Definitive Contract SP800023C0003

This is a $138,412.15 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Strategic Materials division of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to COI Ceramics, Inc. (Coic), a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. The contract is for the delivery of silicon carbide fibers, which are critical materials for high-temperature and extreme environment applications such as thermal protection systems, radomes, hypersonic vehicles, and spacecraft. Coic is a manufacturer of advanced ceramic fibers,...

NASA Langley Research Center awarded a $525,749 firm fixed price purchase order to COI Ceramics, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, to deliver 100 kilograms of Hi-Nicalon silicon carbide 1800 denier fiber tow. The fiber tow will be used to support NASA's flexible thermal protection system development efforts for atmospheric entry vehicles as part of the agency's High Density Ablator project. Over the past eight years, NASA has extensively tested Hi-Nicalon fiber and determined...

The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $45.1K firm fixed-price purchase order to Wolfspeed Inc. on August 6, 2025, for the procurement of 4H-silicon carbide (SiC) wafers. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by September 8, 2025, with performance taking place in Washington, DC. Wolfspeed is a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide and gallium nitride semiconductor products specializing in advanced electronic components for...

This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company based in Andover, Massachusetts. The $25,994.12 contract is for the delivery of carbon/silicon carbide test specimens to support Organization 4.3.2 during fiscal year 2025. This award is not associated with a set-aside designation. Physical Sciences Inc. is a small business that has been awarded numerous federal contracts and grants, including...

This is a $149,870 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Allcomp Inc., a small disadvantaged business in California. The contract is for research and development of affordable carbon-silicon carbide (C-SiC) composites for hypersonic structural thermal protection system (TPS) applications. Allcomp has prior experience providing advanced materials research and prototypes for reusable aerospace components. This SBIR Phase I...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Wolfspeed Inc., doing business as Wolfspeed, for the delivery of silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers. The $159,300.00 contract does not utilize any small business set-aside programs. Wolfspeed is a manufacturer of SiC components and materials, and has previously provided the government with specialized materials, radio frequency amplifiers, hybrid...

This is a $55,425.00 fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of the U.S. government to MSE Supplies LLC, a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned limited liability company. The contract is for the delivery of 1 millimeter thick semi-insulating 4H-silicon carbide (SiC) substrates and 350 micron thick SiC substrates with homoepitaxial layers. MSE Supplies LLC has expertise in supplying advanced semiconductor materials and scientific equipment to government agencies...

The Office of Naval Research awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Ceradyne, Inc. for silicon carbide materials on June 20, 2013, with a ceiling value of $8,419.20 and an ultimate completion date of August 14, 2013. The contract was performed in Costa Mesa, California and included no small business set-aside designation. Ceradyne, a for-profit manufacturer specializing in defense and aerospace materials, is well-positioned to deliver advanced ceramic components, having established a track...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a defense agency, to Element Six Technologies U.S. Corporation, a division of the De Beers Group. The $40,000.00 contract is for the delivery of custom single crystal diamond films on silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, with a completion date of September 28, 2024. Element Six Technologies is a global leader in advanced materials technology, specializing in the design, development, and production of...

The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $237,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Wolfspeed Inc., a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor products. The contract is for the procurement of SiC wafers with epitaxial layers, to be used for research purposes. This sole-source award was made under simplified acquisition procedures, as the requirement did not exceed the $250,000 simplified acquisition threshold. Wolfspeed has a...