Purchase Order 80NSSC22PB085
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- The U.S. government has awarded a $375,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business Subchapter S Corporation based in Chico, California. This Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract is for the Development of the Multi-Parameter Astronaut Life Support Sensor (M-PALSS) Module for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Portable Life Support System (PLSS). The contract is funded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. Makel...
- Makel Engineering, Inc., a California-based small business specializing in advanced chemical sensing technologies and microsensor instrumentation, received a $899,938 firm fixed-price contract award from NASA's Shared Services Center on May 22, 2023. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and supports the development of the Compact, Low Power, Multi-Parameter Astronaut Life Support Sensor (M-PALSS). The contract, with an...
- Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business based in Cohasset, California, was awarded a $149,990 firm fixed-price contract on September 29, 2025, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. This Total Small Business set-aside contract is funded by a civilian federal agency through its Shared Services Center and requires completion by March 27, 2026. The contract focuses on developing a high-pressure in-situ hydrogen sensor designed for space-based regenerative fuel cell...
- This federal contract award, valued at $124,967.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business, to develop a miniaturized multi-species chemical microsensor instrument. The instrument is intended to provide real-time, in-situ measurements of hydrogen or methane, oxygen, water vapor, and mixture thermal conductivity to monitor the effectiveness of purge operations in cryogenic propellant lines. This will help NASA, a major...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business based in Chico, California. The contract is for the development of a miniaturized, multi-species chemical microsensor instrument to enable real-time, in-situ monitoring of gases like hydrogen, oxygen, and water vapor in cryogenic propellant lines. This will help improve the efficiency of helium purge operations, a...
- This is a $759,957 firm fixed-price contract awarded by NASA to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business, for the development of an Environmental Monitoring Microsensor Array (EMMA) for use on free-flying robots. The contract is part of NASA's SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II and has an ultimate completion date of June 21, 2024. Makel Engineering specializes in chemical sensing systems for aerospace and military applications, and has previously received SBIR awards...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Makel Engineering, Inc., a for-profit small business S corporation. The contract, valued at $124,991.00, is for the development of the Environmental Monitoring Microsensor Array (EMMA) system for use on free-flying robotic platforms. Makel Engineering specializes in chemical sensing systems for aerospace and military applications,...
- This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business specializing in chemical sensing systems. The $124,999.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a new class of microwave-interrogated embedded sensors for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of complex structures. The sensors will be formed using additive manufacturing technology and advanced sensing materials to accurately measure...
- This is a $754,792 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of a low-cost, lightweight, and robust chemical microsensor instrument package for detecting carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and methane from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The proposed solid-state microsensor technology is...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc. (MEI), a small business based in Chico, California. The contract is for the development of flight-capable chemical microsensor arrays to monitor high-temperature bleed air and turbine exhaust in jet engines. The goal is to provide a new class of on-board engine instrumentation for real-time monitoring of engine and bleed air system...
This firm fixed price purchase order for $149,875 was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Makel Engineering, Inc. of Cohasset, California under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I solicitation. The award is for research and development of a compact, low power, multi-parameter astronaut life support sensor (M-PALSS) with a completion date of January 25, 2023. As a total small business set aside, this SBIR Phase I contract will support NASA's efforts to develop new technologies for monitoring astronaut health and safety during space exploration missions. Makel Engineering will deliver a prototype sensor system meeting the criteria outlined in the agency's original solicitation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $149.9k | 7/12/22 |