Purchase Order 80NSSC18P1764

NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $52,855 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc. (C-Cat) for the delivery of carbon-carbon (C/C) and carbon-silicon carbide (C/SiC) composite test coupons. This sole-source 8(a) contract will provide 70 each of 1" x 1" and 20 each of 1" x 3" coupons, all fully coated in silicon carbide. C-Cat, a leading manufacturer of high-temperature composites, has received numerous prime contracts and...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $26,767.55 firm-fixed-price purchase order to SGL Carbon, LLC, a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer, to provide eight rolls of Sigratherm KFA5 carbon felt insulation to support programs at the Langley Research Center. This single-award contract has no set-aside designation, and the original solicitation was a special notice seeking SGL Carbon's capabilities as the sole provider of the specified carbon felt. The contract has a performance period...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for the repair of a Physical Electronics ion gun. The $12,645.51 award does not have a set-aside designation. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI, a leading supplier of surface analysis instrumentation. The company has previously provided delivery, installation, maintenance, repair, and preventative services for surface analysis instruments like...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Research and Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) awarded a $38,470.30 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Carbon Asset Solutions (USA), Inc. to utilize their Mobile Inelastic Neutron Scattering technology to measure soil carbon across 5,000 acres of an Army installation. This contract is being awarded on a sole-source basis due to the unique capabilities of the technology, which can measure carbon at a...

This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company based in Andover, Massachusetts. The $25,994.12 contract is for the delivery of carbon/silicon carbide test specimens to support Organization 4.3.2 during fiscal year 2025. This award is not associated with a set-aside designation. Physical Sciences Inc. is a small business that has been awarded numerous federal contracts and grants, including...

This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research, a defense agency, to Eurofins EAG Materials Science LLC, doing business as Eurofins EAG Laboratories, for the analysis of ceramic samples. The contract has a ceiling value of $7,855 and a completion date of June 18, 2024. The contract does not have a small business set-aside designation. Eurofins EAG Materials Science LLC is a global leader in materials testing and scientific services, and has provided...

The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has awarded a sole-source purchase order contract valued at $53,268.96 to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for the maintenance and service of a VersaProbe III X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) Microprobe. This specialized surface analysis instrument is used for materials characterization research at NETL's facilities in Morgantown, West Virginia. The contract includes full functionality, technical support, upgrades,...

NASA awarded a $124,981 Firm Fixed Price contract to Polaronyx Inc., a small business manufacturer of laser 3D manufacturing solutions and other laser micro structuring technologies, for a Phase I SBIR project to develop a novel method to achieve high emissivity using a femtosecond (fs) fiber laser. This enabling technology can be used to manufacture high temperature, high strength, and high emissivity surfaces for electric propulsion components. Polaronyx Inc. has received various federal...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy awarded a $126,934 firm fixed price purchase order to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) on January 8, 2025, for the Rare Earth Disilicates (REDS) Support project. This sole-source procurement, which extends through August 15, 2026, supports the Advanced Materials Multiyear Research Program focused on enabling ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials for use in high-efficiency hydrogen turbines. The award represents...

This firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Sienna Technologies, Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized technology solutions. The contract, valued at $125,000.00, is for the development of a new ceramic insulator material and long-life cathode heater that can reliably operate at temperatures greater than 1,600 degrees Celsius. This is a critical capability for the high-power ion engines and hall thrusters needed to support NASA's future...