Purchase Order W9136413P0183

This is a $15,004,784.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Solaero Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels, and related components for the aerospace industry. The contract, titled "SSPACE: SPACE SOLAR POWER ADVANCEMENT FOR CONSTELLATION-CLASS EXPANSION STAR", has a period of performance ending on December 19, 2029. Solaero Technologies has previously received prime and subcontract awards from...

This is a federal contract award to Solaero Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of Emcore Corporation, by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The contract, valued at $5,664,192.00, is for the development and demonstration of high-efficiency solar cells for space and near-space applications. The objective is to produce solar cells that can effectively convert solar energy to usable electrical power for satellites under the space solar spectrum. This contract is part of the Advanced Space Power...

This is a federal contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Solaero Technologies Corp., a for-profit manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels, and related components for aerospace applications. The contract, valued at $5,439,349.00, is for Solaero to develop advanced solar cell, solar array, and related technologies that will provide greater than 60 kW/m3 stowed power density, greater than 200 W/kg specific power, and improved robustness against natural and man-made...

This definitive contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to ATK Space Systems LLC, a division of Northrop Grumman Corporation, for $7.579 million. The objective is to design, prototype, and test the Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology, a 10-kilowatt robotic deployable solar panel system for providing electrical power at the South Pole of the lunar surface. This addresses NASA's solicitation seeking proposals to design and...

This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Space Command (a defense agency) to Vandenberg Solar I, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, with the ID SPE60017D8000, is for the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of solar photovoltaic systems at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California. The current award, dated February 1, 2024, has a ceiling value of $4,007,613.41 and covers the seventh year of this ongoing solar array...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Angstrom Designs Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized electronic and lighting systems based in Santa Barbara, California. The $749,860 fixed-price contract is for the development of a solid-state, large-area, pulsed, solar simulator (SSLAPSS) that can simulate the AM0 (air mass zero) response of single, dual, 3, 4, 5, and 6-junction solar cells. The prototype developed in...

The Department of the Air Force Space Command awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract to Vandenberg Solar I, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide funding, operation, and maintenance services for the existing solar photovoltaic systems at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The $96,252,862.00 contract has a performance period from February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020, and is not a set-aside. Vandenberg Solar I has worked extensively with the Department of the Air Force...

This federal contract award, with ID FA945314C0372, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The $7,149,694.00 cost-sharing contract is for the development of ultra-high efficiency multijunction space solar cell structures approaching 40% AM0 efficiency. This aligns with AFRL's research and development initiatives focused on advancing space solar power generation technologies. There is no set-aside designation associated with...

This is a $6,923,000.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Solaero Technologies Corp, a manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels, and related components for the aerospace industry. The contract is for the development of automated low-cost manufacturing systems for space solar panels. This contract does not have a set-aside designation. Solaero Technologies has previously held prime contracts with AFRL, NASA, and the Department of...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $4,499,703 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Solaero Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of solar cells and panels for aerospace applications. The contract, titled "NEXT GENERATION SPM," has a period of performance through May 30, 2025 and is not set aside for any specific business type. Solaero Technologies has previously provided solar array components and related services to AFRL, NASA, and other government agencies for programs such...