Purchase Order NNX16CL76P
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- This federal contract award is for the development of a new type of plasma-based flow control actuator by CU Aerospace, a for-profit limited liability company, and its partner the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The actuator uses a high-voltage electrode that arcs to a cylindrical grounded electrode within a magnetic field, producing an arc plasma with a Lorentz force that creates a plasma disc. This is intended to enhance mixing and flow attachment across adverse pressure gradients,...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a definitive contract valued at $754,988 to CU Aerospace LLC of Champaign, Illinois. The firm fixed price contract is for research and development of an Advanced Flow Control System for In-Space Electric Propulsion under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Work will be performed in Champaign through November 2023. The award is designated for total small business participation. CU Aerospace will...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price Small Business Set-Aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C. for the development of an "Advanced Flow Control System for In-Space Electric Propulsion." The contract is part of the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research program, with a potential value of $124,939.00 and a completion date of September 18, 2019. CU Aerospace is a for-profit limited...
- This is a $149,999.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a small business based in Champaign, Illinois. The contract is for the development of "Monopropellant Thrusters for CubeSats," with a period of performance through May 2, 2016. The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order, designated as a total small business set-aside. CU Aerospace has extensive experience in aerospace...
- This is a $124,998.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C. for research and development of plasma-based techniques for spacecraft contamination control. CU Aerospace is a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in aerospace technologies such as propulsion systems, spacecraft components, sensors, and combustion. The contract is a firm fixed price...
- This is a $156,446 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded to CU Aerospace LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Champaign, Illinois. The contract was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center for the development of a "Quick Turn Pulsed Plasma Thruster (QT-PPT) for Deorbiting Applications." This SBIR contract is set aside for small businesses and has a period of performance through January 25,...
- CU Aerospace LLC, a small business based in Champaign, Illinois, has been awarded a $156,495 firm fixed-price purchase order for research on plasma reactor techniques for carbon product generation from the Martian environment. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, was awarded on August 7, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of September 8, 2025. Work will be performed at the contractor's facility in Champaign, Illinois. This contract represents CU Aerospace's continued...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of a Low Flame Temperature Monopropellant Propulsion Unit for CubeSats (MPUC). The contract, valued at $124,992.00, was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a designated Total Small Business set-aside, supporting the growth of...
- This federal contract award was made by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a small business based in Champaign, Illinois. The $149,998.00 firm fixed-price contract is for Phase I research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, with the goal of developing a "Sacrificial Fiber Anisotropic Recuperator" (SFAR). The contract was designated as a total small business set-aside. CU Aerospace is the prime contractor and there are...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company specializing in aerospace research, development, testing, and evaluation services. The contract, valued at $754,947.00, is for the development of "DYNAMICALLY LEVERAGED AUTOMATED (N) MULTIBODY TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION" and has a completion date of May 13, 2022. In addition to this SBIR...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to CU Aerospace LLC, a small business located in Champaign, Illinois. The $124,991.00 contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program and aims to develop a new type of plasma-based flow control actuator. The actuator uses a high-voltage electrode that arcs to a grounded cylindrical electrode within a magnetic field, creating a plasma disc that can enhance mixing and flow attachment in high adverse pressure gradients. This subsystem demonstration is intended to pioneer a family of devices to address active flow control challenges. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation, and the work will be performed in Champaign, Illinois. CU Aerospace has an Other Transaction (OT) indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) valued at $7,637,134.00, which provides a flexible research and development framework for the company's aerospace technology innovations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $125.0k | 5/18/16 |