Sbir phase I closing the qualification GAP: validated lifetime prediction for hydrazine-compatible elastomers in long-duration spaceflight

Active Definitive Contract Awarded

Contract number
80NSSC26C0260
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$224,903

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$224,903.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 24% complete
Current and potential, with all options
NAICS code
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC
AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
Research
SBIR Program Phase I Action

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this award

NASA awarded a $224,903 definitive contract to Karax LLC for Small Business Innovation Research Phase I on September 30, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The effort is titled "Closing the Qualification Gap: Validated Lifetime Prediction for Hydrazine-Compatible Elastomers in Long-Duration Spaceflight."

Place of performance is East Lansing, Michigan. The contract runs through March 30, 2027, on a firm fixed-price basis. The funding agency is NASA's Shared Services Center.

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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC26C0260?

80NSSC26C0260 was awarded to Karax LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 22, 2026.

How much is contract 80NSSC26C0260 worth?

The government has obligated $224,903 on 80NSSC26C0260.

Was contract 80NSSC26C0260 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC26C0260 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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