Purchase Order 80NSSC18P2171
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- This is a $750,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a Small Business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of refractory metal coated uranium nitride fuel for nuclear thermal propulsion systems. Key subcontractor University of Alabama will provide characterization services including X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. The contract...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded a $124,999 firm fixed price definitive contract to Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC as part of the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Action. The contract supports programs requiring high delta-V capabilities for interplanetary and deep space missions, where nuclear propulsion could enable shorter travel times and fewer launches when human missions to Mars begin. Research will be conducted in Tucson, Arizona with total...
- NASA awarded a $124,704.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Amphionic LLC, a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the research and development of lightweight, ultra-strong, and flexible conductors made from metallic nanoparticles and aramid nanofibers, with potential applications in aerospace and defense. As a small business, Amphionic has previously received over $4 million in federal contracts to develop...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp (Usnc), a for-profit advanced nuclear technology company. The objective of this $123,521 Firm Fixed Price contract is to investigate passive technology that will enable criticality control of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor during operation, with the goal of minimizing the need for mechanical movement of the control...
- This federal contract award to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business, is for the development of diffusion bonding techniques to produce full-size tungsten cermet nuclear fuel rods for NASA's Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) program. NTP is a critical technology for human missions to Mars due to its increased specific impulse compared to traditional chemical propulsion. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price Phase I SBIR contract is focused on evaluating refractory metal interfacial coatings to...
- This is a federal contract award to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation - Technologies (Usnc-Space), a small business, by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of a civilian federal agency. The contract, valued at $400,000.00, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III award for an "Ultrahigh-Temperature Material Testing System." The award is a Definitive Contract with a Firm Fixed Price pricing type. Usnc-Space is a for-profit advanced nuclear technology company specializing in...
- This is a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ultramet, a for-profit manufacturer specializing in advanced materials. The contract is for the "Fabrication and Testing of Nuclear-Thermal Propulsion Ground Test Hardware", which involves designing, fabricating, and testing a system to heat high-pressure hydrogen to temperatures up to 2400 degrees Celsius for nuclear thermal propulsion...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation - Technologies (USNC-Space), a for-profit company that specializes in advanced nuclear technologies for space applications. The $149,912.00 contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I demonstration of affordable in-space dynamic radioisotope power conversion. The work will be performed in Seattle, Washington...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Amphionic LLC, a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for the development of radiation-resistant, high-resolution particle sensors from composites of semiconductor nanoparticles and aramid nanofibers. The potential value of the contract is $124,837.00, and the contract has a completion date of March...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Reactive Innovations, LLC, a limited liability company, to develop an electrolytic process for coating high-purity tungsten metal onto uranium dioxide spheres. The goal is to create an enabling technology for nuclear thermal propulsion that can improve upon current chemical vapor deposition methods in terms of lowering impurity content, increasing...
This federal contract award is for Amphionic LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to develop a manufacturing method for nuclear fuels that can be used for space power systems. The project aims to create a dust-free uranium oxide production unit that can produce fine, controllable fuel particles to maximize hydrogen propellant heating and minimize fission product gas release in nuclear thermal propulsion systems. This research is being conducted under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, with a potential value of $124,938. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is focused on optimizing the starting material recipe and fuel pellet production process using cerium oxide as a uranium surrogate during this initial phase, with plans to further develop the uranium oxide manufacturing process in a potential Phase II effort.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/12/19 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/28/19 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $124.9k | 7/27/18 |