Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies, was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract (#L25D-003-0056) by the Defense Logistics Agency's Troop Support office on July 28, 2025. The $100,000 firm fixed-price purchase order supports research into affordable integrated surface modification of ceramic and refractory substructures under topic #DLA25D-003, with work to be performed in Albany, California and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $125,000 fixed-price contract seeks to develop a novel grain refinement technology to produce microstructurally enhanced nickel-based superalloy materials (IN625 and Monel 400) with higher strength capabilities for in-space propulsion applications. The work aims to demonstrate a...
This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, tasks Peregrine Falcon Corp to develop a "Liquid Interface Diffusion" (LID) bonding technique to join the heat pipes and cores of fission power systems. The $124,039 Phase I contract aims to create a high-strength, high-temperature, and homogeneous joint between the Hastelloy-230 alloy of the sodium-potassium (NaK) heat pipe walls and the U-8Mo core. This innovation is intended to...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturer of goods. The contract, valued at $749,997.92, is focused on the surface activation of high-strength steels. Under this contract, Luna Innovations will work with subcontractors Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) and BR&T to develop and test an atmospheric plasma technique for chrome plating on 4000...
Precision Materials Engineering LLC, a small business, has been awarded a $155,465 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Research contract by a civilian federal agency to develop a novel single-phase refractory-metal alloy for reusable thermal protection systems. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract with a completion deadline of October 28, 2026. The award, made on September 29, 2025, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, ensuring the...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Faraday Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of electrochemical and materials research and engineering solutions. The objective of the $125,000 fixed-price contract is to develop a scalable, cost-effective process to produce metallic coatings that can enhance the high-temperature reliability, corrosion/oxidation resistance, and erosion resistance of critical...
<p>This is a Phase II SBIR contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex to Oceanit Laboratories Inc., doing business as Oceanit, a small business technology development company. The contract, valued at $748,575.14, is for the demonstration and validation of a brush less hydrogen evolution alkaline zinc-nickel as a brush cadmium alternative. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside under the SBIR program.</p>
This is a $149,540 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research, a defense agency, to IBC Materials and Technologies, LLC, a small business manufacturer based in Lebanon, Indiana. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and is for Phase I research and development work on "Enhanced Oxide Layer Formation Through Plasma Electrolytic Diffusion Processing of Hot Section Components." The contract has a performance...
This is a $150,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business manufacturer based in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract was set aside for small businesses and has a firm fixed price. Plasma Processes specializes in materials solutions, including net shape forming, coatings, and additive manufacturing for the aerospace, defense, and energy industries. This SBIR Phase I contract is for...
This is a Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research to Faraday Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Physical Sciences Inc. The $149,999 firm-fixed-price contract supports research and development on the Additive Manufacturing Development of Efficiently Cooled Heat Exchangers, which aligns with the Navy's priorities in advanced manufacturing. As a Total Small Business set-aside contract, this award provides Faraday...