Purchase Order 80NSSC23PA593

This firm-fixed-price purchase order, awarded to MRL Materials Resources LLC (MRL), a small business, requires the additively manufacture of test specimens from a specialized superalloy powder provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract, valued at $26,000.00, has a period of performance ending on September 29, 2025. The original solicitation was a special notice published by NASA, seeking a vendor to develop suitable process conditions and print various...

This federal contract, awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Concurrent Technologies Corp (CTC), aims to overcome the limitations of existing additive manufacturing (AM) powder bed fusion equipment by extending the longitudinal distance (z-axis) of the original equipment manufacturer's systems. The $4,383,000.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has an ultimate completion date of August 3, 2026. CTC, a non-profit research and development organization, will serve as the prime...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $197,781 firm fixed price purchase order to Cimquest Inc. to provide one XM200G Metal 3D Printer and associated installation, training, and materials in support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division's (NSWCDD) XACT Metal Printer Procurement Package requirements. Under the contract, Cimquest will deliver one XM200G Metal 3D Printer with a single 400W laser, startup kit, annual Magics for Xact license, shipping crate, build plate, recoater...

Big Metal Additive LLC, a small disadvantaged business based in Denver, Colorado, was awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract valued at $99,925 by the Defense Logistics Agency on July 21, 2025. Under STTR Phase I Topic DLA25D-003, the contractor will demonstrate quality assessment methodologies for additive manufacturing, incorporating visual inspection, volumetric nondestructive evaluation (NDE), and surface NDE techniques. Additionally, Big Metal Additive LLC...

This is a $99,861 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA to the Louisiana Board of Regents to characterize additive manufacturing (AM) of a copper alloy called C-18150. The objective is to evaluate the quality of C-18150 parts produced by selective laser melting, a powder bed fusion AM process. The Louisiana team, consisting of researchers from Louisiana State University, will analyze the as-built material properties and optimize the heat treatment process to improve the material characteristics....

This $1,262,869.00 federal contract award was made by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Applied Optimization, Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program. The contract aims to develop "machine independent, feature-specific parameters for laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing" to enable the Department of Defense (DoD) to produce high-quality, as-built material for complex geometry structural...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $590,700 firm fixed price purchase order to Open Additive, LLC for a 3D metal printer to meet the requirements specified in the FA860122R0018 solicitation issued by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center. The solicitation sought proposals for an additive metal 3D printer with a build volume of not greater than 6x6x10 inches and the ability to heat the build plate to 500 degrees Celsius, to be delivered to and installed at the Air...

On May 27, 2021, the U.S. Army's Combat Capabilities Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (CCDC GVSC), operating under the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, awarded a firm-fixed-price definitive contract valued at $961,655 to 3D Systems, Inc. for the procurement of a DMP Flex 350B Direct Metal 3D Printer. The award supports the Materials Directorate Additive Manufacturing team's ongoing efforts to develop prototyping capabilities and powder technology for metals additive manufacturing as...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Complex awarded a $752,218 firm fixed price contract to Phillips Corporation Federal Division for a selective laser sintering 3D printer system. The contract will deliver one laser sintering printer with a minimum build volume of 80 liters, three build chambers, licensed processing software, and quantities of polyaryletherketone and nylon materials to the 309th Maintenance Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This fulfills...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded Stratasys, Inc. a $439,040 firm fixed-price purchase order to deliver ULTEM 9085 FORTUS polycarbonate filament for 3D printers. The filament will support Section 889 compliance and be delivered to a location in River Falls, Wisconsin, under a contract running from September through November 2020. As the prime contractor, Stratasys will provide specialized 3D printing materials to the Air Force without use of...