This federal contract, valued at $104,998.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Boron Nitride Research and Engineering LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development and characterization of boron nitride nanotubes and nanosheets, materials that have applications in extreme environments. The contract was issued as a sole source purchase order under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part...
This federal contract award is for the procurement of CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE PANELS by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract, valued at $19,050.00, was awarded on June 16, 2023, to the prime contractor, Technology Assessment & Transfer, Inc. (Tech Assess), a small business that specializes in developing and commercializing advanced materials. Tech Assess is a subsidiary of Sintx Technologies, Inc., which has also received various...
Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC was awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $750,000 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center. The firm fixed price contract is for research and development of boron nitride ceramics for Hall-effect thruster discharge channels under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. Performance will occur in Tucson, Arizona over a two year period concluding in July 2023. The contract has a total...
This is a $58,100 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advanced Technical Ceramics Company, a manufacturer of custom hermetic packaging solutions for high reliability microelectronic applications. The contract is for the provision of high temperature electronics packaging parts and components, including high temperature co-fired ceramic (HTCC), multi-layer aluminum nitride (AlN), and metal...
This is a $124,884 firm fixed price STTR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC, a small business, to develop ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites. The contract is focused on a low-risk approach to high-payoff materials research. Advanced Ceramic Fibers has prior experience in federal contracting, including several Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards from the Department of the Navy to develop...
NASA Langley Research Center awarded a $525,749 firm fixed price purchase order to COI Ceramics, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, to deliver 100 kilograms of Hi-Nicalon silicon carbide 1800 denier fiber tow. The fiber tow will be used to support NASA's flexible thermal protection system development efforts for atmospheric entry vehicles as part of the agency's High Density Ablator project. Over the past eight years, NASA has extensively tested Hi-Nicalon fiber and determined...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $16,360.20 firm fixed price purchase order to Momentive Performance Materials Quartz, Inc. for the delivery of 25 lbs of PT180 grade boron nitride powder, 50 lbs of PT110 grade boron nitride powder, and 5 lbs of AC6097 grade boron nitride powder. This award, with a completion date of September 21, 2023, is not associated with a set-aside program. Momentive Performance Materials Quartz, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $11,878.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Zircar Ceramics, Inc. to provide microporous insulation materials for a laboratory test article. The contract has a period of performance ending on December 4, 2024. Zircar Ceramics, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of high-performance ceramic and thermal insulation materials, and this award does not have a set-aside designation. In addition to this prime...
This is a federal contract award to Plasma Processes, LLC, a limited liability company that specializes in materials solutions for industrial applications. The $124,728.00 contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center for research and development related to hypersonic vehicle components. The contract supports the development of oxidation-resistant coatings for carbon/carbon (C/C) composites, which are being considered as structural...
This firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Advanced Technical Ceramics Company, a manufacturer of custom hermetic packaging solutions for high-reliability microelectronics. The $79,400.00 contract is for the delivery of 40 High Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic (HTCC) CF524 packages and lids, with 50% requiring gold coating on platinum surfaces. NASA determined Advanced Technical Ceramics Company to be the...