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC23CA090
- Awardee
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CU Aerospace L.L.C. UEI X95KNGLAEMH7
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $1,149,939
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,149,939.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- 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
- Champaign, IL, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $250,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $899,939 |
About this award
The Shared Services Center awarded a $1,149,939 definitive contract to CU Aerospace L.L.C. for a Quick Turn Pulsed Plasma Thruster (QT-PPT) for deorbiting applications on May 22, 2023, under a total small business set-aside.
This is an SBIR Phase II award with firm fixed price terms and an ultimate completion date of October 13, 2027. Place of performance is Champaign, IL. The originating solicitation describes development of a quick turn pulsed plasma thruster system suitable for deorbiting applications, advancing CU Aerospace's existing portfolio of pulsed plasma thruster research for active debris removal under the Shared Services Center's SBIR program.
CU Aerospace is a small business aerospace propulsion specialist based in Champaign, Illinois, competing primarily under SBIR and total small business set-asides across federal space research agencies. The vendor's customer footprint is concentrated in space propulsion and thermal systems research, with the NASA Shared Services Center accounting for 34 prior awards and $15.2 million in combined potential value, anchoring the relationship with Phase I and Phase II SBIR work on pulsed plasma thrusters and cryocoolers for debris removal and deorbiting platforms.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC23CA090?
80NSSC23CA090 was awarded to CU Aerospace L.L.C. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on May 22, 2023.
How much is contract 80NSSC23CA090 worth?
The government has obligated $1,149,939 on 80NSSC23CA090.
Was contract 80NSSC23CA090 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC23CA090 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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