Purchase Order NNX15CP58P
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- This is a $124,962 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Alphacore Inc., a for-profit small business organization, to develop a high-efficiency V-band power amplifier for small satellite applications. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside and is funded through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I. Alphacore Inc. has a history of providing research, development, prototyping, testing,...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Quinstar Technology, Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop a high-efficiency, solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) operating at Ka-band frequencies for high data rate, long-range space communications. The proposed 20 W amplifier with 60% power-added efficiency (PAE) is designed to utilize gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) device technology and a switching mode of operation (Class-F) to...
- This is a $124,387 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to E Beam Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Beaverton, Oregon. The contract is for the research and development of a miniature Ka-band klystron amplifier suitable for use in CubeSat satellites. The amplifier is required to have 400 MHz of bandwidth, output at least 32 watts of power, and occupy a very small footprint of 0.4-inch diameter and less than 0.5-inch length. E Beam Inc. is leveraging its expertise...
- This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Custom MMIC Design Services, Inc. (now part of Qorvo Texas, LLC) to develop advanced radio frequency (RF) technologies for future space communications and sensor applications. The contract, valued at $692,131.00, focuses on the design and development of high-efficiency, high-linearity 10 to 20 watt solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) operating in the Ka-band frequency range. The goal is to produce...
- This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to E Beam Inc., a veteran-owned small business. The definitive, firm-fixed price contract is valued at $749,543 and was issued under NASA's SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II. The contract is for the research, development, and delivery of an ultra-compact 35.7 GHz klystron amplifier that can be used for remote sensing on CubeSats. The amplifier is designed to provide over 32...
- NASA awarded a $122,222.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Custom Mmic Design Services, Inc. (CMDS), a subsidiary of Qorvo Texas, LLC dba Qorvo US, Inc. The contract is for the development of advanced Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) technology, specifically high-efficiency, high-linearity Gallium Nitride (GaN) solid-state power amplifiers in the Ka-band frequency range to support future space communications and sensor applications. CMDS will analyze...
- This $749,929 Firm Fixed Price contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Quinstar Technology, Inc., a minority-owned small business, under the SBIR program. The contract is for the development of a family of high-power, compact, reliable, and affordable solid-state power amplifiers operating in the W-band (94 GHz) frequency range. These amplifiers are critical for NASA missions and other remote sensing and environmental measurement applications. The initial...
- This is a $149,867 SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Quinstar Technology, Inc., a minority-owned small business, for the development of Ka-band efficient, linear power amplifiers for satellite communications ground terminals. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of February 22, 2016. As an SBIR Phase I award, this contract supports the research and development of emerging technologies for potential use in AFRL and...
- This federal contract award to Alphacore Inc., a small business, provides $124,969 in funding for the development of a low-power application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for a radio frequency interference (RFI) mitigating receiver backend that can be incorporated into NASA's existing and future radiometer designs. The ASIC is designed to provide significant size, weight, and power (SWAP) reduction and better radiation hardness compared to current board-level systems using commercial...
- Quinstar Technology, Incorporated, a small, minority-owned business, was awarded a $124,975.00 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an 8-watt, solid-state power amplifier operating at V-band frequencies for remote sensor applications. The amplifier will leverage gallium nitride on silicon carbide device technology and a switching mode class F architecture to achieve over 40%...
This federal contract award to Alphacore Inc., a small business, is for the design and simulation of a radiation-hardened, gallium nitride-based Ka-band power amplifier for CubeSat applications. The $124,864 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract calls for the amplifier to produce over 32 watts of saturated output power with over 20% power-added efficiency, while maintaining over 35 dB of gain across the 35.5 GHz to 35.9 GHz frequency range. The amplifier is to be implemented in a single-package solution with a small form factor of less than 1 cubic centimeter. This work supports NASA's needs for advanced microwave technologies for remote sensing applications, with potential scalability to future scientific space, radar, and satellite communications programs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/20/15 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $124.9k | 6/4/15 |