This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Paragon Space Development Corporation, supports the continuation of concept development and testing for a water-based, advanced phase change material (PCM) heat sink. The heat sink is designed to be used in extra-vehicular activity (EVA) portable life support systems, with the goal of achieving technology readiness levels (TRL) 4-5. The water-based PCM is non-toxic and non-flammable, providing high heat capacity while...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded to Creare LLC by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an advanced two-phase pumped loop system for thermal management of future remote sensing science missions. The $749,923 Firm Fixed Price contract aims to build and test an integrated pumped loop with multiple evaporators and heat sinks, optimize the system components and parameters, and demonstrate its steady-state and transient...
<p>The Missile Defense Agency awarded Attollo Engineering, LLC a $1.5 million definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to conduct Phase II Small Business Innovation Research research and development of low-cost space-based cryocoolers through December 2023. The place of performance will be Camarillo, California. This Small Business Research program Phase II action is set aside for total small businesses.</p>
This $124,679 firm-fixed-price NASA SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The contract is for the development of an active two-phase thermal management system (TPTMS) to address challenges discussed in NASA's Thermal Management Systems Roadmap, Technology Area 14. The TPTMS utilizes a single-phase liquid pump to drive two-phase flow through heat sources and sinks, allowing for heat load sharing and...
NASA has awarded a Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Creare LLC, a small business engineering firm, to develop an advanced two-phase pumped loop evaporator for future remote sensing science missions. The evaporator is designed to maintain multiple instruments at very stable temperatures and utilize waste heat to keep other critical subsystems operational. Creare will develop a lightweight, compact evaporator with innovative internal features to...
Creare LLC, a small business manufacturer, was awarded a $949,966 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an advanced two-phase pumped loop evaporator system for NASA's future remote sensing science missions. The evaporator is designed to maintain multiple instruments at very stable temperatures and utilize waste heat to keep other critical subsystems operational. In Phase I, Creare demonstrated the feasibility of the evaporator design...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Mainstream Engineering Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer and research company based in Rockledge, Florida. The contract, valued at $749,920, is for the development of an Integrated Cryogenic Propellant Liquefaction System (I-CPLS) to support NASA's research and technology needs. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon earlier Phase I...
This is a $124,425 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Converter Source LLC, a small business limited liability company based in Athens, Ohio. The contract is for the preliminary design of an innovative Stirling-cycle-based cryogenic refrigeration and coolant circulating subsystem to enable reduced or zero boil-off of cryogenic liquid propellants, such as liquid oxygen (LO2) and liquid hydrogen (LH2), for space missions. The goal is...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to Creare LLC, a small engineering research and development company, for the design and development of a lightweight, low-power cryogenic valve for orbital propellant management. The contract has a ceiling value of $849,815.00 and a completion date of July 14, 2026. Creare LLC is the prime contractor, and Apech Labs LLC is a subcontractor supporting the...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Madison Cryogroup LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is valued at $124,836.00 and has a completion date of December 9, 2016.
The purpose of the contract is to develop a two-stage pulse tube cryocooler that can provide cooling in the range of 10 to 20 Kelvin. This is intended to address the limitations of...