High energy pulses for robust scramjet ignition

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA239124CB019
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$749,920

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$749,920.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 89% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 5 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
WPAFB, OH 45433, USA
Research
SBIR Program Phase II Action
Legislative mandates

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00001 · Scramjet engine ignition and combustion augmentation (sbir topic #AF221-023) $0
Original award $749,920

About this award

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $749,920 definitive contract to Creare LLC for high-energy pulses for robust scramjet ignition on February 6, 2024, under a total small business set-aside.

This Phase II SBIR award (Topic AF221-023) advances Creare's pulsed flame jet ignition system technology by extending operating conditions and demonstrating improved performance in a scramjet engine test rig. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of March 6, 2027. Place of performance is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Office of Research, participates as a subcontractor supporting engine test rig development and validation activities. Creare, headquartered in Hanover, New Hampshire, is an established SBIR and STTR participant with particular depth in aerospace, defense, and advanced propulsion technologies. The company delivers primarily as a prime contractor across research and development vehicles and holds a $10.7 million single-award Army Corps of Engineers IDIQ and a $2.5 million STTR Phase III IDC, among other parent vehicles.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees HIGH ENERGY PULSES FOR ROBUST SCRAMJET IGNITION The overall goal of the program is to develop a scramjet ignition system that outperforms tradition spark… $300,000

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA239124CB019?

FA239124CB019 was awarded to Creare LLC by Air Force (Department of Defense) on February 5, 2024.

How much is contract FA239124CB019 worth?

The government has obligated $749,920 on FA239124CB019.

Which agency awarded contract FA239124CB019?

Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA239124CB019, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).

Was contract FA239124CB019 competed?

The extent of competition for FA239124CB019 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 5 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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