Purchase Order 80NSSC26P0301
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- Advanced Thermoplastic Composites LLC, operating as ATC Manufacturing, was awarded a $71,600 firm fixed price purchase order by NASA's Shared Services Center on March 6, 2026, to design and fabricate tooling and molds for sub-scale corrugated panel production using Continuous Compression Molding (CCM) technology. The contract, which is set aside for small business concerns, requires ATC Manufacturing to design and fabricate one CCM tool, pre-former, grippers/spacers, and trim fixture capable...
- This federal contract award is for Advanced Thermoplastic Composites LLC (ATC Manufacturing) to participate in Phase 1 of the NASA High-Rate Composites Aircraft Manufacturing (HICAM) project, which is approved by NASA and the Advanced Composites Consortium. The contract, a $337,842 cooperative agreement awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center, is focused on developing the integrated master schedule and plan for HICAM thermoplastics work. There is no set-aside for this contract, which has an...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $6.7M cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Advanced Thermoplastic Composites LLC (ATC Manufacturing) on September 30, 2025, for thermoplastic composites development supporting large, high-rate aircraft structures. The contract, which runs through June 30, 2028, will be performed at ATC Manufacturing's facility in Post Falls, Idaho. This award builds on ATC Manufacturing's established expertise in continuous fiber thermoplastic composite...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $25,594 firm fixed-price purchase order to Toray Advanced Composites USA, Inc. on September 9, 2025, for the procurement of Toray TC1200/T800 aerospace-grade carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic prepreg material. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2026, was conducted as a sole-source acquisition under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) authority using commercial item procedures. The primary deliverable consists of at least 200 pounds of...
- This is a $149,854 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Continuous Composites Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in continuous fiber 3D printing technology. The contract is for SBIR Phase I research and development of additive manufacturing techniques to produce low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) open isogrid composite structures. This contract is designated as a total small business...
- This $124,992 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Composites Automation LLC, a small business limited liability company. The contract is for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project to develop an ultra-thin and formable prepreg material from reusable short carbon fiber composites (CFC). The key objectives are process and material development, test panel fabrication, and mechanical...
- This is a $124,480 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Composites Automation LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the design of tools to develop tailorable and ultra-thin composite materials, which could be applicable to aerospace and other industries. Composites Automation is a small business that has received over...
- Convergent Manufacturing Technologies US Inc., a Seattle-based small business specializing in advanced composite manufacturing simulation and optimization software, has been awarded a $759,339 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract by NASA's Shared Services Center. The contract, which commenced on March 25, 2022 and extends through June 30, 2026, is designated as a set-aside for small businesses under a firm fixed-price arrangement. This Phase II effort focuses on process...
- This STTR Phase I contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awards $124,956 to Composites Automation LLC, a small business, to evaluate automated tape placement (ATP) processing of thin ply composites. The project will focus on process and design modeling, test panel fabrication, and mechanical performance evaluation to enable the transition from standard to thin ply ATP processing. Key goals include fabricating high-quality composite parts with low void content. The...
- This SBIR Phase II contract, awarded to Composites Automation LLC, a small business, by NASA, is focused on evaluating automated tape placement (ATP) processing of thin-ply composites. The $749,962 contract involves material and process development, modeling, test panel fabrication, and performance evaluation. The goal is to enable the fabrication of uniform, high-fiber-volume, low-void-content composite parts using thin-ply ATP processing. The contract builds upon prior Phase I work and...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $34,500 firm fixed-price purchase order to Advanced Thermoplastic Composites LLC (ATC Manufacturing) on March 5, 2026, for Continuous Compression Molding (CCM) services. Under this total small business set-aside contract, ATC Manufacturing will develop and optimize a CCM process to bond amorphous thermoplastic films to semi-crystalline thermoplastic prepreg materials while meeting NASA's specific thermal processing requirements. The work must be completed within six months at ATC Manufacturing's Post Falls, Idaho facility and includes delivery of 10 sets of processed material samples measuring 20 feet by 12 inches under up to 10 different thermal history cycles, provision of thermal history data via embedded thermocouples, and facility access for NASA personnel during material builds. This award builds on ATC Manufacturing's established expertise in thermoplastic composite technologies, including previous cooperative agreements with NASA's Shared Services Center totaling $386,674 for the High-Rate Composites Aircraft Manufacturing (HICAM) project, as well as a $6.7 million Air Force Research Laboratory contract awarded in September 2025 for thermoplastic composites development supporting large-scale aerospace applications. The company's focus on manufacturing approaches that increase production rates for composite airframe structures positions it well for this specialized CCM process development supporting NASA's broader advanced composites manufacturing objectives.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Continuous Compression Molding (CCM) of Amorphous Thermoplastic Film to Semi-crystalline Thermoplastic Prepreg | 80NSSC26926346Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 2/25/26, 2:24 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $34.5k | 3/4/26 |