This federal contract award is for Vector Launch, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to apply recent advances in micropump and additive manufacturing technologies to develop and demonstrate a micropump-based autogenous pressurization system for its commercial Vector-R small launch vehicle. The Vector-R is a 2-stage pressure-fed, LOX/subcooled propylene commercial small launch vehicle designed to place up to 60 kg in low Earth orbit. The contract, awarded by the National...
This is a federal contract award, identified as FA865016C7633, awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne Of DE, Inc. The contract is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Definitive Contract with a ceiling value of $594,966.00 and an ultimate completion date of June 14, 2018. The contract is not set-aside. The contract provides for research and development services related to rocket propulsion systems, additively manufactured exhaust control...
This is a Small Business Set-Aside contract awarded by the Armstrong Flight Research Center, a civilian agency, to Rolling Hills Research Corporation for a Definitive, Firm Fixed Price Phase II STTR contract valued at $600,000.00. The contract is for the development of a "reusable, oxidizer-cooled, hybrid aerospike rocket motor for flight test", which will utilize the cooling properties of nitrous oxide (N2O) to enable reusable operation of an aerospike nozzle in conjunction with an...
This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to ATK Launch Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. The $1,114,044.47 contract, titled "AEROSHELL AFFORDABLE MANUFACTURING", is for the provision of various rocket motor and propulsion-related services, such as static fire testing, propellant properties analysis, igniter dissection, and engineering studies. The contract has no set-aside designation. Major subcontractors...
This federal contract award, valued at $351,451.00, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to The Boeing Company's Engineering, Test & Technology Division. The contract supports a study to determine the feasibility of integrating a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-enabled electric propulsion architecture into an existing light aircraft design. The objectives are to define the SOFC system design requirements, perform trade studies, and develop...
This contract, awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract with Keystone Synergistic Enterprises, LLC, a small business located in Beavercreek, Ohio. The contract, valued at $1,127,503, focuses on maturing the capability to build nickel-based superalloy or stainless steel alloy nozzle liners, incorporate and close-out coolant channels, and build a structural jacket with...
This is a $1,449,290 firm-fixed-price federal contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to develop a high-thrust, high-delta-V green propulsion system for CubeSats and small satellites. The project aims to miniaturize rocket engines, refine the design of additive manufactured components, and advance catalyst bed heater and chamber technologies using the green propellant AFM315E. As the prime contractor, Aerojet Rocketdyne has subcontracted with Valcor...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center awarded a $3,307,008.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract to The Boeing Company to assist in reducing the risk and cost of potential future flight demonstration procurements that support the accomplishment of mid- and far-term community outcomes and NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) critical commitments associated with subsonic transports. The contract does not have a set-aside...
This federal contract award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit organization, under an existing Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract called the Specialized Engineering, Evaluation and Test Services (SEETS) contract (NNJ11HB94C). The $299,567 contract is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee task order under the SEETS IDIQ. The work to be performed supports NASA's Commercial...
This federal contract award, valued at $198,641.00, was issued by the Langley Research Center (LARC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Boeing Company's Engineering, Test & Technology Division. The contract supports research related to the study of system-level concepts and mitigation strategies for improving the material and structural durability of transport fuselage structures. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order and does not have a small...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center to HRL Laboratories, LLC, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company and General Motors. The contract supports NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) and its objective to accelerate the development of commercial capabilities for small spacecraft launch vehicles to low-Earth orbit (LEO).
Under the contract, HRL Laboratories will conduct hot fire testing of nozzle inserts at The Aerospace Corporation's facilities. The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center, will design and fabricate the nozzle housing for these tests. Additionally, Vector Launch, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, will provide designs and analysis for 3D printed rocket engine components. The total potential value of this contract is $1,874,917.00. This contract does not have a set-aside designation.