Definitive Contract DJFA6N0620300

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Spectral Sciences, Inc., a small business specializing in research and development for defense, space, and science applications. The contract, valued at $127,851, is for the development of an Electrospray Propulsion Engineering Toolkit (ESPET), a multi-scale model that will extend experimental and physics-based characterization of microfluidic components...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $2.8 million firm fixed-price contract to Busek Co., Inc. on April 20, 2021, for the development of flight and proto-flight smallsat electrospray thruster systems. The contract calls for the development of electrospray thrusters operating on non-energetic ionic liquids such as EMI-IM or EMI-BF4, as well as energetic propellants including ASCENT or AFM315-E. Work is to be performed at Busek's facility in Natick, Massachusetts, with a completion...

This is a $754,220 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Spectral Sciences, Inc., a small business, for the development of an Electrospray Propulsion Engineering Toolkit (ESPET). ESPET is a multi-scale engineering tool that extends experimental and high-level physics characterization of microfluidic components to full-scale electrospray propulsion system performance. The contract is part of NASA's SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program, Phase II. The...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $750 thousand firm fixed price contract to Busek Co., Inc. for research under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase III. The work involves electrospray technology and will be performed in Natick, Massachusetts over a 9 month period concluding in April 2021. As a Phase III SBIR award from the Air Force, this definitive contract builds upon prior research conducted under Phases I and II to further develop...

This is a $124,890 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems. The contract is for the development of a compact electrospray propulsion system with unprecedented capability, providing more thrust than available gridded ion engines at lower power and without greatly penalizing specific impulse. The system will be scalable to higher capacity and capable of over 700 grams of...

This is a research and development contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to investigate the lifetime and robustness of electrospray thrusters, which are a type of low-cost propulsion system suitable for small satellite missions. The $281,153.02 contract aims to develop an electrospray thruster capable of at least 1,500 seconds of specific impulse and over 500 hours of operational lifetime. This will...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Triton Systems, Inc., a small business prime contractor based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The $179,864 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of cold spray additive deposition of advanced electromagnetic pulse shielding materials. The contract has a completion date of September 12, 2024. Triton Systems has extensive experience in federal research and development...

<p>The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Advion, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to provide an automated nanoelectrospray infusion unit. The contract, which has a potential value of $117,786.60, was awarded on December 13, 2017, with a completion date of February 12, 2018. The place of performance is Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. This contract was not set aside for any specific business type.</p>

This is a $1,249,833 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Solution Spray Technologies LLC, a small business, in May 2022. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program and focuses on developing performance-enhancing thermal barrier coatings for high power density applications. The work will be performed in Storrs, Mansfield, Connecticut, with the goal of improving engine performance and efficiency....

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development to Onvector LLC, a minority-owned small business. The $99,822.10 firm fixed-price contract is for Onvector to develop advanced plasma vortex equipment for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants in water. Onvector has prior experience providing PFAS removal and destruction services to the Department of...