Definitive Contract 80NSSC25C0412

This is a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business manufacturer of coatings and propulsion technologies. The contract is for the design, fabrication, and demonstration of a miniaturized propulsion system compatible with non-toxic, green monopropellants for small spacecraft. This addresses a key challenge in the widespread implementation of small satellites -...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Flight Works, Inc., a for-profit aerospace manufacturer. The $124,969 firm-fixed-price contract supports the development and demonstration of a low-cost, pump-fed, non-catalytic 1-5 Newton-class thruster using the AF-M315E "green" propellant. The goal is to provide real delta-V capability (over 1 km/s) for small secondary payloads and CubeSats, reducing...

This is a $1,125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a limited liability company that specializes in materials solutions for industrial applications. The contract is for the research, development, testing, and delivery of a miniaturized propulsion system compatible with non-toxic "green" monopropellants for small spacecraft, including CubeSats. This addresses a...

This is a $937,065 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to Espace Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced propulsion technologies and aerospace engineering services. The contract is for the performance demonstration of a "bimodal ion-chemical thruster system", which includes a rotating detonation engine and dual-mode ionic liquid propulsion technology. This contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation...

This is a $150,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Quadrus Corporation, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business located in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract is for the development of an "Optimized and Lightweight Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract has a total small business set-aside and is...

This is a $745,718.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ghkn Engineering, LLC, a small business, for SBIR Phase III research and development of a rotating detonation rocket engine using storable bipropellants. The contract has a completion date of September 3, 2025 and was awarded on October 25, 2021. This contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which supports the development of innovative technologies for the U.S....

This is a $100,000 Small Business Small Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business manufacturer, for the development of a micro-propulsion device. The effort will focus on thermo-catalytic ignition and combustion of advanced mono- and bi-propellants in micro-channels, utilizing an innovative near net shape forming technique and carbon nanotube deposition to enhance the internal surface area for catalytic...

This is a $125,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc. (ASTS), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small disadvantaged business. The contract is for Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop an electrically-heated, stored gas thruster for small spacecraft and satellites. The thruster is designed to provide excellent specific impulse...

This $4,999,071 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Flight Works, Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace components and systems. The contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically Phase II, and is focused on developing a high-performance, high-thrust, "green" orbital maneuvering vehicle for lunar and deep space missions. The contract has a period of performance through...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer of advanced materials and aerospace technologies. The contract, valued at $125,000, is for the design, fabrication, and hot-fire testing of a 5-newton green monopropellant thruster and igniter system. This work builds on previous Air Force research demonstrating the capability of Ultramet's technology for high-performance, long-life propulsion systems using the green...