Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Portland, OR 97223, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
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National Interest Action
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Research Type
SBIR Program Phase III Action
Primary Consortia Member
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This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Irpi LLC, a small business engineering firm, to design, develop, prototype, and evaluate a foldable, collapsible, and expandable urine collection device for use on spacecraft. The device is intended to serve as a contingency solution when the primary toilet on the Orion spacecraft is broken, providing an alternative means for the flight crew to void in a low-gravity environment. The $129,902.00 contract was awarded under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which funds research and development projects by small businesses to advance the agency's exploration and technology goals. This contract represents a Phase III SBIR action, building upon previous Phase I and II awards focused on capillary fluidics research and other fluid dynamics solutions for aerospace applications.