Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
St. George, UT 84790, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
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Research Type
SBIR Program Phase I Action
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Motionport, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is valued at $124,991.00 and aims to build upon Motionport's previous work in simulating solar array deployment, specifically addressing the challenge of simulating dust accumulation on solar arrays for long-term energy needs on the surface of Mars. The contract will utilize the Compact Telescoping Surface Array (CTSA) concept developed by NASA Langley and will simulate two active dust removal concepts: high-velocity winds and a tilt and shake mechanism. Simulations will be run using the RecurDyn multibody dynamics software, with potential co-simulation with the ParticleWorks SPH CFD software. The contract is set aside for small businesses.