Definitive Contract NNX16CC14C
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- Converter Source LLC has been awarded a $149,662 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct research under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract calls for Converter Source LLC to develop a multi-lift-temperature Stirling cryocooler and controller for use on a CubeSat platform. Work will be performed in Athens, Ohio over a 7-month period concluding in January 2023. The award...
- This is a $165,828 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Converter Source LLC, a small business based in Athens, Ohio. The contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I effort to demonstrate a "Robust Linear Motor Controller Proof-of-Principle Hardware" system. This contract supports NASA's research into advanced power conversion, control, and thermal management technologies critical for reducing size,...
- Converter Source LLC, an Athens, Ohio-based small business, has been awarded a $156,426 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a sensorless position estimator for reciprocating linear actuator hardware. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside with a firm fixed-price structure, carries an ultimate completion date of March 27, 2026, approximately six months from the September 29, 2025...
- 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 to...
- NASA's Glenn Research Center awarded Sunpower, Inc. a $4.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract on August 18, 2023, for support services and prototype development of the Sunpower Robust Stirling Converter (SRSC). The contract, which runs through July 31, 2026, was awarded on a sole-source basis to Sunpower due to their unique expertise in free-piston Stirling power conversion technology. The work includes on-call verification and validation testing support, inspection of existing...
- This $124,931 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Qortek Inc., a small business manufacturer of innovative power electronics and smart material devices. The contract is for the development of a new high-performance, high-voltage, high-power DC-DC converter capability that leverages high-frequency switching to enable smaller and lighter power supplies for NASA's small propulsion systems and scientific...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation - Technologies (USNC-Space), a for-profit company that specializes in advanced nuclear technologies for space applications. The $149,912.00 contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I demonstration of affordable in-space dynamic radioisotope power conversion. The work will be performed in Seattle, Washington...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Set Group LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to design, build, and demonstrate a gallium nitride (GaN)-based high power, high frequency, wide range LLC resonant converter. The converter will operate at 1 MHz with an input voltage of 80V to 300V and an output of 300V to 2kV, capable of handling up to 1 kW. The contract has...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to Set Group LLC, a Hispanic American-owned small disadvantaged business, to design, build, and qualify a Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based high power, high frequency wide range LLC resonant converter. This $861,804.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is intended to develop a novel thermal management system utilizing additive manufacturing and a transformer that integrates...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Mainstream Engineering Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of a bidirectional dual active bridge (DAB) DC-DC converter for spacecraft power systems. The $754,285 firm-fixed-price contract, awarded on April 23, 2017, is for the design of a converter that can function as a charger, up-converter, and down-converter using a single transformer....
This is a $748,464 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Converter Source LLC, a small business located in Athens, Ohio. The contract is focused on building and testing a modular, double-acting Stirling-cycle convertor for generating electrical power from the heat output of a radioisotope heat source. This technology is intended to address NASA's evolving requirements for highly reliable, robust, and adaptable space power systems. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Converter Source LLC specializes in advanced power conversion, control, and thermal management technologies critical to NASA's efforts to reduce size, weight, and power requirements for future aerospace systems and missions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 5 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/14/19 | |
| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/25/19 | |
| 3 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/7/18 | |
| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/3/18 | |
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/21/18 |