Definitive Contract 80NSSC26C0113

G21 Nucleonics Inc., a small business, has been awarded a $149.8K firm fixed-price contract by a civilian federal agency to conduct Phase I research under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The effort, which commenced on September 29, 2025, and is scheduled for completion by March 27, 2026, focuses on developing in-situ radioisotope sterilization technology to address both backward and forward contamination concerns in planetary protection applications. The objective is to...

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,999 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Reactive Innovations, LLC, a small business located in Westford, Massachusetts. The contract is focused on developing a miniaturized vapor hydrogen peroxide generator to enable in-situ sterilization of surfaces and sample return materials during long-duration space exploration missions. This addresses NASA's need for effective contamination control...

Surfplasma Inc. was awarded a $131,380 firm fixed price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I Action. The contract has a total small business set aside designation. Under this award, Surfplasma will deliver a distributed compact plasma reactor sterilization system for planetary protection and contamination control in support of NASA's space exploration initiatives....

This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation - Technologies (USNC-Space), a for-profit company that specializes in advanced nuclear technologies for space applications. The $149,912.00 contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I demonstration of affordable in-space dynamic radioisotope power conversion. The work will be performed in Seattle, Washington...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $1.174 million definitive contract to Surfplasma Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for distributed compact plasma reactor sterilization for planetary protection and contamination control in space missions on April 11, 2022, under a total small business set-aside. Place of performance is Gainesville, FL. The Small Business Innovation Research Phase II effort focuses on developing advanced plasma-based sterilization technologies to...

Surfplasma Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Gainesville, Florida, has been awarded a $500,059 research grant by NASA's Shared Services Center to develop a portable active plasma sterilization system toolkit designed to reduce microbial contamination for space applications. The contract, awarded January 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026, represents a non-set-aside grant supporting the company's core competency in advanced plasma-based...

This federal contract award provides funding for Photonsystems, Inc., a small business, to develop advanced analytical methods and instrumentation for detecting trace levels of chemical and biological contaminants directly on spacecraft and related surfaces. The $124,073 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The proposed methods employ non-contact deep ultraviolet (UV)...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The $123,617.00 contract requires PSI to develop novel antimicrobial coatings to protect biological sensors and prevent forward and backward contamination of extraterrestrial bodies like Europa, Enceladus, and Mars. The coatings will act as a bio-barrier, offering a complementary approach to current sterilization methods. This builds...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to International Scientific Technologies, Inc., a for-profit small business, to develop advanced radiation-shielding technologies using in-situ resources such as regolith to protect humans from galactic cosmic radiation during extra-terrestrial missions. The $125,000 firm-fixed price contract will support the selection of hydrogenous polymer binders, fabrication of polymer-regolith shielding specimens, and...

Photon Systems, Inc. was awarded a firm fixed price definitive contract valued at $1,118,379 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to address the need for spacecraft microbial monitoring for long duration human missions. This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract builds upon a previous Phase I proposal and will result in the development of a near-real-time, in-situ, reagentless sensor for use on the International Space Station and future spacecraft...