This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center to Zin Technologies, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of a qualification model sub-kilowatt integrated electric propulsion system. The contract is divided into three phases, with Phase 1 focused on developing laboratory model hardware, Phase 2 on designing and building an engineering model system, and Phase 3 on...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by NASA under the NEXTSTEP program to MSNW LLC, a limited liability company based in Bellevue, Washington. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,250,000.00 and is for the development and testing of a propulsion system capable of operating between 100-300 kilowatts of power and providing 2,000-5,000 seconds of specific impulse using both traditional and in-situ propellants. The system is based on MSNW's Electrodeless Lorentz Force (ELF-250) thruster...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Zin Technologies, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for Electro Hydro Dynamic (EHD) Mission Integration and Operations (MIO) services. The contract has a ceiling value of $261,594.29 and a period of performance through December 31, 2022. Zin Technologies is a prime contractor that provides engineering services, mission...
This is a $230,054,536 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to develop and deliver an advanced solar electric propulsion system that will enable future deep space human and robotic exploration. During the base period, the contractor will develop, test, and deliver engineering development items to reduce risk, and during the option period, if exercised, will develop, verify, and deliver flight items. This contract has no...
This is a $124,981 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Polaronyx Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of additively manufactured Hall-effect thruster discharge channels. Hall-effect thrusters are a type of electric propulsion system used on spacecraft. This Phase I SBIR contract supports the research and development of this component,...
This is a federal contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Zin Technologies, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract, valued at $227,726.00, is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Delivery Order with no set-aside designation. Zin Technologies, as the prime contractor, will provide engineering services, mission integration and operations support, spacecraft systems, and aerospace-related research and development to support...
This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Espace Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the development of a bimodal ion-chemical thruster system. The contract, valued at $124,468.00, was awarded under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, which support research and development of innovative technologies. Espace Inc. is a for-profit...
This is a cost-plus-incentive-fee definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Glenn Research Center to a prime contractor for revolutionary aerospace engine research. The objective is to develop, demonstrate, and verify advanced propulsion system technologies as part of NASA's ongoing, long-term aerospace research program. The contract scope includes analytical and experimental investigations covering a wide variety of propulsion and power systems,...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center to HX5 LLC, a minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The contract is for the design and fabrication of 1 kW resonant gallium nitride (GaN) discharge power supply printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies, which are a critical component of an advanced sub-kilowatt Hall-effect propulsion system (thruster and power processing unit) for space...
This federal contract award to Zin Technologies, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center. The purpose of the contract is to conduct the "Electrically Driven Liquid Film Boiling in the Absence of Gravity" science experiment, commonly known as Electrohydrodynamics (EHD), as an International Space Station Fluids Physics research project. The experiment seeks to provide a fundamental...