Purchase Order NNX10RA82P
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- This is a Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business based in Georgetown, Texas. The contract is for the development, testing, and delivery of a prototype Active Vibration Isolation System (VIS) for ground support electronics racks or groups of racks on the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP). The system is required to provide up to 18x reduction in payload peak accelerations compared to passive approaches and up to 5x...
- This is a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded to Advanced Materials & Devices, a small business based in Reno, Nevada. The contract, valued at $125,000, is for the development of an autonomously adaptive liquid spring/damper system to improve the surface mobility of NASA's exploration vehicles for future missions to the Moon. The proposed system aims to eliminate the need for mechanical springs and accumulators, reducing the overall weight and size...
- This is a $988,025.88 cost-plus-fixed-fee Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Balcones Technologies, LLC, a small business based in Georgetown, Texas. The contract is for the research and development of novel rotating electrical machines with integrated energy storage, as well as complex mechanical systems including suspension and vibration isolation technologies. Balcones Technologies has previously received...
- This is a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business based in Sun City, Texas. Under the contract, Balcones Technologies and the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics will further develop an advanced concept for megawatt-class, high-voltage, variable-frequency aircraft electric propulsor motors. This builds upon their prior successful Phase I STTR...
- Balcones Technologies LLC has been awarded a firm fixed price purchase order totaling one hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred fifty-seven dollars for research under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I solicitation. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center contract tasks Balcones with developing brushless doubly fed motor technologies for electric aircraft propulsion through February 2024. Performing work from its Sun City, Texas location,...
- This is a $84,334.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business based in Georgetown, Texas. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III, and is for the development of the BDFM (Brushless Doubly Fed Motor) system. This work builds upon Balcones' prior SBIR Phase I and Phase III contracts with NASA and the U.S. Navy to advance their brushless doubly...
- This is a $124,867 STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business, for the development of advanced high-efficiency, high-power density motors/generators and propulsion power train systems. The contract is focused on developing new aircraft propulsor technology that is critical for the NASA High Voltage Hybrid Electric Propulsion (HVHEP) program, which addresses NASA's strategic thrusts for ultra-efficient...
- The Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Balcones Technologies LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Austin, Texas. The $239,653.07 fixed-price contract is for research and development on novel rotating electrical machines for compact power with or without integrated energy storage, as well as complex mechanical systems including suspension and vibration isolation technologies. Balcones...
- This is a $239,678.00 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business, for SBIR Program Phase I research and development. The contract is for the development of novel rotating electrical machines for compact power with or without integrated energy storage, as well as complex mechanical systems including suspension and vibration isolation technologies. Balcones Technologies specializes in brushless doubly...
- This is a $749,977 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Protoinnovations, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company specializing in robotics and autonomous systems research and development. The contract is focused on developing advanced algorithms and controls to improve the safety, speed, and rough-terrain access of wheeled planetary rovers, particularly for lunar exploration. Key technologies include traction control,...
This is a $99,992 firm fixed-price Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Balcones Technologies LLC, a small business in Georgetown, Texas. The contract is for the development of an actively controlled electromechanical suspension (EMS) system for high-performance off-road planetary rovers. The proposed system aims to dramatically improve rover mobility and stability by adapting suspension technology originally developed at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Electromechanics. Key features include the ability to support 100 kg payloads at speeds over 3 m/s, large suspension travel for obstacle negotiation, and power regeneration capabilities. The contract supports the agency's interest in information technologies for intelligent planetary robots, leveraging Balcones' expertise in rotating electrical machines and complex mechanical systems.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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RECOVERY - HIGH-SPEED NEUTRON AND GAMMA FLUX SENSOR FOR MONITORING SURFACENUCLEAR REACTORS | NNX10RA00P | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Award Notice 1/1 | 12/1/09, 12:27 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $100.0k | 1/29/10 |