This SBIR Phase II contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Ormond, LLC, a specialized engineering and manufacturing company. The contract is for the development of a novel manufacturing technology that can machine complex cooling features in metals and ceramics for liquid rocket engine components, enabling advanced engine designs that are currently not feasible due to manufacturing limitations. The $797,264 contract is a small business set-aside and is...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $600,000 contract examines the feasibility of an innovative fabrication technology incorporating sand casting and friction stir processing (FSP) to produce affordable near-net-shape components made from high-performance nickel-based superalloys. This technology has the...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Concepts NREC, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company specializing in turbomachinery design and engineering. The $149,952.17 firm fixed-price contract is for developing "A Novel Integrated Low Leakage IPS and Thrust Bearing for Rocket Turbopumps." As a SBIR Phase I award, this contract supports research and development of an...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Diamond Materials, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $124,940 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of very large area diamond sliding bearings and tribological surfaces with negligible wear in extreme environments, such as those encountered in the exploration of Venus, Mars, the Moon, and other planetary bodies. In Phase I,...
This federal contract award is for the development of high durability, lightweight bearings for small turbine engines, under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action. The contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to the prime contractor, Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of goods specializing in developing oil-free, high-speed rotating machinery using compliant foil air bearing technologies. The...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Barber-Nichols, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company specializing in turbomachinery design and manufacturing. The $124,882 firm-fixed-price contract is focused on developing innovative technologies to address the design challenges of turbopumps required for methane-fueled ascent/descent engines in the 10,000 to 25,000 lbf thrust class. The proposed...
This $749,980 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc., a small business based in San Marcos, California. The contract is for the development of a novel, additively manufactured, dynamically-adjustable, in-line, cavitating flow-control and measurement venturi for use in advanced propulsion system ground testing. This innovative technology is...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $125,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business. The contract examines the feasibility of an innovative surface modification technology incorporating friction stir reaction processing to produce engineered alloy structures or conventional parts with enhanced wear, environmental, and/or creep-fatigue...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command to Ormond, LLC, a small business contractor, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I. The contract has a potential value of $224,258.00 and a completion date of June 4, 2019. Ormond, LLC, a limited liability company, is a specialized provider of high pressure technology applications, including research and development, engineering, and manufacturing services for...
This federal contract award to Nokomis, Inc., a small business based in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, is for the development of a system to monitor the health and remaining useful life of electromechanical components in all-electric and hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion systems. The contract, valued at $124,964, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The objective is to leverage Nokomis' expertise in...