This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Optipro Systems, LLC, a small business manufacturer of precision optics fabrication equipment and metrology systems. The $124,900 contract is for research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The research aims to develop a new additive manufacturing process for silicon carbide, a material well-suited for...
This is a $124,967.00 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Polaronyx Inc., a small business manufacturer of laser 3D manufacturing solutions and other laser micro structuring technologies. The contract is for the development of a cost-effective laser additive manufacturing system for SiC mirror support architecture, with integrated functions of additive manufacturing, subtractive manufacturing, in-process...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Goodman Technologies LLC, a rapid growth nanocomposite ecosystem platform company. The contract, valued at $729,935, is focused on the development and demonstration of 3D printed and additively manufactured silicon carbide (SiC/SiC) composite and reaction bonded SiC materials for ultra-lightweight and low-cost mirror and telescope structure applications....
This is a Phase I SBIR contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc. (ASTS), an Alaska Native Corporation-owned small business. The contract, valued at $125,000.00, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using selective laser melting (SLM) to develop the material composition and additive manufacturing fabrication process of silicon carbide (SiC) reinforced AlSi10Mg matrix composite (SiC-AMC) for use as a telescope mirror...
This is a $799,973 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Additive Manufacturing Innovations LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned small business. The contract is for the development of a "Microstructure-Informed Multiscale Structural Analysis and Design Framework for Next Generation High Performance Material Systems and Structural Components." This builds...
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...
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...
This is a $49,999 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Additive Manufacturing Innovations LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned small business and limited liability company. The contract is for the "Extension of a Microstructure-Informed Multiscale Structural Analysis and Design Framework to Elevated Temperature" and is a Phase III award under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program....
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...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Dallas Optical Systems Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer, for the development of a method to fabricate a very low-cost, lightweight, large-aperture aluminum alloy mirror using additive manufacturing, robotic welding, and diamond turning processes. The $124,841.00 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded on June 9, 2017, with a completion date of...