This is a $848,690.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Optomec Inc., a manufacturer of 3D printers and additive manufacturing solutions. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically for Phase II of a project focused on "Additive Manufacturing of Robust, Nonplanar Electrical Interconnects." The contract is set aside for small businesses. Optomec has previously received SBIR...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Optomec Inc., a manufacturer of 3D printers and additive manufacturing equipment. The goal of the $124,760 contract is to enhance Optomec's Aerosol Jet technology for printed electronics by developing an Adaptive Laser Sintering System (ALSS) module. The ALSS will enable fully automated sintering of printed circuits, with in-situ monitoring and repair...
This is a $750,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Applied Optimization, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The objective of the research is to use probability theory to combine physics-based models for additive manufacturing processes like selective laser melting (SLM) and electron beam melting (EBM) in order to predict and mitigate defects, achieve...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $149,835.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract to Outpost Technologies, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract, with a performance period ending on January 25, 2023, is for the research and development of a "Low-Cost, High-Performance Metal Matrix Composite for Advanced Optical Systems." This SBIR Phase I action...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,954.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to LER Technologies Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, to conduct a feasibility study on an in-situ inspection unit that can be added to an existing additive manufacturing (AM) tool. The goal is to provide real-time information about part quality and detect flaws during the AM process, enabling immediate feedback and process correction to save...
Opterus Research and Development, Inc. was awarded a $156,000 purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct research under the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract calls for Opterus to perform work on EO14042 FY22 SBIR Phase I High Strain Composite Booms for Robotics. The research will take place in Loveland, Colorado over a six-month period concluding in January 2023. The award is set...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,979.00 firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. The contract is focused on developing a novel 3D printable feedstock material and post-printing process that will enable NASA to 3D print plastic parts with metal-like mechanical properties for use in the space environment. This supports NASA's In-Space Manufacturing program and is compatible with the...
Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc., doing business as Aerospace Semiconductor, has been awarded a $149,969 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct research under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract calls for Aerospace Semiconductor to perform work on nonplanar spaceborne additively manufactured electronics in support of NASA's efforts to advance additive...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract valued at $124,991.00 to Opterus Research and Development, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of Tubular Truss Additive Manufacturing, with a completion date of November 19, 2021. Opterus Research and Development, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of goods that has previously provided research, engineering services, prototypes,...
Photonect Interconnect Solutions Inc. has been awarded a $150,000 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct research under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. The research effort, titled "STTR PHASE 1 FIBER-TO-CHIP FUSION SPLICING FOR LOW-LOSS PHOTONIC PACKAGING WITH SPACE APPLICATIONS," will develop fiber-to-chip fusion splicing techniques for low-loss photonic packaging with...