High speed x-RAY videography
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25PB792
- Awardee
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European Synchrotron Radiation Facility UEI KUFCWHJNMQH7
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $54,336
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Synchrotron Beamtime for Li-ion Cell Thermal Runaway Experiment Special Notice · 80NSSC25912302Q · Posted Aug 11, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $54,335.60 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- 38000 Grenoble, France
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $54,336 |
About this award
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $54,335.60 firm fixed-price purchase order to the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France for high-speed X-ray videography services. This sole-source contract, awarded on August 19, 2025 with completion targeted for February 18, 2026, was issued following a Special Notice posted on August 11, 2025. The award supports lithium-ion battery research critical to NASA's advanced propulsion and energy storage initiatives, specifically enabling thermal runaway experiments that examine internal short circuits and battery failure mechanisms under controlled conditions.
The contract provides ESRF's specialized synchrotron beam time—approximately 96 continuous hours during Fall 2025—to conduct roughly 100 individual lithium-ion cell experiments utilizing high-energy X-ray imaging at 60-100 kiloelectron volts with frame rates exceeding 2,000 frames per second. ESRF was determined to be the sole capable provider of these advanced research services, which require unique particle accelerator infrastructure, specialized facility support including fume hoods and waste disposal, and precision positioning equipment. This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents continuation of ESRF's exclusive support to NASA's Johnson Space Center for battery technology research through firm fixed-price purchase order contracts.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25PB792?
80NSSC25PB792 was awarded to European Synchrotron Radiation Facility by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 19, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC25PB792 worth?
The government has obligated $54,336 on 80NSSC25PB792.
Was contract 80NSSC25PB792 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC25PB792 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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