The development of the microwave kinetic inductance detector (mkid) has renewed interest in bolometric infrared detectors based on thin films of YBA2CU3O7-x (ybco) high temperature superconductor…
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX16CP50P
- Awardee
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Star Cryoelectronics, LLC UEI ES5SR32JX1L8
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $124,999
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NNX16SBIRPH1 Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $124,999.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Santa Fe, NM, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
This is a $124,999 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of specialized cryogenic equipment and superconducting systems. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and aims to improve the uniformity of yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) thin films on silicon substrates and design an innovative reactive co-evaporation system for depositing high-quality YBCO films on large-area substrates. This work supports the development of bolometric infrared detectors based on YBCO high-temperature superconductors, which can operate at around 50 Kelvin, reducing the complexity of the cooling requirements. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by December 9, 2016.
Description
The development of the microwave kinetic inductance detector (mkid) has renewed interest in bolometric infrared detectors based on thin films of YBA2CU3O7-x (ybco) high temperature superconductor (HTS). A compelling advantage of HTS bolometers is that they can be operated at temperatures of around 50 k, which significantly reduces the complexity of the cooling requirements. To be viable for large-scale production of HTS bolometer detector arrays, high-quality, thin ybco films are required on large-area SI wafers for increased throughput and to fabricate the membrane structures that support the ybco bolometers. Ybco deposition on SI requires optimized MGO buffer layers deposited using ION beam assisted deposition (ibad). Currently there is no domestic commercial source for ybco films. In phase i, we propose to improve the uniformity of currently available ybco films on SI, and to design an innovative reactive CO-evaporation system for the deposition of high-quality films of ybco on large-area substrates that will be built and commissioned in phase II.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNX16CP50P?
NNX16CP50P was awarded to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 10, 2016.
How much is contract NNX16CP50P worth?
The government has obligated $124,999 on NNX16CP50P.
Was contract NNX16CP50P competed?
The extent of competition for NNX16CP50P was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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