Spacecraft for NASA, DOD and commercial missions need higher power, higher voltage, and much lower cost solar arrays to enable a variety of very high power missions. Power for these missions is…
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX14CC45P
- Awardee
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Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. UEI S7F9G286FXX8
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $125,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NNX14SBIRPHASEI Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $125,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- San Diego, CA 92126, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $125,000 |
Description
Spacecraft for NASA, DOD and commercial missions need higher power, higher voltage, and much lower cost solar arrays to enable a variety of very high power missions. Power for these missions is envisioned to reach from 30KW-300KW in the near term and to 1MW in the future. Conventional solar arrays are simply not up to the challenge for many reasons. High efficiency, space-qualified solar cells are in themselves costly,>$250/watt, and there is considerable additional cost associated with the large number of piece-parts and labor needed to assemble the cells into the photovoltaic assembly. The current approach has many assembly steps, and has evolved with only minor changes from solar arrays fabricated in the 1970S, sacrificing cost because of risk adverse incremental development. If a very low cost solar cell could be implemented, while being complemented by economical automated solar array integration processes, and having environmental durability, then extensive cost savings could be realized, thus enabling energy intensive next generation missions. The proposed innovation is a very low cost durable PVA which has integrated construction designed for manufacturability, and active array management for voltage and current regulation. By utilizing mature thin film cigs technology, along with vanguard proprietary coverglass replacement technology (CGR), and automated integration and lamination processes, an extremely thin flexible lightweight and low cost solar array can be realized.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNX14CC45P?
NNX14CC45P was awarded to Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 20, 2014.
How much is contract NNX14CC45P worth?
The government has obligated $125,000 on NNX14CC45P.
Was contract NNX14CC45P competed?
The extent of competition for NNX14CC45P was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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