Purchase Order N0016419P0526

This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Creare LLC, a small business, is for the development and demonstration of a two-stage cryocooler that provides refrigeration at 10 Kelvin, with additional cooling at 60 to 70 Kelvin. The cryocooler will be used for advanced space-borne instruments that require cooling at temperatures of 10 Kelvin and below. The contract, valued at $124,967.00, is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Sunpower, Inc., a subsidiary of Ametek Inc., to provide a 50K cryogen-free cryocooler. The $30,876.29 contract is for a specialized cryogenic cooling component to be used by NIST's Superconductive Electronics Group in testing high-temperature superconducting devices for an Air Force Metrology and Calibration project. The cryocooler must meet specific technical requirements, including...

This firm-fixed-price definitive contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Cryomech, Inc., a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment and systems, to provide a liquefaction cryo cooler and fan system. The $346,715.00 contract supports NASA's requirement for an integrated refrigeration system capable of liquefying oxygen gas within a tank through an indirect cooling loop using neon as the working fluid. This procurement does not utilize a...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Space Command to Cryomech, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of advanced cryogenic equipment. The $27,722.00 contract is for the purchase of replacement parts from Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc. to support an Automatic Cryogenic Rectifier System. The system's cryostats function as super coolers that maintain the necessary extreme cryogenic operating temperatures for the...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Sumitomo (Shi) Cryogenics of America Inc., doing business as Shi-Apd Cryogenics Inc. The contract is for the delivery of up to 12 mechanical cryocooler systems over a 3-year period, with a potential total value of $181,352.00. The cryocoolers will be used to cool electronics, optics, and other stages of refrigeration down to temperatures below 4 Kelvin for...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Vcloud GOV Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Plano, Texas, for the procurement of a cryocooler for a manometric system. The contract, valued at $29,497.55, has an ultimate completion date of January 30, 2025. The cryocooler must be capable of attaining a temperature of 77 K, maintaining a temperature stability of 0.1 K, interfacing with a vacuum chamber, and...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $45,650 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc. of Syracuse, New York for the procurement of a cryocooler unit designed for the VF-15 AL230 cryocooler system. The contract, awarded on August 29, 2025 with completion expected by January 2, 2026, was issued as a sole source procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with NASA determining that Bluefors is the sole qualified provider of this specialized cryogenic technology....

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $175,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to Metavista USA LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to jointly develop a cryocooler that uses hydrogen as the refrigerant with an electrochemical hydrogen compressor. The cryocooler is intended to provide approximately 1 watt of cooling at 22 Kelvin for space-related and ground applications, such as ground hydrogen refueling stations and re-condensation of boil-off liquid hydrogen. This...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.2 million firm fixed price contract to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, for a cryogenic dilution refrigerator system. The solicitation sought a dilution refrigerator to achieve a base temperature below 10 milliKelvin with specified cooling powers, along with vibration isolation packaging and accommodation for dense radio frequency and optical wiring configurations. To be installed at the Air...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $12,450 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc. for cryostat compressor adsorbers. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, was awarded on September 22, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of November 17, 2025. Work will be performed at the contractor's facility in Mattydale, New York. Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc., a small disadvantaged business specializing in advanced cryogenic and...