Purchase Order 80NSSC26P1120
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- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $45,650 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc. of Syracuse, New York for the procurement of a cryocooler unit designed for the VF-15 AL230 cryocooler system. The contract, awarded on August 29, 2025 with completion expected by January 2, 2026, was issued as a sole source procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with NASA determining that Bluefors is the sole qualified provider of this specialized cryogenic technology....
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $91,680 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc., a Syracuse, New York-based manufacturer of advanced cryogenic equipment, for the procurement of a cryocooler and heat exchanger system intended for a liquid hydrogen simulation loop at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of November 20, 2026, was awarded without set-aside restrictions following a sole-source procurement...
- The Shared Services Center (NASA civilian agency) issued a purchase order to Oxford Cryosystems LIMITED on March 23, 2026, for a GSE cryocooler for cryogenic experiments, with a ceiling value of $50,579.00 and firm fixed price. Performance occurs at Greenbelt, Maryland. The procurement followed a Special Notice posted September 10, 2025, under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) sole source authority; NASA determined Oxford Cryosystems Limited was the sole provider of the required two-stage Gifford McMahon...
- NASA's National Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $77,506 firm fixed price purchase order to Danaher Cryogenics Ltd. on January 29, 2025, for a cryostat upgrade at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Boulder, Colorado. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025, involves modifying an existing cryostat to enable testing of large-format microcalorimeter arrays and a continuous adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator. The work comprises four primary...
- The Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Sunpower, Inc. for a cryocooler valued at $44,714.00, with an award date of July 16, 2026 and ultimate completion date of August 27, 2026. The procurement was issued under FAR 12.102(a) commercial item procedures on a sole-source basis, with performance at Huntsville, Alabama. The purchase order covers a cryocooler assembly comprising eleven components per Quote No. Q-94543-1, with work scheduled to begin June 1, 2026 and completion required...
- The U.S. General Services Administration's Shared Services Center awarded a $22,437 firm fixed-price purchase order to Sumitomo (Shi) Cryogenics of America Inc. for a cryocooler system. The contract, issued on January 6, 2025, is set to be completed by March 3, 2025, with performance occurring at the contractor's facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This award was not designated as a set-aside contract. Sumitomo (Shi) Cryogenics, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., is a...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Sunpower, Inc., a subsidiary of Ametek Inc., to provide a 50K cryogen-free cryocooler. The $30,876.29 contract is for a specialized cryogenic cooling component to be used by NIST's Superconductive Electronics Group in testing high-temperature superconducting devices for an Air Force Metrology and Calibration project. The cryocooler must meet specific technical requirements, including...
- This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Advanced Research Systems, Inc. (ARS) for the delivery of a closed-cycle cryostat to be used in ultra-high vacuum ice chamber experiments at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The cryostat must achieve temperatures down to approximately 5.5 Kelvin to support planetary science research. The firm fixed-price contract has a ceiling value of $32,216.00 and a completion date of February 14,...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,795.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Creare LLC, a small business, to develop low-cost cryocooler control electronics for future small satellite missions. The contract supports the research and development of specialized electronics to enable advanced sensor systems for space-borne science, surveillance, and reconnaissance using compact, low-cost cryogenic cooling technologies. This award is part of NASA's efforts to...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Stirling Cryogenics Inc. for $29,080 on November 24, 2025, to procure a cryofan for thermal interface development, with completion by May 23, 2026. The award is firm fixed price under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) sole source authority. Performance takes place in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The cryofan must operate at maximum static system pressure of 450 psia across temperature ranges of 10–350 K, generating 200 meters of delta pressure at 20 cubic...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Advanced Research Systems, Inc. for $95,382.00 on July 28, 2026, for a low-temperature, low-vibration helium cryo-cooler for the ICEE facility at NASA Ames Research Center. No set-aside was used. Performance occurs in Macungie, Pennsylvania, with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2026. The cryocooler must achieve minimum temperatures of 9 Kelvin or lower with temperature stability of 3 milliKelvin or less, deliver 60 Watts or greater cooling power at 77 K on the first stage and 4 Watts or greater at 10 K on the second stage, and maintain vibration at a maximum of 140 nanometers at the sample. The system includes an 8-inch CF flange configuration, UHV instrumentation package with dual-sensor temperature controller, IEEE-488 and USB compatibility, and integrated helium superflex hose assemblies with radiation shielding. The procurement originated as a sole-source Special Notice posted July 15, 2026, under FAR 12.102(a) as a commercial item purchase.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Purchase of a low temperature, low vibration helium cryo-cooler for ICEE facility | 80NSSC26938239Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 7/15/26, 2:38 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $95.4k | 7/27/26 |