The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center has awarded a $149,790 firm fixed price purchase order to Swift Coat Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for research into permanent anti-fog coatings producible via their proprietary aerosol impact driven assembly (AIDA) technology. This Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, set aside for total small businesses, supports NASA's efforts to develop advanced surface coating...
Swift Coat Inc., a small business manufacturer, has been awarded a $179,981.36 firm fixed price purchase order by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR program. The contract, set aside for small businesses, is for research and development of an anti-reflective coating for terrestrial solar modules, leveraging Swift Coat's prior work in this area. The period of performance runs from December 2024 to December 2025. Swift Coat has also received a $1.4 million SBIR Phase II grant...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,877.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer, to develop a specular black coating for flexible starshade optical shields under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings and has previously conducted R&D and provided coating services to NASA and the Department of Defense. This contract award...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Synmatter LLC, a self-certified Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, and Asian-Pacific American Owned Subchapter S Corporation. The contract is for the development of a low-surface energy, self-sterilizing smart coating for spacecraft cleanliness, with a firm-fixed price of $159,999.00 and a completion date of February 2,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Photonic Cleaning Technologies, LLC (DBA First Contact Polymer) to develop polymer coating-based contaminant control and elimination solutions for the Exo-S starshade probe. The $108,394 firm-fixed-price contract, which was set aside for small businesses, aims to address challenges in applying the company's strippable polymer coating technology to surfaces like...
This is a firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Materials Modifications Inc. (MMI), a minority-owned small business, for the development of a thin-film hybrid coating to mitigate ice accumulation on aircraft. The $125,000 contract aims to develop and evaluate a two-layer coating solution, with a super-hydrophobic top layer to combat supercooled water droplets and a silicone elastomer base layer to reduce ice adhesion. Phase I efforts...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of advanced thermal protection coatings using additive manufacturing techniques. These coatings are intended for use on spacecraft and spacecraft components, such as the Orion Crew Capsule, Exploration Upper Stage (EUS), space habitats,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Alchlight, a Minority Owned, Self-Certified Small Disadvantaged Business, for the development of a non-coating, laser-nanostructured, superhydrophobic, transparent polycarbonate material for use in anti-fog spacesuit helmets. The contract has a firm fixed price of $150,000.00 and a completion date of February 2, 2024. This research...
This is a SBIR Phase II contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Applied Sciences Inc., a small business contractor. The contract, valued at $1,499,640.00, is for the development of robust lightweight composite coatings under the SBIR program. SBIR programs fund research and development by small businesses to address specific technology needs of federal agencies. This definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has an ultimate completion date of November 2, 2018. Applied...
This is a $150,000 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded to Solution Spray Technologies LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Storrs, Connecticut. The contract was set aside for small businesses and is funded by a civilian federal agency, the Shared Services Center. The contract is for the development of novel environmental barrier coatings for ceramic matrix composites used in aero engines. This work aligns with the agency's...