Advanced non-eroding components for rotating detonation rocket engines
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA239423CB046
- Awardee
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Plus Designs Inc. UEI FFJNXYLLTVZ1
- Awarding agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,249,910
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,249,910.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Phoenixville, PA 19460, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase II Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
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| Original award | $1,249,910 |
About this award
Plus Designs Inc., a small business specializing in advanced materials research and aerospace defense technologies, was awarded a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on August 31, 2023. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, supports the development of advanced non-eroding components for rotating detonation rocket engines under Topic SF224-D013. Work will be performed in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure. Rotating detonation rocket engines represent an advanced propulsion technology offering potential efficiency improvements over conventional rocket engines, and this contract focuses on solving the critical materials challenge of component erosion in these extreme-environment applications.
This award represents a Phase II continuation of Plus Designs Inc.'s innovation efforts in high-temperature materials for propulsion systems, building on the company's demonstrated expertise in SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer programs across multiple Department of Defense agencies including the Missile Defense Agency and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company's track record of securing multiple federal contracts in the $149,000 to $1.49 million range demonstrates its capability to execute complex research and development projects in advanced thermal-structural design. The Phase II award enables the contractor to advance prototype development and validation of non-eroding component solutions critical to the operational viability of next-generation rotating detonation propulsion technologies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA239423CB046?
FA239423CB046 was awarded to Plus Designs Inc. by Air Force (Department of Defense) on August 31, 2023.
How much is contract FA239423CB046 worth?
The government has obligated $1,249,910 on FA239423CB046.
Which agency awarded contract FA239423CB046?
Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA239423CB046, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA239423CB046 competed?
The extent of competition for FA239423CB046 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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