Definitive Contract W911NF15C0011

This is a $1,000,000.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Thermodynamic Films LLC, a small business, for a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II effort titled "Optical Cryocooling for Precision Metrology." The contract was set aside for small businesses and has a period of performance through February 19, 2022. DARPA is the Department of Defense's research and development agency, focused on advancing emerging...

This is a Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase I research and development contract awarded by the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to Iris Technology Corporation, a small business subchapter S corporation that specializes in tactical power systems and spacecraft hardware. The $124,733.07 contract is for the development of a smallsat cryocooler system. As a STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) Phase I award, this contract is focused on the initial feasibility research and development of...

This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Creare LLC, a small business, is for the development and demonstration of a two-stage cryocooler that provides refrigeration at 10 Kelvin, with additional cooling at 60 to 70 Kelvin. The cryocooler will be used for advanced space-borne instruments that require cooling at temperatures of 10 Kelvin and below. The contract, valued at $124,967.00, is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Iris Technology Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for the development of a cryocooler system design under the Deep Space Cryocooler System (DSCS) program. The $749,524.00 contract builds upon the prior Microsat Cryocooler System (MCS) program and aims to further improve the performance, size, weight, and power of the cryocooler and its control electronics for deep space...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Creare LLC, a small business engineering and research and development company. The contract has a potential value of $749,951 and is for the development of a low-cost cryocooler control electronics package to support future small spacecraft missions. Many of NASA's future space science missions will utilize small spacecraft, which...

This SBIR Phase II contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aerodyne Research Inc., a manufacturer of advanced atmospheric monitoring and analysis equipment. The $748,670 contract is for the commercialization of a cryogen-free pre-concentrator system based on a Stirling cryocooler and novel sample trap design. This system is intended to enable highly sensitive and precise measurements of trace atmospheric gases and isotopes, which are used to evaluate...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Converter Source LLC, a limited liability company, for the development and testing of a Stirling-cycle cryocooler and coolant circulating subsystem. The cryocooler system is intended for use with broad area cooling (BAC) systems to enable reduced or zero boil-off storage of cryogenic liquid propellants for long-term in-space applications. The contract is...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Iris Technology Corporation, a for-profit, subchapter S corporation manufacturer based in Irvine, California. The $124,769 firm-fixed price contract is for the development of a low-cost, single-stage cryocooler system designed to provide low heat rejection temperatures and cold-tip temperatures to support NASA's deep space missions. The objective is to...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Creare LLC, a small business engineering research and development company, to develop and demonstrate an innovative Stirling cryocooler that can efficiently produce refrigeration at 30 Kelvin (K) while rejecting heat at around 150 K. This builds on the feasibility demonstrated in Phase I. The total contract value is $749,931. Creare has subcontracted with Sunpower, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Stirling...

This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Atlas Scientific, a for-profit organization. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I and is valued at $124,453. The purpose of the contract is to develop enhancements to multi-stage cryocoolers that will be required for future NASA astrophysics and exploration missions. Specifically, the contractor will focus on improving the efficiency,...