Purchase Order N0001421P2015

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II (base) contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command to Global Aerospace Corporation, a small aerospace research and development company. The contract has a total potential value of $999,885.00 and is for the research and development of solar photovoltaic power systems, solar photovoltaic cell performance evaluation, and feasibility studies for missions to Pluto and other low-pressure...

This is a $282,822.69 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit research and development organization. The purpose of the 1-year project is to demonstrate the capability of a compact solar cell measurement module to accurately characterize the performance of high-efficiency solar cells under stratospheric conditions using high-altitude balloon flights. This will help inform the development of space-based solar cell...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Angstrom Designs Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized electronic and lighting systems based in Santa Barbara, California. The $749,860 fixed-price contract is for the development of a solid-state, large-area, pulsed, solar simulator (SSLAPSS) that can simulate the AM0 (air mass zero) response of single, dual, 3, 4, 5, and 6-junction solar cells. The prototype developed in...

<p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), a defense agency, to Atlas Material Testing Technology GMBH, a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to design and install a solar light upgrade in a test chamber. The contract has a ceiling value of $194,370.00 and a completion date of September 30, 2017. The contract is not associated with a larger vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation.</p>

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center awarded a $420,509.22 delivery order to The Aerospace Corporation under an existing indefinite delivery contract. The delivery order is for radiated emission characterization testing of an article in support of NASA's Solar Electric Propulsion Program. No set-aside designation was applied to the award. The testing will be conducted at The Aerospace Corporation's facility in El Segundo, California, with work expected to be...

This federal contract award is for an independent assessment of the battery performance for the SORCE spacecraft, an Earth science mission launched in 2003 with a five-year design life. The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), is the prime contractor. The award is from the Goddard Space Flight Center, a civilian agency, to provide qualified technical expertise to review the SORCE spacecraft battery performance and issues, including understanding...

This is a federal contract award to Solaero Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of Emcore Corporation, by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The contract, valued at $5,664,192.00, is for the development and demonstration of high-efficiency solar cells for space and near-space applications. The objective is to produce solar cells that can effectively convert solar energy to usable electrical power for satellites under the space solar spectrum. This contract is part of the Advanced Space Power...

This is a federal contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Solaero Technologies Corp., a for-profit manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels, and related components for aerospace applications. The contract, valued at $5,439,349.00, is for Solaero to develop advanced solar cell, solar array, and related technologies that will provide greater than 60 kW/m3 stowed power density, greater than 200 W/kg specific power, and improved robustness against natural and man-made...

This firm-fixed-price definitive contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center to Solaero Technologies Corp, a for-profit manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels, and related components for the aerospace industry. The contract is for the delivery of solar array panels for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft, which is targeted to launch in 2022-2023 into a sun-synchronous polar orbit. The potential...

This definitive contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to ATK Space Systems LLC, a division of Northrop Grumman Corporation, for $7.579 million. The objective is to design, prototype, and test the Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology, a 10-kilowatt robotic deployable solar panel system for providing electrical power at the South Pole of the lunar surface. This addresses NASA's solicitation seeking proposals to design and...