This is a $10,370,129 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a for-profit organization, for the development of high-strength carbon nanotube yarn for structural composites. The contract is a Phase III SBIR effort building on previous research and development activities by Nanocomp Technologies to produce carbon nanotube materials and formats that can enable the fabrication of...
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...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. for the delivery of 265 lbs of T1100SC-12k-50C carbon fiber material. The contract has a total ceiling value of $28,716.50 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. No set-aside designation was used for this award. Toray Composite Materials America is a leading producer of advanced composite...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of lightweight electric wires and cables from carbon nanotube-copper (CNT-Cu) composites for airborne platforms. The contract has a ceiling value of $750,000.00 and was awarded on September 16, 2015, with a final completion date of December 21, 2017. Hyper TECH Research Inc. has previously received...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The $124,914 firm-fixed-price contract will fund a comprehensive analysis of the benefits of using hybrid composites, consisting of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), in future aircraft structures. The analysis will leverage Aurora's existing data from...
This is a $149,977 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Carbon Technology Inc., a small business, for the development of Carbon Nanotube Technology for RF Amplification. The contract was set aside for Total Small Business and is a STTR Phase I research effort with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2016. The contract aligns with AFRL's work in radiation-hard electronics and carbon nanotube technology, indicating that Carbon...
This is a sole-source federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. for the delivery of Carbon Fiber T1100 composite materials. The contract has a firm fixed price of $31,830.00 and a completion date of October 12, 2023. The contract is not set aside for any special designation. Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. is a leading producer of advanced composite materials that has provided...
This federal contract award, NNX15CC58P, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of improved electrical conductors. The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award with a ceiling value of $123,185.00. Under this contract, Hyper TECH Research Inc. will focus on developing carbon nanotube-based metal composites that have higher conductivity and ampacity than copper or...
NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $52,855 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc. (C-Cat) for the delivery of carbon-carbon (C/C) and carbon-silicon carbide (C/SiC) composite test coupons. This sole-source 8(a) contract will provide 70 each of 1" x 1" and 20 each of 1" x 3" coupons, all fully coated in silicon carbide. C-Cat, a leading manufacturer of high-temperature composites, has received numerous prime contracts and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Ats-Mer, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company doing business as MER. The contract is for $749,999.97 and is for R&D efforts entitled "Industrial Production Methods for Ultra-High-Strength Fibers Based on Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes." The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with an ultimate completion...