Purchase Order NNX15CJ28P
Award Date 6/17/15
Potential Completion Date 12/17/15
Potential Value $129K
Federal Agency
Awardee
Ultimate Awardee
Not listed NAICS Category
PSC Category
Federal Contract Vehicle
- Not listed
Set-Aside Type
Total Small Business
Extent Competed
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Arvada, CO 80004, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed National Interest Action
Not listed Research Type
SBIR Program Phase I Action
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed Similar Awards
- NASA awarded a $124,885 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Quest Thermal Group, LLC to design and develop an innovative, lightweight thermal insulation system for cryogenic propellants. The "Multi-Environment MLI (MEMLI)" system is intended to perform and insulate cryogenic propellants in multiple environments, including on Earth, in space, and on the surface of Mars. The insulation system is being developed to support NASA's Evolvable Mars Campaign, Mars...
- This is a Phase II SBIR contract awarded by NASA to Quest Thermal Group, LLC, a small business firm based in Arvada, Colorado. The contract is for the continued development of Quest's Multi-Environment MLI (MEMLI) technology, a lightweight and high-performance thermal insulation system optimized for Mars surface operations. The MEMLI technology is intended to support NASA's needs for cryogenic propellant storage and liquefaction on the Martian surface. This $727,639 fixed-price contract builds...
- This is a SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Quest Thermal Group, LLC, a small business, for the continued development of their Cellular Load Responsive MLI (CLRMLI) technology. CLRMLI is an innovative thermal insulation system designed to reduce or eliminate boil-off of cryogenic propellants, such as liquid hydrogen, for long-duration space missions. This contract, valued at $753,162, supports research and development efforts related to this critical technology...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the [federal-agency]Shared Services Center[/federal-agency], a civilian agency, to Quest Thermal Group, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The $152,980.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for research and development related to "Advanced Cryogenic Insulation with Reduced Thermal Conduction and High Performance at Low Temperatures." As a total small business set-aside contract, Quest Thermal Group will...
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- This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Quest Thermal Group, LLC, a small business in Arvada, Colorado. The contract is for the continued development of Variable Gas Radiator (VGR) technology, which uses variable gas conductance in an Integrated Multi-Layer Insulation (IMLI) system to provide high turndown ratios for spacecraft thermal control. The Phase II work will focus on improving the VGR enclosure design, adding more flight-like pressure...
- The federal contract award NNX16CC21C was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Quest Thermal Group, LLC, a small business located in Arvada, Colorado. The contract is for the development of a Vapor Cooled Structure MLI (VCSMLI) system, which uses a sealed vapor layer within an Integrated MultiLayer Insulation (IMLI) to provide efficient vapor cooling of cryogenic tank skirts. This technology is intended to support NASA's exploration goals by enabling improved...
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- This is a firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Powdermet Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company. The contract, valued at $124,455.00, is for the design and fabrication of an integral thermal protection system (TPS) cryogenic storage tank using integrated materials computational engineering. The project aims to develop a multilayered thermally insulating syntactic foam core structure...
- This is a $124,780 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Peregrine Falcon Corp, a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a multi-layer radiation shield (MLRS) that can provide thermal isolation and micrometeorite protection for fission power systems on the surface of Mars. The MLRS is designed to have superior insulation properties to traditional multi-layer insulation...
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Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $128.6k | 6/11/15 |