The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Additive Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc. (AME), a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) certified small disadvantaged business, for the INRODES Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) project. The $248,900 contract, awarded on March 28, 2025, is for AME to fabricate RDRE components, including combustion chambers and injectors, using powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. The contract has a planned delivery period ending on June 1, 2025. This sole source procurement is based on AME's unique capabilities in achieving the stringent technical requirements, such as 99.2% material density and comprehensive documentation of the manufacturing process, which other vendors cannot match.
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