Purchase Order FA930014M1009

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a materials science and engineering company based in Huntsville, Alabama. The $239,999.98 contract is for research and development on "IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF SOLID ROCKET FUEL THROUGH ADVANCEMENTS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE." Plasma Processes will perform this work under a definitive, firm-fixed-price contract. As a subcontractor, Plus Designs...

This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by NASA to CFD Research Corporation, a small business, to develop an integrated multi-physics simulation tool to capture and quantify the landing surface damage and debris liberation caused by rocket plume impingement during spacecraft propulsive landing on unprepared surfaces of the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies. The $124,995 firm-fixed-price contract will focus on demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed approach, with plans to extend and...

This is a $124,988 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to CFD Research Corporation, a small business specializing in computational fluid dynamics and materials modeling. The contract aims to develop a computational materials model to simulate the degradation of ceramic matrix composite materials under the high-temperature, high-velocity conditions of propulsion systems. This will provide NASA with a tool to assist in the selection and optimization of...

This is a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The $129,945.00 award is for the development of "STEALTH SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANT" under a competitive small business set-aside. Physical Sciences Inc. is an experienced government contractor, having provided research, engineering, and product development services to various DOD...

This STTR Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to CFD Research Corporation (doing business as CFD Research) to develop advanced models for quantifying the effects of slag accumulation and dynamics on solid rocket motor (SRM) performance. The $124,928 firm fixed price contract aims to enhance current slag modeling capabilities by developing an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach to accurately model a slag-phase in SRMs. The project starts at a...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The $149,926.42 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a "HIGH PERFORMANCE, SEMI-SOLID MONOPROPELLANT FOR ADVANCED LOW COST EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE", supporting DARPA's efforts in advanced propulsion technologies for launch vehicles. The contract has a base...

This is a $149,894 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business R&D company. The contract is for the SBIR Phase I development of an "Electrically Assisted High Performance, Extinguishable Solid Propellant for Advanced Thrust Control Motors." This work supports the ONR's broader efforts in propulsion and thrust control technologies. As an SBIR award, the contract leverages PSI's specialized...

This is a SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business based in Andover, Massachusetts. The $1,249,988 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an "ON-DEMAND ASCENT (ADVANCED SPACECRAFT ENERGETIC NON-TOXIC PROPELLANT) PRODUCTION SYSTEM" to address technology gaps and scale up the production of high-purity energetic compounds using microreactors. This contract is set aside for small businesses....

Physical Sciences Inc., a small business research and development contractor headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $139,859.49 firm fixed-price contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on August 28, 2025, for work related to binders for energetics additive manufacturing of rockets. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, is scheduled for completion by May 28, 2026, with...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories Inc. (GTL), a small business manufacturer of advanced aerospace technologies based in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The $124,965 firm-fixed-price contract is part of the "ADVANCED HYBRID STAGE" major program and focuses on developing an innovative new type of fuel grain using additive manufacturing methods. The proposed technology...