This federal contract award, valued at $74,656.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Sophia Space, Inc., a for-profit small business organization. The contract is for the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I. It is a firm fixed-price purchase order for the development of "LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS IN SPACE". The contract has a period of performance through April 17, 2025. This contract award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle.
<p>The Shared Services Center (Civilian) awarded a $156,483 definitive contract on a firm fixed-price basis to Uhv3D, Inc. for SBIR Phase I Ignite research on AI-coupled design agents for real-time adaptive spacecraft architecture under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>The contract runs through December 17, 2026. Place of performance is Santa Fe, NM.</p>
<p>The Shared Services Center awarded a $224,974 definitive contract to Spacefactory Inc. on September 30, 2026, for an SBIR Phase I effort on in-situ regolith shielding for inflatable lunar habitats, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Work is performed in Tanner, AL. The contract is priced firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2027.</p>
The Shared Services Center (civilian agency) awarded a $339,680 definitive contract to Spaceworks Enterprises Inc. on April 28, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The contract is a firm fixed-price engagement with an ultimate completion date of August 27, 2026. Place of performance is Atlanta, Georgia. The award represents Phase III funding for FY25 work. Spaceworks, an engineering services and space technology development firm based in Chamblee, Georgia, specializes in innovative...
<p>The Shared Services Center (Civilian) awarded a $848,665 definitive contract to Computational Physics, Inc. for SBIR Phase II work on July 30, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is North Springfield, VA. The contract carries a fixed-price award-fee structure and an ultimate completion date of July 29, 2027.</p>
<p>The Shared Services Center (civilian agency) awarded a $895,751 definitive contract to Spacefactory Inc. for Phase II STTR research under MATRI(X): Multi-Application Technology for Regolith Infrastructure on February 25, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama. The ultimate completion date is February 24, 2027.</p>
<p>The Shared Services Center (Civilian) awarded a $849,996 definitive contract to Hedgefog Research Inc., a small business, for a Phase II SBIR pyrometer for regolith-extracted oxygen on May 10, 2023, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is San Pedro, CA. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of May 9, 2025.</p>
<p>The Shared Services Center awarded a $849,969 definitive contract to Sciperio Inc. for Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II research on additively manufactured electronics for extreme environmental conditions on February 14, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is Orlando, FL. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of February 13, 2027.</p>
<p>The Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Eurostep LIMITED valued at $94,680.00 on September 10, 2020, for research support, data visualization, and ShareSpace installation and support. Work is performed in Great Britain, United Kingdom. The order is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2022.</p>
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $150,000 purchase order to Astral Materials, Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business, on February 21, 2024, under a Total Small Business set-aside to develop a high-temperature crystal growth furnace for in-space semiconductor production. Work is performed in Palo Alto, California. The effort, executed as SBIR Phase I, addresses ignition-stage furnace design capable of sustained operation at 1,200 degrees Celsius for low-Earth orbit terrestrial...