Purchase Order FA864923P0665

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...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $2,430,440 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to The Boeing Company's Engineering, Test & Technology Division for the development of ceramic matrix composite windows capable of withstanding temperatures over 1000 degrees Celsius for hypersonic platforms. This contract was awarded under the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research (AASTR) Indefinite Delivery Vehicle, a $400 million multiple-award contract that enables the Air Force to rapidly...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Allcomp Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of advanced materials for reusable hot structures and leading edge components. The $746,151 firm-fixed-price contract supports research into materials capable of withstanding temperatures up to 4,500 degrees Fahrenheit, which are needed for future NASA hypersonic and other high-temperature...

This federal contract award was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Endeavor Composites, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The $71,280 firm-fixed-price purchase order is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which focuses on accelerating the development of innovative technologies for national defense. Under this SBIR Phase I contract, Endeavor Composites will conduct research and development to advance...

This is a $149,870 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Allcomp Inc., a small disadvantaged business in California. The contract is for research and development of affordable carbon-silicon carbide (C-SiC) composites for hypersonic structural thermal protection system (TPS) applications. Allcomp has prior experience providing advanced materials research and prototypes for reusable aerospace components. This SBIR Phase I...

This is a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer of advanced materials. The contract aims to develop innovative melt infiltration processing techniques to optimize the refractory carbide matrix in carbon fiber-reinforced composite materials for use in hypersonic vehicle hot structures. This builds on Ultramet's prior work for NASA and the...

This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to General Electric Company (GE) to provide thermal protection technologies for hypersonic vehicles. The potential value of the definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is $25,426,531.00 and the performance period runs through June 30, 2028. The contract originates from a Broad Agency Announcement issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Structural...

This is a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded to Fiber Materials Inc., a subsidiary of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The $5,028,966.00 contract is for the characterization and performance testing of hypersonic thermal protection composite material systems, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. Fiber Materials Inc. has extensive experience producing advanced composite materials and thermal protection systems for aerospace...

This federal contract award to Fiber Materials Inc., a subsidiary of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., is for the development of advanced composite materials for hypersonic applications under the "COMPOSITES FOR HYPERSONICS BY INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS ENGINEERING" program. The $8,863,615.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), does not have a set-aside designation. Fiber Materials Inc. is a leading manufacturer of thermal...

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...