This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The $123,617.00 contract requires PSI to develop novel antimicrobial coatings to protect biological sensors and prevent forward and backward contamination of extraterrestrial bodies like Europa, Enceladus, and Mars. The coatings will act as a bio-barrier, offering a complementary approach to current sterilization methods. This builds...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Environmental & Life Support Technology (E L S), a limited liability company, to develop flow-through silver biocide delivery devices for long-duration space missions. The $125,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract aims to optimize the epidemiological, chemical, and mechanical features of silver compounds to provide high antimicrobial effectiveness, low...
This federal contract award to Nanoracks, LLC, a commercial space company, provides project-specific integration and operations support for the evaluation of biofilm resistant coatings for spacecraft water systems. The $144,286 firm-fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Johnson Space Center, a civilian agency, without a set-aside designation. Nanoracks has extensive experience supporting NASA and Department of Defense technology demonstration and science missions utilizing the...
This is a $748,072 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase 2 contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to NEI Corporation, a small disadvantaged business, to develop a self-healing insulative coating for the metallic bearings of space suit assemblies. The coating is intended to mitigate potential shock hazards posed by the exposed metallic components in the space environment. The contract builds upon the successful proof-of-concept demonstrated in the previous SBIR Phase 1...
This is a $125,000 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Engi-Mat Co., a small business manufacturer of nano-engineered materials. The contract is for the development of a novel cleaning technology for spacecraft habitats that can eliminate the need for surfactants and reduce solid waste generation. The proposed technology aims to create functional surfaces using...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Synmatter LLC, a self-certified Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, and Asian-Pacific American Owned Subchapter S Corporation. The contract is for the development of a low-surface energy, self-sterilizing smart coating for spacecraft cleanliness, with a firm-fixed price of $159,999.00 and a completion date of February 2,...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Irpi LLC, a small business engineering firm, for the development of advanced superhydrophobic fluid processing technologies in support of NASA's life support systems. The $124,996.00 contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, a set-aside for small businesses, and covers Phase I research and development work. Irpi LLC specializes in...
This is a firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Environmental & Life Support Technology (E L S), a small business, for the development of a Controlled-Release Silver Biocide Device. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and has a potential value of $1,130,000.00. The contract is for the delivery of a product that is intended to provide controlled-release...
Photonic Cleaning Technologies, LLC, doing business as First Contact Polymer, has been awarded a $149,947 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and will fund research into efficient surface microbial reduction on hardware using polymers. Work will be performed in Platteville, Wisconsin through February 2024. This total small business...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Orb Xyz, Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract is for the development of a real-time, non-destructive microbial water monitoring system for spacecraft cabins. The contract has a firm fixed price of $124,877.00 and a completion date of March 28, 2021. As this is an SBIR Phase I contract, the research and development work is...