Delivery Order FA881808D0036-0004

This is a cooperative agreement awarded by NASA to the Seti Institute, a non-profit scientific organization, to support an airborne observing campaign to study the physical conditions experienced during re-entry of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) during the Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) and 2 test flights. The agreement has a ceiling value of $171,339.00 and a performance period through February 4, 2024. This work supports NASA's development of the Orion MPCV for future manned...

This is a $1,246,736 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business manufacturer of materials solutions for industrial applications. The contract is for the development of the Orion Launch Abort System (LAS), which utilizes advanced ceramic composite components as a valve control system to allow for safe maneuverability away from danger. The Phase I effort demonstrated an innovative...

This is a firm fixed-price task order awarded to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. under a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center. The $112,917 task order is for an assessment of the Orion Integrated Avionic Test Systems (SPEACII). This award is not associated with any set-aside program. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. is the prime contractor and may utilize subcontractors, though none are specifically mentioned. The task order...

This is a task order awarded under the Strategic Professional Engineering Assessment Contract II (SPEACII), a contract vehicle with the NASA Johnson Space Center. The task order, valued at $392,720, is for an Orion Integrated Avionic Test Systems Assessment. The prime contractor is Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., a large business management and technology consulting firm. Booz Allen Hamilton has subcontracted a portion of the work to Odyssey Space Research, LLC, a small woman-owned business that...

This is a federal contract award from NASA's Ames Research Center to Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., for the development and testing of two alternative Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials, heat shield designs, and manufacturing processes for the Orion spacecraft's heat shield. The Orion spacecraft is the successor to the Space Shuttle and will be NASA's primary vehicle for future human space exploration under the Constellation program. The $34,710,318.00...

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call worth $255,095.00 to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. for the ORION Integrated Avionic Test Systems Assessment under the SPEACII Task Order 31 Base contract. This contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for technical assistance and engineering services related to the Orion spacecraft program. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., a management and technology consulting...

This federal contract award is to the University of Illinois for the development of improved thermal response models of the Avcoat thermal protection system (TPS) used on the Orion spacecraft. The objective is to create a high-fidelity, multi-scale model that can accurately simulate the complex physics and chemistry involved in the ablation of the porous Avcoat material during atmospheric reentry. The work will leverage large-scale molecular dynamics simulations and direct simulation Monte Carlo...

This is a $100,000 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc. (Oksi), a small business, to continue work on a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project related to heat shield recession measurements using remote spectral sensors. The project was successful in the prior SBIR Phase I and the Orion program has expressed interest in implementing this technology on the Exploration Mission-1...

This is a $141,564.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL), a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center. The order is for NESC HYDRODYNAMICS SUPPORT FOR THE ORION CREW MODULE UPRIGHTING SYSTEM, issued under the ARDES contract. The Orion Crew Module is a critical component of NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the...

This is a sole-source federal contract award from NASA to Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc., a subsidiary of Transdigm Group Incorporated, for the Orion Capsule Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) Pneumatic Mortar Stand Alone Testing of Reefing Line Cutters (RLCs) at the Johnson Space Center. The contract has a firm-fixed price of $95,137.00 and a period of performance ending on September 30, 2021. This contract supports NASA's Orion program, which is developing the next-generation...