Purchase Order 80NSSC25PA701

This is a $178,003 fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Astral Forge, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to conduct an investigation of microgravity influence on crystal formation and defect density for silicon crystals used in semiconductor device manufacturing. The contract is a follow-on to a prior SBIR IGNITE Phase II award and will utilize commercial item procedures to validate hardware and procedures for potential low-Earth orbit manufacturing on the International Space Station through parabolic flight testing. The period of performance extends through March 2026, with work to be performed at Astral Forge's facility in Palo Alto, California. No set-aside was used for this procurement.