Definitive Contract INDNBCHC090061

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a firm-fixed-price $50,656 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC, a small business, for the development of a low-cost orbital transfer vehicle. The contract has a completion date of August 19, 2024. Rocket Propulsion Systems is a for-profit small business that specializes in affordable rocket engines and related technologies, particularly for small satellite launch providers. The company...

This is a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The $129,945.00 award is for the development of "STEALTH SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANT" under a competitive small business set-aside. Physical Sciences Inc. is an experienced government contractor, having provided research, engineering, and product development services to various DOD...

This is a SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business based in Andover, Massachusetts. The $1,249,988 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an "ON-DEMAND ASCENT (ADVANCED SPACECRAFT ENERGETIC NON-TOXIC PROPELLANT) PRODUCTION SYSTEM" to address technology gaps and scale up the production of high-purity energetic compounds using microreactors. This contract is set aside for small businesses....

This federal contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business. The $989,443.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The goal is to develop a highly vectorable, multi-pulse rocket motor nozzle to enhance the maneuverability of advanced interceptors. Two subcontractors, Plus Designs Inc. and Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC,...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business research and development company based in Andover, Massachusetts. The $1,779,090.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a Storable Rocket-Based Combined Cycle (RBCC) Propulsion System. The contract has a period of performance ending on September 8, 2026. PSI is an experienced federal contractor,...

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...

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...

Launcher Inc. was awarded a $74,545 firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct research under the SBIR Program Phase I solicitation "FX235-CSO1-2317 - COLDSPRAY COMBUSTION CHAMBER PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (C3PO)." As a self-certified small disadvantaged business, this contract was set aside for total small businesses. Under this award, Launcher Inc. will perform research and development at its place of...

Rocketstar, Inc. has been awarded a $749,685 firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver a hyper efficient fusion thruster for in-space propulsion under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II Action. This total small business set-aside contract supports the continued development effort of Rocketstar's fusion thruster technology, with work to be performed in New York, NY and completed by January 2024. As a...

This is a federal contract award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rocket Propulsion Systems LLC, a small business based in Kent, Washington. The $54,136 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for the development of a low-cost, single-staged suborbital rocket under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a completion date of April 17, 2025. This award aligns with AFRL's interest in innovative propulsion technologies for space applications and is...