Definitive Contract HQ014713C7373

This federal contract award, NNX15CC58P, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of improved electrical conductors. The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award with a ceiling value of $123,185.00. Under this contract, Hyper TECH Research Inc. will focus on developing carbon nanotube-based metal composites that have higher conductivity and ampacity than copper or...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of lightweight electric wires and cables from carbon nanotube-copper (CNT-Cu) composites for airborne platforms. The contract has a ceiling value of $750,000.00 and was awarded on September 16, 2015, with a final completion date of December 21, 2017. Hyper TECH Research Inc. has previously received...

This is a $150,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of "ALUMINUM CONDUCTORS USING CARBON ADDITIONS". The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of April 17, 2017. Hyper TECH Research Inc. is a small business that specializes in advanced conductive materials and electric...

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...

This is a SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business based in Andover, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at $74,973, is for the development of "Metal Ceramic Metrix Composites (CMC) Joining for Arbitrarily Sized Scramjet Assemblies." This research aims to advance technologies related to hypersonic propulsion systems. PSI is an experienced federal contractor, holding multiple Indefinite Delivery...

This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, tasks Peregrine Falcon Corp to develop a "Liquid Interface Diffusion" (LID) bonding technique to join the heat pipes and cores of fission power systems. The $124,039 Phase I contract aims to create a high-strength, high-temperature, and homogeneous joint between the Hastelloy-230 alloy of the sodium-potassium (NaK) heat pipe walls and the U-8Mo core. This innovation is intended to...

This contract award from NASA to the University of Central Florida (UCF) is for the development of nanostructured thermoelectric materials based on polymer-derived ceramic (PDC) composites. The goal is to create more efficient power generation technologies for deep space exploration, such as missions to Mars. The research aims to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric devices through the use of graphene fillers and metal nanoparticles to enhance electrical conductivity and tune the material...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a limited liability company based in Huntsville, Alabama. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is focused on developing techniques to reliably join advanced ceramic composites to metallic structures for use in the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle's Launch Abort System (LAS). The key requirement is to find a solution that can...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Sic Technologies, Inc., doing business as Sic Brakes, a $1.25 million definitive cost plus fixed fee contract to conduct Phase II Small Business Innovation Research work on Affordable Rapid Manufacturing of Fused Carbon Fiber Reinforced Ultra High Temperature Composites. The prime contractor Sic Brakes will perform the research, development, and testing of carbon fiber composites capable of withstanding extremely high...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit R&D company located in Andover, MA. The $149,238 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a "FRACTAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR GAS TURBINE PRE-COOLING", a technology that could improve the efficiency of gas turbine engines. PSI has extensive experience supporting various government agencies through contract and...