Definitive Contract FA865014C5027

This SBIR Phase II contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), focuses on developing a tool to predict the fatigue life of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) laminates. The $599,962 fixed-price contract aims to create an algorithm that can model the effects of mechanical loading, temperature, and environment on CMC fatigue, which represents a significant advancement in the state-of-the-art...

This contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, for the development of silicon carbide-based ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) capable of operating at very high temperatures in propulsion systems. The $754,923 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract builds on PSI's previous work incorporating refractory and rare earth additives into the SiC matrix to improve...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,998 definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Global Engineering & Materials Inc., doing business as Gem-Innovation, for coupled infusion-cure modeling simulation for low-cost composite materials. The contract calls for Gem-Innovation to deliver modeling and simulation of composite material infusion and curing processes to support the Air Force's research and development of low-cost composite structures....

Materials Research & Design Inc., doing business as Mr&D, has been awarded a $748,737 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory. The contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II to develop a process model for predicting dimensional changes in carbon-carbon composites during manufacturing. The contract is set aside for total small business participation and will be completed by September 2025....

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed price contract to Graphenetx Inc. to develop Data-Driven Digital-Twin Software for Carbon Fiber Composite Curing (DD-CURE). The work will be performed in Elgin, Texas over a 27 month period ending in June 2025. The contract is set aside for total small businesses as part of Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. Graphenetx Inc. will develop software to model and simulate...

Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc., doing business as C-Cat, has been awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $1.25 million by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory. Under this Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II contract, C-Cat will conduct research to enhance ceramic matrix composites using reactive melt infiltration for supersonic combustion ramjet duct applications. Work will be performed by C-Cat in Arlington, Texas from...

This is a $4,673,417 definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC for "Progressive Damage Model Benchmarking for Ceramic Matrix Composite Components in Turbine Engine Applications." The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, aims to develop and transition technology for certifying life-critical turbine engine components utilizing advanced high-temperature ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials. Arctos...

This is a $1,399,988.80 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, for the development of a CERAMIC COMPOSITE HOT-SECTION COMPONENT. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. As a subcontractor, Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D) will provide material properties and...

Mantis Composites Inc. has been awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $1.25 million by the Air Force Research Laboratory to deliver 3D printed ceramic matrix composite materials for scramjet combustors under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. Work will be performed in San Luis Obispo, California over a 27-month period concluding in December 2025. The firm fixed price contract is set aside for total small businesses. Mantis will support the Air Force's...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Technology Assessment And Transfer, Inc., a small business, for the development of protective ceramic matrix composite (CMC) coatings for SiC CMCs. The $149,738.04 firm-fixed-price contract, awarded on August 9, 2017, is intended to research and develop advanced materials and process technologies for defense applications. Technology...