Purchase Order NNL15AC53P

NASA Langley Research Center awarded a $525,749 firm fixed price purchase order to COI Ceramics, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, to deliver 100 kilograms of Hi-Nicalon silicon carbide 1800 denier fiber tow. The fiber tow will be used to support NASA's flexible thermal protection system development efforts for atmospheric entry vehicles as part of the agency's High Density Ablator project. Over the past eight years, NASA has extensively tested Hi-Nicalon fiber and determined...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Sic Technologies, Inc., doing business as Sic Brakes, a $1.25 million definitive cost plus fixed fee contract to conduct Phase II Small Business Innovation Research work on Affordable Rapid Manufacturing of Fused Carbon Fiber Reinforced Ultra High Temperature Composites. The prime contractor Sic Brakes will perform the research, development, and testing of carbon fiber composites capable of withstanding extremely high...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to SGL Composites Inc., a manufacturer of carbon fiber and composite materials, for the production of HEATSHIELD REPAIR K, ICBM MINUTE MAN III WEAPON SYSTEM, with a potential value of $105,687.00. The award does not indicate the use of any small business set-aside. SGL Composites Inc. has previously provided insulation blankets, carbon cloth, rayon fabric, and associated...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kaneka Aerospace LLC, doing business as Applied Poleramic, Inc. (API), in the amount of $745,850.00. The contract is for the development of a novel low-viscosity, long pot-life infusion resin to be used with automated dry fiber placement (ADFP) product preforms. The goal is to achieve cured performance similar to unidirectional Hexcel 8552 prepreg parts,...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to Toray Advanced Composites USA, Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturing company, for the delivery of 200 pounds of TC700/TC1225 thermoplastic carbon fiber prepreg. The award ceiling value is $26,584.80 and the ultimate completion date is March 7, 2024. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Toray Advanced Composites USA, Inc. has previously received prime federal contract...

This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Fiber Materials Inc., a manufacturer of advanced composite materials. The $80,971 contract is to provide post-weaving manufacturing support for the Heat Shield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) project. Fiber Materials Inc. is a subsidiary of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. and has extensive experience producing thermal protection system materials for aerospace applications, including...

Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc. (C-Cat), a small business manufacturer of advanced high-temperature composites based in Kennedale, Texas, was awarded a $1.25M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on September 1, 2023. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, focuses on developing carbon-carbon composites enhanced with ceramic matrix materials via reactive melt infiltration technology for scramjet duct...

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...

This is a $149,870 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Allcomp Inc., a small disadvantaged business in California. The contract is for research and development of affordable carbon-silicon carbide (C-SiC) composites for hypersonic structural thermal protection system (TPS) applications. Allcomp has prior experience providing advanced materials research and prototypes for reusable aerospace components. This SBIR Phase I...

This contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, for the development of silicon carbide-based ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) capable of operating at very high temperatures in propulsion systems. The $754,923 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract builds on PSI's previous work incorporating refractory and rare earth additives into the SiC matrix to improve...