In the current phase II project, ultramet is developing a fully functional three-dimensional (3D) laser-directed chemical vapor deposition (lcvd) system with the appropriate controls to ensure…
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC17P0945
- Awardee
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Ultramet UEI N8ZRMWX85NZ6
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $70,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $70,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Pacoima, CA 91331, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase III Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | -$5,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
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| Original award | $75,000 |
Description
In the current phase II project, ultramet is developing a fully functional three-dimensional (3D) laser-directed chemical vapor deposition (lcvd) system with the appropriate controls to ensure layer-tolayer consistency and fine resolution in a 6" cubic writing volume. The current system is designed to print objects in dense rhenium or tungsten directly from a 3D digital geometry using hexafluoride (REF6 or WF6) precursor gases. The objective of the proposed phase II-x enhancement is to expand the 3D-lcvd capability to molybdenum while enabling deposition from lower-cost chloride precursors. Molybdenum pentachloride (MOCL5) is over an order of magnitude less expensive than molybdenum hexafluoride (MOF6), the analog to the rhenium and tungsten hexafluorides used in the phase i and phase II efforts. Further, chlorides can be produced in situ in the reactor by flowing chlorine gas through a heated bed of metal pellets, further reducing cost and simplifying precursor supply requirements. This option is not possible with fluorine due to its extreme reactivity. The use of MOCL5 will require a heated chamber to exceed the 268 c boiling point to enable a full atmosphere of pressure within the reactor. In contrast, most hexafluorides are gases at or just above room temperature. While this has simplified system development to date, development of a heated chamber will significantly reduce consumable costs and eliminate corrosion attributed to the chemically aggressive hydrogen fluoride (HF) byproduct.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC17P0945?
80NSSC17P0945 was awarded to Ultramet by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 30, 2017.
How much is contract 80NSSC17P0945 worth?
The government has obligated $70,000 on 80NSSC17P0945.
Was contract 80NSSC17P0945 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC17P0945 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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