Definitive Contract NNC06CB43C

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...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Mark O'Neill LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of ultra-light Fresnel lens photovoltaic (PV) concentrators for potential use in future space missions, particularly outer planet and near-sun missions. The $124,698.00 fixed-price contract addresses a remaining manufacturing issue with the...

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 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Firefly Technologies, a woman-owned small business, for the development of a wide-bandgap gap-based space solar cell capable of efficient operation at temperatures above 300°C. The objective is to enhance the efficiency of the solar cell by introducing InGaP quantum wells within the active region, enabling the harvesting of low-energy photons that are normally lost. Successful...

<p>The U.S. government has awarded a $149,309.00 STTR Phase I contract to SSS Optical Technologies LLC, a small business, for the development of a UV-stable coating for sail-embedded photovoltaic power systems. The contract, with a firm fixed price and an ultimate completion date of August 25, 2023, was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency. This contract is set aside for small businesses.</p>

This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tentguild Engineering Co, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The $124,975.00 contract is for the development of a new photovoltaic (PV) array architecture that can autonomously and repeatedly self-deploy into a disk-like configuration from a vertical Mars lander or other equipment, independent of terrain. This innovative design offers advantages...

Freedom Photonics LLC, a small business manufacturer of photonic components and subsystems, was awarded a $124,992 firm-fixed-price STTR Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract, which is set aside for small businesses, aims to develop a hybrid integration platform that combines high-performance active optical components with low-cost silicon photonics for space-based photonic applications. This work will be performed in...

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,978 firm fixed price contract to Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS), a division of Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc., for the development of a high-performance, ultra-compact solar array system for use on NASA and non-NASA space missions. This SBIR Phase I contract will fund research and development of a tensioned membrane blanket solar array that can be stowed in a very small volume, allowing larger solar arrays to...

This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to Microlink Devices Inc., a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned small business manufacturer. The contract, valued at $149,999, is for research and development work related to advanced solar cell technologies, such as lightweight, flexible, and high-efficiency solar cells, solar cell components, and solar array systems. The work is intended to support the Department of Defense...

This is a Federal contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Microlink Devices Inc., a small, minority-owned business, to develop next-generation multi-junction solar cells for space applications using advanced nano-engineering techniques. The $125,000.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract aims to reduce defects and improve the efficiency of multi-junction solar cells, with the goal of reaching practical...