Definitive Contract IND11PC20005

NASA awarded a $124,995.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a manufacturer of thermal management solutions located in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. ACT is developing a novel vapor-pressure-driven variable view factor radiator as a thermal control system component for spacecraft. This technology is intended to maintain a constant environment temperature for crewed vehicles across a wide range of external thermal environments,...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Creare LLC, a small business based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The contract is for the development of an ultra-compact heat rejection system for use on NASA's Fission Surface Power (FSP) systems, which are intended for power generation on Mars and other planetary bodies. The goal is to create a more compact and efficient system compared to the baseline approach of large radiator panels, which face challenges...

This is a $897,469.00 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Peregrine Falcon Corp, a small business manufacturer based in Pleasanton, California. The contract is for the development of a pulsating heat pipe radiator system to improve the thermal performance and reduce the mass of radiators for NASA's 1 kWe fission power system. The contract aims to characterize a titanium/water pulsating heat pipe system, build prototypes, and compare the performance to a conventional heat...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Ultramet, a for-profit manufacturer of advanced materials solutions. The contract, valued at $750,000.00, focuses on the development and optimization of a block ablator-in-honeycomb heat shield structure using ablator/aerogel-filled foam. This builds upon prior work by Ultramet and ARA Incorporated to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach for high heat flux...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Peregrine Falcon Corp, a small business manufacturer based in Pleasanton, California. The $124,731 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an advanced heat transport technology that can enable space nuclear power systems to efficiently transfer reactor heat, convert heat into electricity, and reject waste heat. The technology is based on...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract valued at $474,982.00 to Global Cooling Technology Group LLC for the development of a new Cooling Pulsating Heat Pipe Technology (CLPHP) suitable for extreme operating conditions involving vibration and elevated temperatures. This Firm Fixed Price contract has a completion date of May 17, 2027. The contract was set aside for the participation of small businesses.

This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Paragon Space Development Corporation, supports the continuation of concept development and testing for a water-based, advanced phase change material (PCM) heat sink. The heat sink is designed to be used in extra-vehicular activity (EVA) portable life support systems, with the goal of achieving technology readiness levels (TRL) 4-5. The water-based PCM is non-toxic and non-flammable, providing high heat capacity while...

This is a Phase II SBIR contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The $869,999.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the design, optimization, and testing of a thermal management system for high power-density Hall thrusters. ACT has a subcontract with the Regents of the University of Michigan to assist in this effort. The University of Michigan is a leading research...

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (Act), a manufacturer of thermal management solutions based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The $149,999 firm fixed-price purchase order contract, awarded on May 25, 2021, is for SBIR research and development work to be completed by December 31, 2021. As a small business set-aside, this SBIR Phase I contract supports Act's research and development of...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II-E contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Peregrine Falcon Corporation, a for-profit manufacturing company. The contract is focused on optimizing the weight and performance of isothermal radiators produced from titanium with embedded flat heat pipes filled with water, building on the successful development of this technology during the previous Phase II SBIR effort. The contract has a potential...