Definitive Contract NNX15CG08C
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- This is a $150,000.00 fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qortek Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized power electronics and smart materials. The contract, which runs through February 2025, is for the development of dynamic power conversion technology. As a Phase I SBIR award, this contract will support early-stage research and feasibility studies for potential future NASA...
- This is a $75,000 firm-fixed-price Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qortek Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Linden, Pennsylvania. The contract covers the further development of a voltage sensor prototype for use in space environments, building on work done under a previous Phase II SBIR. The effort will involve an in-depth design review, on-site collaboration with NASA's Asteroid...
- This is a $749,153 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qortek Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized power electronics. The contract is for the development of a "Reduced Shielding, Rugged, Scalable-Electrical Power Converter for Fission-Power Systems." This work aligns with Qortek's expertise in power converters, control systems, and smart materials for space applications. The...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $125,000 Firm Fixed Price contract to Busek Co., Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract is for the development of a highly modular Attitude Control System (ACS) that will provide significant improvements over state-of-the-art alternatives for CubeSats. Busek proposes to leverage its expertise in electrospray thrusters, which demonstrated precise control capabilities on the ESA...
- This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qortek Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized hardware and engineering services. The $124,997 firm-fixed-price contract is for the design and development of a subcompact, solid-state (textured ceramic) actuated xenon flow control system that feeds a heaterless cathode assembly. This contract supports NASA's research and development efforts in...
- This federal contract award to Busek Co., Inc. is for the development of a highly modular Attitude Control System (ACS) for CubeSats. The contract, valued at $749,859.00, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II action from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. Busek, a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems, will work to address critical technology gaps in both thruster-heads and a multi-axis power processing unit...
- This is a $124,633 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Space Micro Inc., a small business engineering firm in San Diego, California. The contract is for the development of a novel Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) product for long-life, high-reliability CubeSat missions in severe radiation environments. The proposed UADCS (Unified ADCS) concept aims to achieve 0.05-degree pointing control accuracy for a 3U CubeSat, with scalability to...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qortek Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Linden, Pennsylvania. The $749,990 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of Power Electronic Building Block (PEBB) devices that can function in extreme environments. The goal is to create high-power density, high-efficiency PEBB devices using advanced materials such as ceramics, magnetostrictive...
- This is a $124,985.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Qortek Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized power electronics and smart material devices. The contract is for the development of a "Fast Transient Response High Voltage Power Converter for Space Applications." As a SBIR Phase I award, this contract supports early-stage research and product development...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Extreme Diagnostics, Inc. to develop a CubeSat-based on-orbit validation system (CVS) that will provide performance and durability data for macro-fiber composite (MFC) piezocomposite actuators operating in low Earth orbit (LEO). The goal is to mature this precision deployment technology for space applications such as deployable telescopes. The $750,000...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qortek Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Linden, Pennsylvania. The contract, valued at $749,958, is for the development of a three-axis prototype of Qortek's Attitude Control Piezo Adaptor (ACPA) technology, which is targeted towards improving the pointing accuracy of CubeSat-class satellites. The Phase I program successfully demonstrated a single-axis version of the ACPA, and the Phase II effort aims to further quantify the performance and expand the system to three-axes. Qortek plans to collaborate with Boeing Huntington Beach to fully test and characterize the three-axis prototype. This contract is set aside for small businesses.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 3 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/27/17 | |
| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/19/17 | |
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/8/16 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $750.0k | 5/19/15 |