Purchase Order NNX16CP76P
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- This is a $749,941 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC, a limited liability company and manufacturer of cryogenic solutions. The contract is for the development of a reactive evaporation technique to deposit high-quality magnesium diboride (MgB2) thin films on large diameter wafers, as well as an etch back and passivation process to produce thin films suitable for superconducting single photon detectors and THz hot electron bolometer mixers....
- 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...
- Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, was awarded a $125,000.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop and improve second-generation magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting wires. The goal is to produce lightweight, high-performance superconducting wire with high current carrying capacity, operating temperatures between 4-30 Kelvin, and long piece-lengths up to 60 kilometers. This research...
- Hyper TECH Research Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based small business specializing in advanced superconducting and cryogenic technologies, was awarded a $42,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by NASA's Shared Services Center on August 20, 2025, to fabricate and design three AC (alternating current) loss test articles. The contract, which is not set aside but was identified as a sole-source procurement, calls for the delivery of low AC loss magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting specimens by...
- This is a $180,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to Intelliepi IR, Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) reactor, which will be used to produce specialized infrared detector materials, avalanche photodiodes, and light-emitting diodes to support various Department of Defense and NASA...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, with a total value of $1,250,000.00. The contract is focused on developing fine-filament magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconductor wire for use in turboelectric propulsion systems for all-electric aircraft. The objective is to create a low-cost, low AC loss superconductor that can operate at 10-25K and 0-2 Tesla for...
- This federal contract award NNX15CG31P, valued at $124,996.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qmagiq LLC, a small business prime contractor. The contract is for the development of antimony-based focal plane arrays (FPAs) for NASA's imaging and spectroscopy applications in the visible to shortwave-infrared spectral band (0.5 - 2.5 microns). The goal is to leverage recent breakthroughs in midwave and longwave infrared FPAs based on the InAs/GaSb/AlSb...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Brimrose Technology Corp, a small business, for the development of a novel radiation shielding material system. The objective is to create a lightweight, high-strength, and thermally conductive composite material using boron carbide, tungsten carbide, and either an aluminum or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene matrix. The innovative fabrication approach leverages...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Superconducting Systems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced superconducting magnet technologies. The $124,658 contract is a response to NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) solicitation topic S1.10, which called for the design and development of "low current superconducting magnets (3-4 Tesla at temperatures >15K)." The contract aims to...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) made by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian government agency. The $300,000 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of advanced superconducting devices and systems. The contract is for research and development...
This federal contract award is for the development of a reactive evaporation technique to deposit high-quality magnesium diboride (MgB2) thin films on wafers up to 4 inches in diameter. The goal is to produce MgB2 films suitable for superconducting single photon detectors (SNSPDs) and terahertz hot electron bolometer (THz HEB) mixers. This $125,000 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of cryogenic solutions, by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a completion date of December 9, 2016. There is currently no domestic commercial source for MgB2 films, and this contract aims to address this supply gap.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $125.0k | 5/26/16 |