Purchase Order FA864921P1195

This contract was awarded to L'Garde, Inc., a small business manufacturer of inflatable and deployable structures for space applications, through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The firm, fixed-price contract valued at $124,899.00 is for the development of a compact, lightweight, bolt-on deorbit device for spacecraft. The contract was set aside for small businesses and is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program,...

NASA's Johnson Space Center awarded a definitive contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. for design, development, manufacturing, testing, integration, delivery, and sustained operations of the United States Deorbit Vehicle to perform final deorbit of the International Space Station on June 26, 2024, with a ceiling value of $843.3 million and firm fixed pricing. Place of performance is Hawthorne, CA. The originating solicitation encompasses design and development of the USDV, testing and...

This federal contract award to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research is for the development of an algorithm to control the de-orbit location of low-Earth orbit spacecraft and the creation of a retractable CubeSat drag device. The goal is to enable the disposal of spacecraft below 2,000 km within 25 years, as required by a new NASA rule, while minimizing the risk of debris striking people on re-entry. The contract, valued at $220,960.28, is a training grant from the...

The U.S. Air Force awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to Starfish Space Inc. for Space Deorbit-as-a-Service (DAAS), an SBIR Phase III effort, with a ceiling value of $52.5 million and an award date of September 26, 2025. This OTA sits outside the FAR and is funded under the Defense Support Program Satellite System, a Major Defense Acquisition Program operating under the Major Capability Acquisition pathway. The agreement extends to an ultimate completion date of March 17, 2028. Starfish...

This federal contract award to Spaceworks Enterprises Inc. (Spaceworks) is for the development of a guided recovery variant, called RED-GR, for Spaceworks' line of atmospheric reentry devices. The $869,764 fixed-price grant, awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center in December 2020, aims to enable low-cost, autonomous recovery of small payloads from low Earth orbit. The project is set to conclude in January 2023 and aligns with NASA's goals of developing cost-effective technologies for...

The U.S. Government awarded a $150K Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to L'Garde, Inc., a Tustin, California-based small business specializing in advanced space technologies and deployable structures. The contract, set aside for small businesses and funded through the Shared Services Center (supporting NASA), calls for the development of a bolt-on capture detumble deorbit device—an innovative technology designed to address orbital debris mitigation and spacecraft deorbit...

This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with Purdue University, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapidly inserting nano/micro satellites (5-50 kg) into low Earth orbit. The proposed technology employs a storable liquid oxidizer and a unique solid fuel to enable a low-cost, mass-efficient launch system, with the potential to reduce...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to TGV Rockets, Inc., a minority-owned and self-certified small disadvantaged business, in partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The contract, valued at $124,790, is for the development of a unique low-cost upper stage for affordable nano/micro launch vehicles. The proposed design features a novel eutectic fuel blend, lightweight avionics,...

This contract was awarded to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapid insertion of nano/micro satellites (5-100 kg) into low Earth orbit. The technology aims to lower the current state-of-the-art launch stage cost by a factor of 2. The work is being performed in collaboration with Purdue University. The contract, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Aeronautics...

This is a $1,699,630.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Inversion Space Company, a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for the development of reusable space capsules specifically designed for the return of orbital debris, with a period of performance from February 2023 through June 2024. This Phase II SBIR contract builds upon Inversion Space's prior SBIR Phase...