Superconducting films of magnesium diboride (MGB2) are very attractive for a range of detector and telecommunications applications owing to the high critical temperature of these films, ~40 k, which…
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX17CP10C
- Awardee
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Star Cryoelectronics, LLC UEI ES5SR32JX1L8
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $749,941
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $749,941.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Santa Fe, NM, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase II Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
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| Original award | $749,941 |
About this award
This is a $749,941 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC, a limited liability company and manufacturer of cryogenic solutions. The contract is for the development of a reactive evaporation technique to deposit high-quality magnesium diboride (MgB2) thin films on large diameter wafers, as well as an etch back and passivation process to produce thin films suitable for superconducting single photon detectors and THz hot electron bolometer mixers. This contract aims to establish a domestic commercial source for MgB2 films, as the only current commercial source is an overseas vendor. The contract is set aside for small businesses.
Description
Superconducting films of magnesium diboride (MGB2) are very attractive for a range of detector and telecommunications applications owing to the high critical temperature of these films, ~40 k, which greatly simplifies the cooling requirements. We propose to develop a reactive evaporation technique for the deposition of MGB2 thick films on wafers up to at least 4" diameter, and an etch back and passivation process to produce high-quality thin films that are needed for the development of superconducting single photon detectors (snspds) and THZ hot electron bolometer (HEB) mixers. Currently there is no domestic commercial source for MGB2 films; the only commercial source we are aware of is an overseas vendor that can supply films only on very small (
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Who was awarded contract NNX17CP10C?
NNX17CP10C was awarded to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on April 13, 2017.
How much is contract NNX17CP10C worth?
The government has obligated $749,941 on NNX17CP10C.
Was contract NNX17CP10C competed?
The extent of competition for NNX17CP10C was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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