Definitive Contract 80NSSC25C0461
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- Xplosafe LLC, a small business based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was awarded a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by NASA's Shared Services Center on June 1, 2023, with completion scheduled for May 31, 2026. This Total Small Business set-aside contract supports the development of vacuum-regenerable sorbents for carbon dioxide and humidity control within NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (XEMU), the next-generation spacesuit for lunar and deep...
- This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Xplosafe LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The $174,496 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a "Regenerable Integrated Trace Contaminant Control and Rapid Cycle Amine System for Sustainable Lunar and Martian EVAs." This contract is set aside for small businesses. Xplosafe LLC is a manufacturer of specialized...
- This is a definitive contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian U.S. government agency to Xplosafe LLC, a small business manufacturer, for the delivery of a vacuum-regenerable sorbent for NASA's Exploration Portable Life Support System. The $1,004,226 firm fixed-price contract has a completion date of November 30, 2025 and was set aside for small businesses. Xplosafe is a provider of critical safety solutions for homeland security and chemical safety, having received over $4...
- This is a $124,999 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Xplosafe LLC, a small business limited liability company that provides critical safety solutions for homeland security and chemical safety. The contract is for the delivery of a vacuum regenerable sorbent to support NASA's Exploration Portable Life Support System under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I. Xplosafe has received over...
- This is a $747,990 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. (AFR) to develop regenerable life support systems, including structured carbon-based trace contaminant sorbents fabricated using 3D printing. The objective is to create a trace contaminant removal system for the Exploration Portable Life Support System (PLSS) used in extravehicular activities (EVAs) that is rapidly...
- This $166,499.00 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Xplosafe LLC, a small business. The contract is for Phase I of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program, and involves the development of nanoporous materials to provide CO2 and humidity control for the XEMU (Exploration Upper Module) with minimal power requirements and low volume and mass. Xplosafe is a provider of critical safety solutions for homeland...
- This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract was awarded to Reaction Systems, LLC of Golden, Colorado by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. With a potential value of $149,810, this firm fixed price purchase order is for the development of high capacity regenerable carbon adsorbents (RCA) sorbents to increase cycle times. Set aside for total small businesses, this research supports NASA's SBIR program goals of funding...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,995.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Pioneer Astronautics, doing business as Pioneer Invention, a small business space technology company. The contract is to demonstrate the Liquid Sorption Pump (LSP), a new technology for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Martian atmosphere to support in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) systems. The LSP uses cooled propanol to absorb CO2 from the...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced energy and environmental technologies. The contract is for the development of a novel, vacuum-regenerable trace contaminant control system (TCCS) for use in advanced spacesuit applications. The TCCS is intended to remove trace contaminants such as ammonia and formaldehyde from the ventilation loop of a spacesuit, which are typically...
- This is a $905,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Environmental & Life Support Technology, a small business, under the SBIR Phase II program. The contract is for the development of a catalytic post-processor for water recovery systems in long-duration space missions. The key innovation is the use of noble metal catalysts supported on porous solid carbon, which exhibit superior physical properties and performance compared to...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $175K Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Xplosafe LLC on September 30, 2025, for the development of vacuum-regenerable adsorbents for carbon dioxide removal and humidity control in the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) for extravehicular activity. The contract, which carries a firm fixed-price structure and a completion date of June 30, 2026, represents the final commercialization phase of an SBIR program focused on advanced life support technologies for NASA's space exploration missions. As a designated small business set-aside, this award supports the continued innovation in environmental control systems critical to the agency's extravehicular mobility operations. Xplosafe LLC, based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, specializes in advanced safety solutions and has established a track record as a key SBIR contractor for NASA, with prior awards focused on nanoporous materials and trace contaminant control systems for lunar and Martian exploration missions. The company's expertise in sorbent materials and chemical monitoring technologies positions it well to deliver the specialized adsorbent solutions required for life support system performance. This Phase III award builds upon the company's previous research and development work under earlier SBIR phases, transitioning the technology toward commercial application and integration into NASA's exploration hardware.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $175.0k | 9/24/25 |