NASA research announcement - fuel-flexible combustor for high-OPR compact-core N+3 propulsion engine (P.100.0658). Develop & demonstrate a combustor architecture for high-bypass-ratio, small-core,…

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Contract number
NNC14CA30C
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$5,310,314

Award facts

Contract value 99% obligated
$5,346,066.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 10 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Cost Sharing
Place of performance
East Hartford, CT 06118, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action 26 -$7,646
Funding Only Action 25 · United technologies corporation -$1,098
Funding Only Action 24 -$27,008
Other Administrative Action 23 $0
Funding Only Action 22 $59,981
Other Administrative Action 21 · NASA research announcement - develop and demonstrate combustor architecture. $0
Other Administrative Action 20 $111,003
Other Administrative Action 19 $0
Funding Only Action 18 $382,705
Other Administrative Action 17 · Administration $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 16 $446,633
Other Administrative Action 15 $200,000
Funding Only Action 14 $499,000
Other Administrative Action 13 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 12 $0
Other Administrative Action 11 $400,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 10 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 9 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 8 $999,992
Other Administrative Action 7 $450,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 6 $97,752
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 5 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 4 $0
Other Administrative Action 3 $900,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 2 $0
Other Administrative Action 1 $0
Original award $799,000
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

This $5,346,066.00 cost-sharing contract was awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center to RTX Corporation's Raytheon Technologies Research Center to develop and demonstrate a fuel-flexible combustor architecture for high-bypass-ratio, small-core, high-pressure-ratio turbofan engines for future N+3 generation aircraft. The contract supports NASA's Fixed Wing Project goals of achieving dramatic reductions in harmful emissions while improving efficiency and reducing community noise for subsonic commercial aircraft. The work includes designing, fabricating, and testing the combustor concept on both jet fuel and a 50% alternative fuel blend. This contract does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting RTX's position as a large defense contractor. As a prime contractor, RTX has extensive experience supporting federal R&D efforts across the aerospace and defense sectors.

Description

As the agency reported it.

NASA research announcement - fuel-flexible combustor for high-OPR compact-core N+3 propulsion engine (P.100.0658). Develop & demonstrate a combustor architecture for high-bypass-ratio, small-core, high-pressure-ratio turbofan engines for N+3 aircraft, to meet N+3 emissions goals with jet fuel and with 50/50 jet/alternative-fuel blends. -develop combustor design tools and criteria related to alternative-fuels and high-pressure operation. - identify, evaluate, and develop enabling technologies and methods for combustion in small-core engines at high-pressure conditions, addressing challenges associated with low emissions, e.g. scaling rules, fuel-injection, thermal management, autoignition, andcombustion dynamics. - engine sizing and cycle analysis to define combustor requirements, for concept evaluation and design. -CFD and reduced-order modeling for aerothermal design & evaluation, chemical kinetics including pollutant formation, and combustion dynamics. - component and sub-component tests at non-reacting and reacting conditions, to evaluate aerodynamic/aerothermal performance, autoignition, and mixing for small-core combustor designs and alternative-fuel use. - single-sector combustor testing at actual conditions over the full engine cycle (up to 1000 psia & 1300 F). - alignment with NASA interests and programs: this proposal directly addresses NASA's fixed wing project goals of achieving dramatic reductions in harmful emissions, in a propulsion engine concept that dramatically reduces community noise and provides revolutionary efficiency improvements for subsonic commercial aircraft. - alignment with objectives of solicitation: this proposal directly addresses the objectives of subtopic 2.2.1 (low-emissions fuel-flexible N+3 combustor technology), namely to develop and demonstrate a low-emissions fuel-flexible combustor concept that meets N+3 emissions goals for LTO and cruise NOX in fuel-efficient gas turbines intended for future (N+3) single-aisle transport aircraft. The proposal tasks are directed toward meeting the expected outcomes of the solicitation subtopic 2.2.1., including combustor concept design, fabrication, and testing on jet fuel and a 50% alternative fuel blend, and delivery of test hardware and a test matrix to NASA.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract NNC14CA30C?

NNC14CA30C was awarded to RTX Corporation by Glenn Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 26, 2014.

How much is contract NNC14CA30C worth?

The government has obligated $5,310,314 on NNC14CA30C. Its current value, with exercised options, is $5,346,066.

Was contract NNC14CA30C competed?

The extent of competition for NNC14CA30C was full and open competition. The government received 10 offers.

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