Purchase Order NNX17CS55P
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- 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 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $110,486.00, aims to further improve and test multifunctional radiation shielding materials for use in crew vehicles and habitats beyond low Earth orbit. The materials under development combine efficient shielding against galactic cosmic radiation and...
- This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract was awarded by the Langley Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The $599,988 firm-fixed-price contract aims to advance PSI's ceramic composite material system for radiation shielding of lunar habitats. The composite material has demonstrated superior performance to aluminum in protecting against galactic cosmic...
- This is a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Nanosonic Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Pembroke, Virginia. The contract is focused on increasing the technology readiness level (TRL) of Nanosonic's "Thoraeus Rubber" nanocomposite material, which provides high-performance radiation shielding for space transportation vehicles and astronauts. Thoraeus Rubber uses a graded structure of high and low atomic number...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories Inc. (GTL Company), a small business manufacturer of advanced aerospace technologies based in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The contract, valued at $124,987, aims to incorporate polyethylene into GTL's Ballistic Hemispherical Layup (BHL) technology to develop a lightweight, multifunctional composite material that can serve as primary, secondary, and interior spacecraft structure while...
- This is a $750,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Material Answers, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Weston, Massachusetts. The contract focuses on the development of lightweight, multifunctional composite materials with polybenzoxazine (PBZ) matrices that provide excellent radiation shielding capabilities for use in spacecraft applications. The work builds upon...
- This is a firm-fixed price contract awarded by NASA to International Scientific Technologies, Inc. (IST), a small business, as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, valued at $125,000.00, is for the development of hydrogen-rich interpenetrating polymer networks as advanced radiation-shielding materials and structures to protect astronauts from space radiation during NASA missions. The innovation involves combining high-performance aromatic polymers with...
- This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kaneka Aerospace LLC, doing business as Applied Poleramic, Inc. (API), for the development of a new generation of structural high hydrogen content matrix materials combined with an interlayer modification approach to create fiber reinforced composite materials with enhanced radiation shielding, damage tolerance, and improved flammability resistance. The...
- This federal contract award, NNX15CL74P, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Amchemteq Inc., a small business that is minority-owned, woman-owned, and Asian-Pacific American-owned. The contract, valued at $83,266.00, is part of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I and is focused on developing an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber epoxy composite hybridized with gadolinium nanoparticles for radiation shielding...
- This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to International Scientific Technologies, Inc. (IST) for the development of advanced radiation-shielding materials using in-situ resources such as regolith for extra-terrestrial habitats. The $750,000 fixed-price contract supports the analysis, fabrication, and testing of polymer-regolith composite materials to effectively shield against galactic cosmic radiation, including light ions, heavy ions, and neutrons....
This federal contract award is for the development of a novel integrated radiation shielding material based on aluminum and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), using field assisted sintering technology (FAST). The $124,977 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract was awarded to Brimrose Technology Corporation, in collaboration with Penn State University, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. This research aims to produce radiation shielding materials with desirable thermal and mechanical properties suitable for forming protective structures for long-duration space missions, where exposure to harmful space radiation is a key concern. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/14/17 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $125.0k | 5/22/17 |