The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $799,216 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Gendell Associates P.A., doing business as Folditure, a small business manufacturer of innovative folding furniture and space-saving technologies. The contract, awarded on May 19, 2022, is for the development of the Sunflake Solar Array and Ultra Compact Tripod Tower (UCTT) technologies, which have applications in both terrestrial and...
Gendell Associates P.A., doing business as Folditure, has been awarded a $149,376 firm fixed price purchase order 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 to conduct research on Sunflake Extra Linear technology. As part of NASA's SBIR program, which aims to foster technological innovation, the prime contractor will develop this new technology over the next seven months....
Gendell Associates Pa will deliver the Sunflake Solar Array and Ultra Compact Tripod Tower (UCTT) under this $124,820 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. Designated as a total small business set aside, the award is associated with NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program and supports Phase I of Gendell Associates Pa's research effort. As a prime contractor, Gendell Associates Pa will perform work at...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,978 firm fixed price contract to Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS), a division of Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc., for the development of a high-performance, ultra-compact solar array system for use on NASA and non-NASA space missions. This SBIR Phase I contract will fund research and development of a tensioned membrane blanket solar array that can be stowed in a very small volume, allowing larger solar arrays to...
This is a $749,941 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to L'Garde, Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in inflatable and deployable space structures. The contract is for the development of a lightweight and low stow volume solar concentrator for in-situ resource utilization on the lunar surface, supporting NASA's exploration goals. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon prior Phase I research....
This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc. (Deployable Space Systems, Inc. Division), a small business. The contract is for the research and development of a next-generation, ultra-compact, and lightweight solar array system with extremely high specific power. This innovation is intended to enable higher-powered NASA science and solar electric propulsion (SEP) missions, as well as other...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Nexolve Holding Company, LLC, a small business located in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract is for the development of a Lightweight Deployable Integrable Antenna (LIDIA) Array, including additional materials stackup testing and large-scale prototype work. The contract has a firm fixed price of $494,989.00 and a completion date of...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,979.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to San Diego Composites, Inc. for the design, analysis, manufacturing, and demonstration of a sub-scale Solar Transportable Array Rover (STAR) power system. The STAR system is an inflatable structure integrated with advanced solar blanket technology, designed to provide a compact, lightweight, and easily deployable power solution for Mars exploration and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc.'s Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS) division, in collaboration with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC). The $124,974 firm fixed price contract is for the research and development of a modular, multi-junction photovoltaic flexible blanket technology that leverages SNC's surface mount technology (SMT) to enable high-power,...
This is a Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to L'Garde, Inc., a small business manufacturer of inflatable and deployable space structures. The $124,965.00 contract is for a Lightweight and Low Stow Volume Solar Concentrator for Lunar Based In-Situ Resource Utilization, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. As a small business set-aside contract, this award aligns with L'Garde's expertise...