Definitive Contract FA945113C0218

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $788,263.14 research grant to The Washington University's Office of Sponsored Research Services Division to develop and evaluate a prototype accelerator beam-test instrument for a future gamma-ray/cosmic-ray mission. The instrument is designed to demonstrate the performance of a new type of imaging calorimeter, with the goal of advancing the technical readiness level of key detector technologies. The project involves constructing...

This federal contract award is for the HELIX: The High Energy Light Isotope Experiment, a co-investigator proposal led by the University of Chicago. The $855,126 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to conduct research on the isotopic composition of high-energy cosmic ray nuclei. The goal is to extend previous measurements from the ACE/CRIS mission to higher energies in order to better understand the...

This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Uchicago Argonne, LLC to investigate electron screened, enhanced nuclear reactions by irradiating high density deuterated materials using electron linac generated bremsstrahlung gamma rays. The $510,000.00 contract has two phases: (1) hardware preparation and feasibility assessments, and (2) exposures of candidate materials and reporting. The goal is to conclusively determine if...

This is a $124,918 firm fixed-price STTR Phase I research and development contract awarded by the Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency to Radiabeam Technologies, LLC, a small business, for the development of a compact, transportable racetrack cyclotron for heavy-ion radiation testing of electronics. The work will be performed in Santa Monica, CA. Radiabeam Technologies is a provider of particle accelerator components and systems, with experience supporting research programs for...

This federal contract award to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research organization, supports the development of a novel type of particle detector capable of measuring a wide range of space plasmas, from a few kiloelectron volts (keV) up to a few megaelectron volts per nucleon (MeV/nuc). The $433,543.23 grant aims to establish methods for using Avalanche Photodiode (APD) detectors to measure suprathermal and energetic ions, which is crucial for understanding particle...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to National Electrostatics Corp, a manufacturer of particle accelerator systems and components, for $520,230.41. The contract is for the provision of replacement parts, components, installation services, and technical support for a Pelletron Particle Accelerator System used by the Army Research Laboratory, as well as accelerator maintenance services for...

This contract was awarded by the Missile Defense Agency, a defense agency, to Radiabeam Technologies, LLC, a small business located in Santa Monica, California. The $1,499,711.00 contract is a Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase II Research and Development effort for a compact, portable racetrack cyclotron for heavy-ion radiation testing of electronics. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing type. The work is...

This is a $149,380.55 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center to Radiabeam Technologies, LLC, a small business manufacturer of particle accelerator components and systems. The contract is for FAST-FRAME IMAGING OF SRM STATIC FIRING, which is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I. Radiabeam Technologies has received numerous federal contracts and grants, including a $1.8 million award from DARPA for...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, a civilian agency within the U.S. government. The prime contractor is Radiabeam Technologies, LLC, a small business specializing in particle accelerator technologies. The contract has a ceiling value of $999,956.99 and is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract. The research type is an SBIR Phase II action, and the contract is set aside for small businesses. Radiabeam...

This is a $524,834 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The grant is for a research project investigating particle acceleration in space, solar, and astrophysical plasma environments. The goal is to better understand the formation of power-law energy spectra in these settings. The award has a period of performance from March 1, 2022 through February 28,...