Purchase Order NNC15VD13P

This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AN44G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) Division, a private non-profit research organization. The purpose of this $582,410.28 grant is to conduct hypervelocity impact testing on spacecraft structures and thermal protection systems (TPS) using controlled projectiles at velocities beyond the capabilities of standard light gas guns. The testing will assess the...

Advanced Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $3,650 firm fixed price call against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center's Blanket Purchase Agreement to perform the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator Ground Support Equipment Load Test. This small business set-aside contract supports NASA's efforts to develop and demonstrate advanced technologies for entry, descent and landing. Advanced Technologies will conduct ground testing of support...

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $22,630 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Applied Technical Services, LLC for OCSS ONWM System Qual Proof and Burst Testing Services. This order is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. Applied Technical Services, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company that provides a wide range of nondestructive testing, metallurgy, mechanical testing, and engineering services....

This is a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a small business subchapter S corporation. The contract, valued at $124,510, is focused on developing a mechanism-based damage model for linerless thin-ply composite pressure vessels, which could be used in space exploration applications. The research involves material testing and health monitoring...

NTS Technical Systems, doing business as NTS, has been awarded a $27,517 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to perform deployment shock testing of the Roberts Reefing Line Cutter (RLC) in support of ESTA Test #3P0223. Work will be conducted by NTS at its facility in Agua Dulce, California over a period of five months concluding in December 2023. As part of NASA's ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and reliability...

Applied Technical Services, LLC, a Marietta, Georgia-based testing and inspection firm, was awarded a $17.7K firm fixed-price purchase order on April 14, 2025, to provide proof pressure testing services for Artemis II flight hardware as part of NASA's Orion Crew Survival Systems Project. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of June 6, 2025, will be performed at the company's Marietta facility. This award represents continued collaboration between Applied Technical Services and...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Precision Measurements and Instruments Corporation for $45,150 on April 21, 2026, for advanced mechanical testing of fabrics and plastics at cryogenic temperatures. No set-aside applied. Work is performed in Corvallis, Oregon. The order requires mechanical characterization testing—puncture, tear, and tensile testing—of 166 pre-cut fabric and polymer specimens at -143°C in compliance with specified ASTM standards, using a United Testing...

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 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 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Technical Data Analysis, Inc. (TDA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The $124,744 contract supports the development of an integrated assessment tool for evaluating thin-ply composite materials and their manufacturing processes for potential use in aerospace structures. The goal is to provide NASA and other industry users with the...