Purchase Order NNX14CC45P
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- This is a firm fixed-price Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC), a civilian agency, to Tentguild Engineering Co. The contract, valued at $729,793.00, is for the development and validation of a photovoltaic (PV) array design with unique and enabling characteristics, including the ability to be smoothly deployed from compact stowage with a total PV surface area up to and beyond 4,000 square meters. The design utilizes flexible PV...
- This contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Tentguild Engineering Co., is for the development of a lightweight, deployable photovoltaic (PV) array module architecture designed for Mars applications. The proposed system features a toroidal storage configuration that can encircle and integrate with various space transport and surface mission systems. Key requirements include modular or large-unit design, self-cleaning and dust mitigation, tilt...
- This contract award to Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc. (Deployable Space Systems, Inc. Division) is for the development of an innovative multi-junction photovoltaic flexible blanket technology to support solar electric propulsion (SEP) for human exploration and space science missions. The $749,618 firm fixed price contract, awarded by NASA under the SBIR Phase II program, aims to produce a lightweight, modular, and high-voltage solar array system with improved performance over current...
- This is a $873,819 SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Mark O'Neill LLC, a small business, for the development of a new stretched lens array (SLA) solar power technology. The SLA is a high-efficiency, low-mass, high-voltage solar power solution that can achieve over 1,000 W/kg specific power, making it well-suited for solar electric propulsion and other high-power space applications. The SLA technology is derived from the SCARLET array used on NASA's Deep Space 1...
- This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tentguild Engineering Co, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The $124,975.00 contract is for the development of a new photovoltaic (PV) array architecture that can autonomously and repeatedly self-deploy into a disk-like configuration from a vertical Mars lander or other equipment, independent of terrain. This innovative design offers advantages...
- This is a $3,425,836.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) to develop very high performance solar array technology for use in extreme environments, such as missions to Jupiter. The contract is the result of a proposal submitted by APL in response to NASA's Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2015 solicitation. The...
- The U.S. government agency, Shared Services Center, awarded a $124,999.00 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Nvizix LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to demonstrate a novel high-efficiency solar cell technology based on vacuum photoemission and thermionic enhancement. The technology aims to address limitations of conventional solar cells in terms of efficiency, weight, and radiation resistance for space applications. The Phase I...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc.'s Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS) division, in collaboration with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC). The $124,974 firm fixed price contract is for the research and development of a modular, multi-junction photovoltaic flexible blanket technology that leverages SNC's surface mount technology (SMT) to enable high-power,...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Redwire Space Solutions, LLC (prime contractor) for the development of a high-power solar array system for small satellites. The contract has a total ceiling value of $1,499,415.00 and is set aside for small businesses. Major subcontractors include River Front Services, Inc. (systems engineering support), Bluefoot Industrial LLC (systems engineering oversight), and Solaero...
- This definitive contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to ATK Space Systems LLC, a division of Northrop Grumman Corporation, for $7.579 million. The objective is to design, prototype, and test the Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology, a 10-kilowatt robotic deployable solar panel system for providing electrical power at the South Pole of the lunar surface. This addresses NASA's solicitation seeking proposals to design and...
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.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/25/14 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $125.0k | 6/5/14 |