Definitive Contract NNC04CA28C

This is a $704,157.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Nirvana Energy Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a Thermoacoustic Radioisotope Generator (TRG), an innovative remote power device with no hot moving parts, high reliability, and over 25% thermal to electrical efficiency. The TRG technology is...

The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded Thermco Systems Limited, a foreign-owned manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment, a $247,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order for a Thermco X80 furnace, gas handling system, automated load paddle, and control software. This award was not set aside. The ONR described the requirement as a sole-source procurement, citing that the Thermco furnace was the only product that could satisfy their needs. The contract has an...

This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Global Power Technologies Inc. (doing business as Gentherm) for the delivery of 5100 TEG HYBRID 24V SYSTEM WITH HRS. The contract has a ceiling value of $75,061.60 and a period of performance ending on May 27, 2021. The contract was sole-sourced and did not utilize any set-aside designations. The original solicitation was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items. This award is...

This $85,000 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Thermo MF Physics LLC, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, to provide a neutron generator. The contract has an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2017. No set-aside designation was used. Thermo MF Physics LLC has received prior federal contract awards, including a $75,775 contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, and has served as a subcontractor...

Nanohmics Inc., a for-profit technology company, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the development of membrane-supported thermoelectric generator (TEG) device manufacturing technology. The $755,000 firm-fixed-price contract aims to produce large-area, conformable TEG sheets that can be integrated into thermal energy conversion systems for NASA's space power generation needs. The technology...

This is a $99,990 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies. The objective of this 6-month "DSO SEEDLING" effort is for Spark Thermionics to demonstrate new ultra-low work function materials in a device-like environment to ultimately enable silent, efficient (>35%), power-dense (>5 kW/kg) thermionic heat engines....

This is a $124,994 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components located in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract seeks to study the use of the nanomaterial C12A7 electride as an electrode material for thermionic energy conversion, which has the potential to greatly improve the efficiency of thermionic power generation for space applications....

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Microxact Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized semiconductor testing equipment, to develop a revolutionary high-efficiency thermoelectric material. The $124,963 firm-fixed-price contract aims to advance thermoelectric devices critical for NASA's power conversion needs, particularly with radioisotope sources. The proposed material, comprising lead...

This is a $124,172 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Nanohmics Inc., a small for-profit technology development and research company based in Austin, Texas. The contract is for the development of thermoelectric (TE) devices that can be used for power generation and refrigeration in NASA's space power and thermal management systems. The key objectives of the contract are to address three primary...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Thermo MF Physics LLC, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, to provide a 14 MEV neutron generator. The contract has a ceiling value of $92,575 and a period of performance ending on January 13, 2017. No set-aside designation was used for this award. Thermo MF Physics LLC has previously received a $75,775 prime contract from the Department of...