Purchase Order FA864922P0498

Fiber Materials Inc. has been awarded a $442,413 firm fixed price delivery order from NASA Ames Research Center to provide flight thermal protection systems for science, exploration, and technology development missions. As a division of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Fiber Materials will produce Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator materials, fiberform billets, thermal protection system test specimens, and associated tooling. Performance will take place at the awardee's Biddeford, Maine...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kaneka Aerospace LLC, doing business as Applied Poleramic, Inc. (API), in the amount of $745,850.00. The contract is for the development of a novel low-viscosity, long pot-life infusion resin to be used with automated dry fiber placement (ADFP) product preforms. The goal is to achieve cured performance similar to unidirectional Hexcel 8552 prepreg parts,...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group Inc., a small business based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract, valued at $748,321, supports the development of the company's "No-Oven, No-Autoclave (NONA) Cure" technology, which enables the fabrication of large composite structures without energy-intensive capital equipment. The NONA process allows for the simultaneous...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Harp Engineering LLC, a woman-owned small business, to develop a new low-cost, self-healing thermosetting polymer for high-temperature fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites. The proposed polymer is intended to exhibit high glass transition temperature (Tg > 550°F), high strength, stiffness, and toughness, while allowing for room temperature processing...

The U.S. General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Norex Group, LLC for the supply of thermal insulation materials. The contract, valued at $1,695.50, calls for chemically expanded unicellular plastic foam insulation sheets in black, measuring 1 inch thick with length specifications of 48–56 inches and width specifications of 36–42 inches, manufactured in accordance with MIL-P-15280J standards. The award was issued on March 20,...

This is a firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Powdermet Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company. The contract, valued at $124,455.00, is for the design and fabrication of an integral thermal protection system (TPS) cryogenic storage tank using integrated materials computational engineering. The project aims to develop a multilayered thermally insulating syntactic foam core structure...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kaneka Aerospace LLC (doing business as API) for the development of a novel low viscosity, long pot-life infusion resin to be used with automated dry fiber placement (ADFP) product preforms. The goal is to achieve cured performance similar to that of unidirectional Hexcel 8552 prepreg parts, with improved fracture toughness and reduced production time for...

NASA Langley Research Center awarded a $525,749 firm fixed price purchase order to COI Ceramics, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, to deliver 100 kilograms of Hi-Nicalon silicon carbide 1800 denier fiber tow. The fiber tow will be used to support NASA's flexible thermal protection system development efforts for atmospheric entry vehicles as part of the agency's High Density Ablator project. Over the past eight years, NASA has extensively tested Hi-Nicalon fiber and determined...

This contract was awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation to General Tool Company, a for-profit manufacturing firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The contract is for the provision of thermal insulation, with a ceiling value of $3,244. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with a completion date of September 30, 2025. This contract is not set aside for any specific business type. General Tool Company has demonstrated its expertise in producing complex, high-precision...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to SGL Composites Inc., a manufacturer of carbon fiber and composite materials, for the production of HEATSHIELD REPAIR K, ICBM MINUTE MAN III WEAPON SYSTEM, with a potential value of $105,687.00. The award does not indicate the use of any small business set-aside. SGL Composites Inc. has previously provided insulation blankets, carbon cloth, rayon fabric, and associated...