This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer of aerospace coatings. The $149,932 firm fixed-price contract is for the development of a micrometeorite shield with tailorable high-performance thermal and optical properties for spacecraft telescope baffles. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings and has previously received SBIR...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $249,552 firm fixed-price purchase order to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for the mirror recoating of an ES-MCAT telescope. This contract is set aside for exclusive small business participation. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings for satellite systems and ground-based observatories, and has previously received NASA SBIR awards for research and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,877.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer, to develop a specular black coating for flexible starshade optical shields under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings and has previously conducted R&D and provided coating services to NASA and the Department of Defense. This contract award...
This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer of specialized optical coatings. The contract, valued at $749,973.00, is for the research, development, and delivery of dark coatings with tailorable bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) and thermal-emissivity properties for use in light-blocking starshade membranes. This contract is part of NASA's...
This is a definitive, firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters to Zecoat Corporation, a for-profit manufacturing small business, to provide precision optical coatings for large space telescope mirrors. The contract has a potential value of $1,177,210.00 and a completion date of December 31, 2022. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings for satellite systems and ground-based observatories, and has...
This is a $149,935.42 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer, to conduct research and development on a radiation-hardened dark coating for stray light suppression in optical systems. The contract seeks to advance Zecoat's specialized coatings technologies, which the company has previously leveraged to support research, development, and delivery of light-blocking...
Faraday Technology, Inc., a small business manufacturer, was awarded a $124,994.00 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a low-cost, efficient, and scalable manufacturing process to deposit durable, low-reflectivity carbon nanotube (CNT) black coatings on complex spacecraft structures. The goal is to produce coatings...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Zecoat Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of specialized coatings. The contract, valued at $1,465,461.00, is for the research and development of radiation-hardened dark coatings to suppress stray light in optical systems. This SBIR Phase II contract builds upon an earlier SBIR Phase I effort and is designated for total small business participation. Zecoat Corporation has...
This federal contract was awarded by NASA to Applied Sciences Inc., a small business, for the development of a unique solution to reduce the impact of stray visible light on space-based telescopic imagery. The solution leverages nano-structured polymer coatings and carbon nanotubes to create a highly effective, low-cost, and scalable light trapping surface. This innovation aims to address a key limitation in current treatments for mitigating the deleterious effects of stray light on the...
This federal contract award to Peregrine Falcon Corp, a small business manufacturer, is focused on maturing advanced mirror and telescope assembly technology. The goal is to significantly reduce the cost of space mirrors from the current state-of-the-art of $6.4 million per square meter to less than $1.6 million per square meter, while maintaining low weight, high stiffness, and high performance for X-ray, neutron, and UV/optical applications. The $749,280 Small Business Innovation Research...