Definitive Contract FA865011C7186

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Quinstar Technology, Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop a high-efficiency, solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) operating at Ka-band frequencies for high data rate, long-range space communications. The proposed 20 W amplifier with 60% power-added efficiency (PAE) is designed to utilize gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) device technology and a switching mode of operation (Class-F) to...

This is a $1,121,238.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to HRL Laboratories, LLC, a large for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of high-efficiency E-band gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. HRL Laboratories is a research and development laboratory jointly owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $329,000 firm fixed price purchase order to Comtech Satellite Network Technologies, Inc. to procure three high power amplifiers for use by the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron. The amplifiers must operate within 5.850 to 14.50 GHz, produce output powers of 325 Watts for C and Ku-band and 450 Watts for X-band, and comply with Military Standard 188-165A. There was no set-aside for this procurement. Comtech will deliver the three amplifiers under the 60-day...

The U.S. government has awarded a $124,992 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Nu Waves LTD., a manufacturer of radio frequency systems located in Liberty Township, Ohio. The contract is for the development of the Hyperion, a high-efficiency 25-watt power amplifier monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) to support NASA's Control and Non-Payload Communications (CNPC) program. The Hyperion MMIC, which utilizes a Doherty amplifier design, can...

NASA awarded a $122,222.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Custom Mmic Design Services, Inc. (CMDS), a subsidiary of Qorvo Texas, LLC dba Qorvo US, Inc. The contract is for the development of advanced Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) technology, specifically high-efficiency, high-linearity Gallium Nitride (GaN) solid-state power amplifiers in the Ka-band frequency range to support future space communications and sensor applications. CMDS will analyze...

This federal contract award was issued by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), a subordinate unit of the U.S. Air Force, to Exponential Technology Group, Inc. (doing business as Rfmw), a small business prime contractor. The $68,366.40 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for 40 units of a 100-watt power amplifier, Qorvo part number TGM2635-CP. This procurement was set aside for exclusive small business participation. The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice, which...

This $749,929 Firm Fixed Price contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Quinstar Technology, Inc., a minority-owned small business, under the SBIR program. The contract is for the development of a family of high-power, compact, reliable, and affordable solid-state power amplifiers operating in the W-band (94 GHz) frequency range. These amplifiers are critical for NASA missions and other remote sensing and environmental measurement applications. The initial...

This federal contract award to Alphacore Inc., a small business, is for the design and simulation of a radiation-hardened, gallium nitride-based Ka-band power amplifier for CubeSat applications. The $124,864 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract calls for the amplifier to produce over 32 watts of saturated output power with over 20% power-added efficiency, while maintaining over 35 dB of gain across the 35.5 GHz to 35.9 GHz frequency range. The amplifier is to be implemented...

This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command to Milpower, Inc. for the provision of 100 watt power amplifiers. The contract has a potential value of $336,210.00 and a completion date of September 22, 2019. There was no set-aside designation used for this award. Milpower, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer and supplier of electronic components and equipment, including radio frequency amplifiers, power supplies, and related...

The Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order to Milpower, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of electronic components and equipment, for the delivery of 100 Watt Power Amplifiers. The contract has a potential value of $232,208.00 and a completion date of July 22, 2021. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a prime contractor, Milpower, Inc. has supported communications, information technology, and cybersecurity programs across...