Definitive Contract FA930010C4001

This federal contract award to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer, is focused on developing an advanced ignition system for hybrid rockets to support sample return missions from Mars or the larger moons in the solar system. Specifically, Ultramet will design, test, and characterize electrically powered foam heaters and perform ignition testing with paraffin fuel grains for a hybrid rocket propulsion system. This Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, awarded by the...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ultramet, a for-profit manufacturer of advanced materials. The contract, valued at $749,715.00, is focused on developing a hybrid rocket ignition system suitable for use with various propellants on a Mars ascent vehicle. Ultramet will partner with Parabilis Space Technologies to design, fabricate, and test this system, which builds on prior work...

This is a $124,290.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Hypersciences, Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract is for the development of a robust, cost-effective, and automated hypersonic launch system and encapsulated projectile bus capable of delivering small payloads to altitudes up to 100 km. The system leverages Hypersciences' patented ram accelerator-based launch architecture and...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Systems & Processes Engineering Corporation (SPEC), a veteran-owned small business located in Austin, Texas. The $149,776.00 firm fixed-price contract is for research and development related to landing area and rocket plume diagnostics. SPEC is a small business that has received previous prime contract awards from the Department of the...

This $899,952 federal contract award was made to Hybird Space Systems LLC, a small business limited liability company, by the NASA Shared Services Center under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of an additively manufactured hybrid propulsion system for small satellite deorbit capabilities. The research and development effort is designated as a total small business set-aside, indicating that the contract is restricted to small business concerns. Hybird Space Systems...

This is a $1,799,981.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Hybird Space Systems LLC, a small business based in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract is for the development of hybrid propulsion systems for low-cost and scalable tactical rocket motors under the STTR Phase II program, a set-aside for small businesses. The contract has an ultimate completion date of June 26, 2026, and is part of AFRL's efforts to advance spacecraft...

This is a $748,306 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Spectral Energies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business in Beavercreek, Ohio. The contract is for the development of a design tool to optimize aircraft engine nozzles for acoustics, with the goal of reducing noise production for future N+2/N+3 generation aircraft. The project builds on the successful results from the Phase I effort,...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc., a small business that designs and develops affordable space products and solutions. The $749,670.00 fixed-price contract is for the development of a low-cost, high-performance launch vehicle upper stage that utilizes a novel aft injection center exhaust (ACE) motor configuration with 90% hydrogen...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $74,985.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Rocketstar, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for a project titled "Below the Noise Level Communication" and has a completion date of March 15, 2024. It is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded on December 12, 2023 under the SBIR program. The place of performance is New York, NY 10174.

This contract was awarded to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapid insertion of nano/micro satellites (5-100 kg) into low Earth orbit. The technology aims to lower the current state-of-the-art launch stage cost by a factor of 2. The work is being performed in collaboration with Purdue University. The contract, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Aeronautics...