Definitive Contract SP470126C0011
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- The U.S. Department of Defense agency, Troop Support, awarded a $1,925,648 fixed-price level-of-effort contract to Materials Research & Design Inc. (doing business as Mr&D), a small business subchapter S corporation based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project titled "High-Temperature Composite Nozzle Extensions for Space Access and Propulsion" under Topic Number DLA23A-003. The contract has an ultimate...
- Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a small business specializing in advanced composite and ceramic materials for aerospace and defense applications, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract valued at $999,914 by the Defense Logistics Agency's Troop Support office. The award, issued on July 31, 2023, supports research and development of domestic needled preforms for carbon/silicon carbide (C/SIC) composites, with an ultimate completion date of...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The $149,546.57 Firm Fixed Price contract is for an effort titled "LOAD BEARING THERMAL PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR HYPERSONIC FLIGHT." As an SBIR Phase I contract, this award aims to support small business innovation and research related to...
- This is a $995,056 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II research and development contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a small business subchapter S corporation in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The contract is focused on developing improved carbon-carbon materials for hypersonic vehicle applications, a key focus area for the MDA's Missile Defense Support (MDA SUPPORT) acquisition program. Mr&D has extensive experience...
- This federal contract award is for a Delivery Order under the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III program. The award, valued at $499,846.00, was made to the small business prime contractor Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a for-profit S Corporation. The contract is for research and development, testing, and production readiness activities related to advanced composite and ceramic materials for aerospace applications...
- This federal contract award is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase II research and development of lyocell-based high temperature composites for structural insulator applications. The award was made to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation providing research, development, testing, and production services for advanced composite and ceramic materials. The contract has a...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a small business located in Wayne, Pennsylvania, a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $1.25M on May 24, 2022. The effort, titled "Inclusion-Enhanced Ceramic for Improved Thermal Shock Tolerance," represents a continuation of innovative materials development research under DARPA's SBIR program. The contract carries a total small business...
- The Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency awarded a firm fixed-price Definitive Contract to Materials Research & Design Inc., doing business as Mr&D, a for-profit Subchapter S corporation located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The $149,927.00 contract is for SBIR/STTR Phase I research and development of 3D-reinforced melt-infiltrated pintle material. The contract has a Total Small Business set-aside designation. Mr&D specializes in research, development, testing, and production...
- The U.S. government awarded a $999,816.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee research and development contract to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a small business subchapter S corporation based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The contract is under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center, a defense agency. The contract is set aside for total small business and has a performance period ending on May 21, 2016. Mr&D specializes...
- This federal contract award was issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Materials Research & Design Inc., doing business as Mr&D, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The $224,936.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract is for the development of melt-infiltrated carbon-carbon nosetips and leading edges for high velocity, gun-launched projectiles. The award is set aside for small businesses. Materials Research & Design has previously...
The U.S. Defense Department, through its Troop Support agency, awarded a $3.4 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a small business specializing in advanced materials development for aerospace and defense applications. The definitively-priced, firm fixed-price contract, awarded on November 13, 2025, focuses on the development of domestically available ablative materials and runs through November 30, 2027. As a total small business set-aside, the contract supports Mr&D's continued participation in the SBIR initiative, which funds innovation from small enterprises to address critical technology needs across federal agencies. Mr&D, based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, brings extensive experience in advanced composite and ceramic materials research to this engagement. The company has an established track record with the Department of Defense, Air Force Research Laboratory, Missile Defense Agency, and other defense entities on high-temperature materials for applications including thermal protection systems, hypersonic vehicles, and missile defense components. This Phase II award builds on the company's demonstrated capabilities in materials innovation and positions it to mature ablative material technologies that support domestic defense industrial base requirements. The contract represents Mr&D's ongoing role as a key small business contractor in the SBIR ecosystem for specialized advanced materials development.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $3.4m | 11/13/25 |