This federal contract award, valued at $965,165.00, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Flextech Alliance, Inc. (Nextflex Division). The contract is for the development of the AstroSense, a flexible, wearable sensor array to be used for health monitoring of astronaut crews. The contract is a definitive, firm fixed-price contract with a completion date of June 30, 2023. No set-aside designation was used for this award. Nextflex is a...
This is a $83,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Access Sensor Technologies LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III program. The purpose of this contract is to continue the development of a wearable sampler/monitor for assessing astronaut exposure to airborne particulate matter on the International Space Station. Access Sensor Technologies previously provided similar wearable air...
NASA awarded a $20,177.42 firm fixed-price purchase order to Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA), a non-profit organization, to develop embroidered strain sensors for enhancing parachutes. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 15, 2024. AFFOA specializes in advanced textile and materials solutions for government agencies, including the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Agriculture. This award is part of AFFOA's work in delivering technological...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $186,349.25 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to FWD Technologies LLC, a for-profit limited liability company manufacturer of goods, for SUPERELASTIC SMA SCF & SGF products. This contract was awarded on November 4, 2019, with a completion date of February 1, 2020. The contract was awarded under a full and open competition, with no set-aside designation. The contract originated from a combined...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Redwire Space Technologies, Inc., a for-profit corporate entity, for an Exploration Pressure Garment Subsystem. The period of performance is from October 31, 2021, to May 15, 2022, with a potential value of $244,074.00. The original solicitation was posted as a total small business set-aside. This purchase order is likely part of NASA's broader initiatives to...
This is a $124,956.00 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Acellent Technologies Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development, maturation, assembly, and automation of "Flexible Multifunctional Structural Health Monitoring Systems" on non-traditional conformal, bendable, and stretchable substrates for use in space. This...
This federal contract award is for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a miniature, lightweight, 3D printable optical dual contact force and temperature sensor for dexterous end effectors. The $149,995.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded to the small business prime contractor Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of optical sensing and instrumentation technologies, to conduct...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the NASA National Shared Services Center (NSSC) to Nano Ops Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer, for the development of printing processes for nanomaterial-based carbon dioxide and methane sensors. The contract has a ceiling value of $39,999.00 and a performance period ending on June 14, 2026. The contract is not set aside and was awarded on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as NASA...
This is a $120,387 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to N5 Sensors Inc., a small business, to develop an ultra-small, highly reliable, and power-efficient sensor architecture for monitoring trace chemicals in the spacecraft environment. The contract is part of NASA's Nanoengineered Hybrid Gas Sensors for Spacesuit Monitoring major program, and aims to demonstrate sensor elements for oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ammonia on a single...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Off Planet Research L.L.C., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of a flexible dust-excluding fiber seal under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract has a ceiling value of $139,102.00 and is set to be completed by January 25, 2023. This award is part of NASA's efforts to support the development of...