This $149,746 firm fixed-price purchase order is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Argo Space Corp, a small business manufacturer located in Hermosa Beach, California. The contract is for the development of "The Argonaut," a water-propelled, reusable high delta-V spacecraft transfer stage. This award is part of Argo Space Corp's ongoing work with the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA to advance...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Argo Space Corp, a small business manufacturer located in Hermosa Beach, California. The contract, valued at $74,997.00, is for the development of the Open Propellant Transfer Interface (OPTI) system to enable orbital refueling capabilities using non-cryogenic propellants. Argo Space Corp specializes in advanced spacecraft and propulsion...
This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Gigaerospace, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project titled "Versatile, Low-Cost, High Delta-V Small Spacecraft Transfer Stage." The $149,917.00 contract has a total small business set-aside and is scheduled for completion by February 6, 2025. The award supports research and development of a spacecraft transfer stage...
<p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Agile Space Industries, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of a multi-mode propulsion system for dynamic space operations with a total ceiling value of $1,249,328.00 and a period of performance through November 13, 2025. The contract has a small business set-aside designation. No major subcontractors were identified.</p>
This is a $8,868,091.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to AD Astra Rocket Company (Aarc), a minority-owned small business, for the demonstration and measurement of key technical functions and parameters relevant to NASA. The objectives are to demonstrate the power, lifetime, and performance of Aarc's Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) electric propulsion technology, including achieving a system efficiency goal of...
This is a $125,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc. (ASTS), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small disadvantaged business. The contract is for Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop an electrically-heated, stored gas thruster for small spacecraft and satellites. The thruster is designed to provide excellent specific impulse...
This is a $1,229,163 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation, doing business as Atomos Space, a small business. The contract is for the Evolved Propellant Transfer Interface - High Pressure Propellant Capable, a research and development effort under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program's Phase II. This work supports the development of orbital transfer vehicles to reduce the cost of access to...
This is a $38,556.99 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)'s Land and Maritime division to Argo Turboserve Corporation, a small business prime contractor. The contract is for a "Packing Assembly LA" (Solicitation 8510096800) with a period of performance through September 20, 2024. As a small business set-aside, this award indicates Argo Turboserve's capabilities in providing specialized industrial and aerospace parts and equipment to the...
This is a $240,000.00 firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center to Argos Business Innovations LLC, an 8(a) certified small business. The contract provides engineering services to support maintenance, logistics, and IT modernization operations at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Argos has received over $20 million in prior federal contract awards, including several single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Astrobotic Technology Inc., a small business prime contractor. The $189,934.02 contract is for the design and testing of rocket engines under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program, Phase I. As a small business set-aside, this contract aligns with the AFRL's efforts to support innovative research and development by smaller enterprises. Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh-based space robotics...