Purchase Order NNA07BC07C
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- This is a delivery order contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., for the provision of AVCOAT thermal protection materials in support of the Orion heat shield development program. The $1,245,244 firm-fixed-price contract does not have a set-aside designation. Textron Systems is the prime contractor and has collaborated with subcontractors across engineering services, parts manufacturing, and technical specialties. This award...
- This is a federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center. The $591,895.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for the development of a bond verification plan for the new Orion spacecraft heatshield architecture, which uses individual molded blocks of ablator material (Avcoat) adhesively bonded to the carrier structure. The effort will include...
- This federal contract award to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit organization, is for the development of a bond verification plan for the new Orion heat shield architecture. The scope of work includes the development of process controls, assessment of defect effects, proof testing, and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) for the adhesively bonded ablator material on the Orion heat shield. The contract has a ceiling value of $89,144.00 and is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order issued by...
- This federal contract award is for engineering support services related to the Orion program, a NASA initiative. The contract was awarded to Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc. that provides defense, homeland security, and aerospace solutions. The contract is a delivery order valued at $20,707.77, with a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing type. It was awarded by the Ames Research Center, a civilian agency under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract...
- This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Fiber Materials Inc., a subsidiary of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. The $761,309.27 contract is for the production of thermal protection systems (TPS) materials, including Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA), fiberform billets, and carbon phenolic billets, to support science missions under the Science Mission Directorate (SMD). This contract is part of a larger $24 million indefinite...
- This federal contract award is to the University of Illinois for the development of improved thermal response models of the Avcoat thermal protection system (TPS) used on the Orion spacecraft. The objective is to create a high-fidelity, multi-scale model that can accurately simulate the complex physics and chemistry involved in the ablation of the porous Avcoat material during atmospheric reentry. The work will leverage large-scale molecular dynamics simulations and direct simulation Monte Carlo...
- This is a delivery order awarded to Fiber Materials Inc., a manufacturer of high-temperature composite materials, by NASA's Ames Research Center. The $764,858.25 firm-fixed-price contract is for the procurement and manufacturing of thermal protection system (TPS) components, tooling, and associated engineering services to support science missions within NASA's Science Mission Directorate. The work, which will take place in Biddeford, Maine, is part of a larger $24 million Indefinite Delivery...
- This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The $886,704.00 contract provides independent technical assessment services to assist NASA's Engineering & Safety Center (NESC) in developing a bond verification plan for the new Orion heatshield architecture, which uses individual molded blocks of ablator...
- This federal contract award is for Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) for NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The prime contractor, Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI), is a manufacturer of high-temperature composite materials located in Biddeford, Maine. The contract, a Delivery Order valued at $1,057,499.60, is for the development and Phase 1 testing of a 3-D Medium Density Carbon Phenolic (3MDCP) material. FMI has extensive heritage in providing thermal protection components, advanced composite...
- NASA Langley Research Center issued a $76,200 delivery order to Advanced Technologies, Inc., a small business, on July 24, 2019, under the Reliance Consolidated Models V (RECOM V) IDIQ to design, analyze, and fabricate two heat shields for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The heat shields will be installed on an existing 7 percent Orion crew module model for testing at NASA Langley Research Center's National Transonic Facility. Place of performance is Newport News, VA. The order is firm...
This is a federal contract award from NASA's Ames Research Center to Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., for the development and testing of two alternative Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials, heat shield designs, and manufacturing processes for the Orion spacecraft's heat shield. The Orion spacecraft is the successor to the Space Shuttle and will be NASA's primary vehicle for future human space exploration under the Constellation program. The $34,710,318.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a completion date of February 7, 2011 and is not set aside for any specific business category. The contract aims to mitigate risks associated with the primary TPS material, Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA), by developing and testing alternative TPS materials and manufacturing processes. This contract builds upon Textron's extensive experience supporting NASA's Orion program and other federal aerospace and defense initiatives through Textron's subsidiaries.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Other Administrative Action | ($100k) | 9/6/16 | |
| 57 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/7/12 | |
| 56 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | ($12k) | 2/7/11 | |
| 55 | Change Order | $12.0k | 12/27/10 | |
| 54 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/29/10 |