Definitive Contract W15QKN13C0066

This is a Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Shear Form, Inc., a small business located in College Station, Texas. The contract, valued at $1,452,460.63, is for the development of tungsten with improved ductility, which could have applications in penetrating munitions. Shear Form, Inc. has previously received other small business set-aside contracts and grants from the Air Force and...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Reactive Innovations, LLC, a limited liability company, to develop an electrolytic process for coating high-purity tungsten metal onto uranium dioxide spheres. The goal is to create an enabling technology for nuclear thermal propulsion that can improve upon current chemical vapor deposition methods in terms of lowering impurity content, increasing...

This is a $1,798,852.00 SBIR Phase II award from the Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Service to Elmet Technologies LLC, a small business manufacturer of high-purity molybdenum, tungsten, and other specialty metal products. The contract is a fixed-price level of effort agreement with an ultimate completion date of August 30, 2025. Elmet Technologies, a limited liability company based in Lewiston, Maine, has a history of providing critical components and materials to prime...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $125,000 fixed-price contract seeks to develop a novel grain refinement technology to produce microstructurally enhanced nickel-based superalloy materials (IN625 and Monel 400) with higher strength capabilities for in-space propulsion applications. The work aims to demonstrate a...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract, valued at $189,213.00, continues the development and scaling up of a novel manufacturing process based on severe plastic deformation (SPD) to refine and enhance the microstructure and properties of bulk tungsten. This work supports NASA's mission to advance U.S. energy security...

This is a $962,220.56 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a Defense agency, to Heavystone Laboratory LLC, a small, minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned limited liability company. The contract is for the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II manufacture of bulk nanocrystalline tungsten alloys. The contract has a period of performance through October 31, 2017. This award is a set-aside for small businesses and does...

This is a $125,000 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer of advanced materials. The contract is for the development and characterization of ruthenium- and iron-based catalysts to improve the efficiency of passive cryogenic propellant heat shielding systems. Ultramet will collaborate with the Hydrogen Properties for Energy Research (HYPER) Laboratory at Washington State University to synthesize, test, and optimize the catalysts for...

Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, was awarded a $125,000.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop and improve second-generation magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting wires. The goal is to produce lightweight, high-performance superconducting wire with high current carrying capacity, operating temperatures between 4-30 Kelvin, and long piece-lengths up to 60 kilometers. This research...

This is a $150,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer located in Pacoima, California. The contract is for the development of "Increased-Lifetime High-Current Cathodes Using Microengineered Materials" under the SBIR I program. Ultramet is a well-established federal contractor, having secured numerous SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards from...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer of advanced materials solutions. The $150,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a monopropellant CubeSat propulsion system. Ultramet has extensive experience collaborating with government agencies on advanced materials projects, including work on hypersonic systems, energy systems, and defense applications. The...