This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Bnnt LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $149,994.00, is for the development of boron nitride nanotube-enhanced hot structure technology for aerospace vehicles under the STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) program. The contract has a completion date of January 25, 2023 and is a firm fixed-price...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Brimrose Technology Corp, a small business, for the development of a novel radiation shielding material system. The objective is to create a lightweight, high-strength, and thermally conductive composite material using boron carbide, tungsten carbide, and either an aluminum or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene matrix. The innovative fabrication approach leverages...
This is a $246,954 firm-fixed-price Definitive Contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) to Bnnt LLC, a small business based in Newport News, Virginia. The contract is for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project, which involves advanced materials research and development, specifically focused on boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) manufacturing and technology innovation for aerospace and defense applications. The contract has a period of performance through February...
Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC was awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $750,000 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center. The firm fixed price contract is for research and development of boron nitride ceramics for Hall-effect thruster discharge channels under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. Performance will occur in Tucson, Arizona over a two year period concluding in July 2023. The contract has a total...
This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ats-Mer, LLC (doing business as MER), a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $124,860.00, is focused on developing boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) reinforced metal matrix composites (MMCs) for advanced lightweight, high-stiffness structures critical to NASA space missions. The contractor will use a solid-state friction stir...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Bhayana Brothers LLC, a minority-owned small business located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract, valued at $164,290.30, is for the delivery of 55 kg of Nb521 spherical alloy powder and 25 kg of 99.95% pure spherical niobium powder, which will be used to meet NASA's requirements for these specialty materials. This contract was a total small...
This is a $1,975,368 SBIR Phase II research and development contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Bnnt LLC, a small business based in Newport News, Virginia. The contract is a cost-no-fee definitive contract to support Bnnt LLC's continued research and development of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). The contract has a period of performance through September 27, 2024. This award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is set aside for small...
This firm-fixed-price definitive contract was awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a defense agency, to Bnnt LLC, a small business located in Newport News, Virginia. The $223,355 contract is for the research and development of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). Bnnt LLC is a startup company that specializes in BNNT manufacturing and has received several previous federal research and development contracts from the Department of the Navy and NASA related to this technology. The contract...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Nexus Government Solutions LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the procurement of elemental melt stock materials. The contract has a total ceiling value of $16,890.90 and a completion date of September 27, 2024. The contract is for the delivery of 3 kg of boron (elemental) in pieces or chunks with 99.9% purity, and 20 kg of cobalt (metal) in...
This is a $155,625.61 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Exothermics, Inc., a small business manufacturer of high-performance ceramics, refractory metals, and thin film coatings. The contract is for the delivery of experimental braze development specimens, including coupons and tube assemblies that join ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials and refractory metals like TZM. These specialized...