Definitive Contract M6785414C5023

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $6.92 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Solaero Technologies Corp. for the development and manufacturing of automated, low-cost space panel manufacturing systems. This no-cost extension contract, originally awarded on December 15, 2021, extends through December 24, 2026, and represents a significant investment in advancing domestic manufacturing capabilities for space-rated solar technology. Solaero, headquartered in Albuquerque, New...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Angstrom Designs Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized electronic and lighting systems based in Santa Barbara, California. The $749,860 fixed-price contract is for the development of a solid-state, large-area, pulsed, solar simulator (SSLAPSS) that can simulate the AM0 (air mass zero) response of single, dual, 3, 4, 5, and 6-junction solar cells. The prototype developed in...

This is a firm fixed-price Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC), a civilian agency, to Tentguild Engineering Co. The contract, valued at $729,793.00, is for the development and validation of a photovoltaic (PV) array design with unique and enabling characteristics, including the ability to be smoothly deployed from compact stowage with a total PV surface area up to and beyond 4,000 square meters. The design utilizes flexible PV...

This is a $125,000 firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Microlink Devices Inc., a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned small business manufacturer of advanced solar cell technologies. The contract is for the development of an innovative fabrication process to introduce backside contacts to Microlink's large-area, multi-junction epitaxial lift-off (ELO) solar cells. This...

<p>The Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract to Power Up Solar Corp, a for-profit organization, to provide 30-watt flat unbreakable solar panels. The award was made on September 11, 2012 with a completion date of November 10, 2012. The potential value of the contract is $56,600.00. No set-aside was used for this award. The place of performance is Bay St Louis, MS 39529, USA.</p>

This is a federal contract award to Solaero Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of Emcore Corporation, by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The contract, valued at $5,664,192.00, is for the development and demonstration of high-efficiency solar cells for space and near-space applications. The objective is to produce solar cells that can effectively convert solar energy to usable electrical power for satellites under the space solar spectrum. This contract is part of the Advanced Space Power...

<p>This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants to Power Up Solar Corp, a for-profit organization, on January 23, 2013. The contract is for the delivery of 30-watt flat unbreakable solar panels, with a potential value of $63,675.00. The place of performance is Bay St Louis, MS 39529. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion on February 22, 2013.</p>

NASA's Glenn Research Center awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $304,667.38 to Neonsee GMBH, a German-based vendor, for the procurement of an AM0 (Air Mass Zero) solar simulator. The solicitation, posted in October 2024, sought a highly collimated, steady-state xenon-based solar simulator capable of dynamically adjusting spectral content across the 250-2000 nanometer wavelength range. The system must meet AAA Class standards for spectral match, spatial uniformity, and temporal...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Microlink Devices Inc., a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned small business manufacturer. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a technology to enable the manufacture of high-efficiency (&gt;40%), quadruple-junction solar cells on lightweight germanium (Ge) substrates. The key innovation is the use of a new semiconductor alloy, InGaAsN, as the 1.18...

This is a Small Business STTR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Mark O'Neill LLC for the development of a unique solar array technology for powering NASA's deep space missions. The innovation involves a robust, ultra-light, color-mixing Fresnel lens that focuses sunlight onto advanced inverted metamorphic (IMM) photovoltaic cells, along with a bio-inspired nyctinastic graphene radiator that dissipates waste heat. This new array design...