Purchase Order SP470110MA024

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Creare LLC, a small engineering research and development company based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The contract, valued at $124,569, is for the development of a new cryocooler technology to enable superconducting systems for turboelectric aircraft. The goal is to extend the temperature range of Creare's existing cryocooler design to provide cooling down to 15...

This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Interior US Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants to Advanced Research Systems, Inc. (doing business as Advanced Research Systems), a small business subchapter S corporation. The $55,331.60 firm-fixed-price purchase order was for the delivery of cryogenic cold heads. As a leading manufacturer of cryogenic equipment, Advanced Research Systems has previously provided critical cryogenic products and services, including...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Creare LLC, a research and development company. The contract, valued at $749,988, is for the development of an innovative cryocooler technology to support superconducting systems for turboelectric aircraft. Creare previously developed a cryocooler concept that meets NASA's requirements for cooling to 50 Kelvin, and this Phase II contract will extend the...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Creare LLC, a small business engineering R&D company based in Hanover, NH. The $124,997 firm-fixed-price contract is for the design and assessment of a high-capacity turbo-Brayton cryocooler that can provide 150 watts of refrigeration at 90 Kelvin. This technology is intended to address NASA's need for long-term cryogenic propellant storage in space, where typical cryocoolers are not suitable for the high...

Amethyst Research Inc., a small business, was awarded a $124,999 firm fixed price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop a high-performance, solid-state, vibration-free cryogenic cooler based on the Ettingshausen effect for space-based applications. This Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract aims to demonstrate the materials properties and design required to achieve more than 0.2-0.3 watts of cooling power in...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $125,000 fixed-price contract seeks to develop a novel grain refinement technology to produce microstructurally enhanced nickel-based superalloy materials (IN625 and Monel 400) with higher strength capabilities for in-space propulsion applications. The work aims to demonstrate a...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to VRC Metal Systems, LLC, a veteran-owned small business that specializes in cold spray technology and additive manufacturing solutions. The $124,997 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of additive manufacturing by high-pressure cold spray. As a subcontractor, the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will assist in developing freeform...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Creare LLC, a small business engineering and research company based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The contract, valued at $124,910, is for the development and demonstration of an innovative Stirling cryocooler that can efficiently produce refrigeration at 30 Kelvin while rejecting heat at 150 Kelvin. This technology is critical for future NASA planetary science missions with limited access to solar power, as...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Concepts Nrec, LLC, a for-profit manufacturer of turbomachinery components and engineering services. The $749,482 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an "Integrated Brayton Cryocooler for LOX and LH2 Applications", with a period of performance through February 28, 2025. This SBIR award is part of NASA's research and development...

This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Creare LLC, a small business, is for the development and demonstration of a two-stage cryocooler that provides refrigeration at 10 Kelvin, with additional cooling at 60 to 70 Kelvin. The cryocooler will be used for advanced space-borne instruments that require cooling at temperatures of 10 Kelvin and below. The contract, valued at $124,967.00, is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research...