The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $50,000 - Tuesday the 9th of April 2013
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, INC RESPONDS TO THE NASA SOLICITATION TOPIC X9 ENTITLED "PROPULSION AND PROPELLANT STORAGE" UNDER SUBTOPIC X9.01, "LONG TERM CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT STORAGE, MANAGEMENT, AND ACQUISITION". THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING NEW MULTIFUNCTIONAL INSULATION MATERIALS THAT WILL IMPACT CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS FOR SPACE TRANSPORTATION ORBIT TRANSFER VEHICLES, SPACE POWER SYSTEMS, SPACEPORTS, SPACESUITS, LUNAR HABITATION SYSTEMS, ROBOTICS, AND IN SITU PROPELLANT SYSTEMS. THESE INNOVATIVE MATERIALS WILL BE CAPABLE OF RETAINING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WHILE ACCOMMODATING LARGE OPERATING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM CRYOGENIC TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES CONDITIONS. THESE ADVANCED MATERIALS CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (TPS), REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TPS AND ITS STRUCTURE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE TECHNICAL APPROACHES THAT HAVE SHOWN TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL DURING THE SUCCESSFUL PHASE I EFFORT. OUR KEY APPROACH WILL BE BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS. IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM, WE SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF FABRICATION OF THESE NEW FOAMS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. OUR RESULTS CONFIRMED THAT THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL IN DEVELOPING STRONG, LIGHTWEIGHT, CRYOGENIC INSULATION MATERIALS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FURTHER ENHANCE AND OPTIMIZE THE NOVEL FOAMS, SCALE UP THE OPTIMIZED MATERIALS, AND CULMINATE IN THE FABRICATION OF PROTOTYPE MATERIALS TO DEMONSTRATE THE READINESS AND MATURITY OF OUR TECHNIQUES.

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• $155,489 - Thursday the 19th of December 2013
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, INC (AMTI) RESPONDS TO THE NASA SBIR SOLICITATION X8 "SPACE CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS" UNDER SUBTOPIC X8.01, "CRYOGENIC FLUID TRANSFER AND HANDLING". THE PROPOSED PHASE II SBIR PROGRAM IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING NEW CRYOGENIC INSULATIONS FOR PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROL, RESULTING IN ZERO BOIL-OFF STORAGE OF CRYOGENS. THE PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROL WILL SERVE TO LIMIT THE HEAT LEAK INTO THE CRYOGENIC STORAGE SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE RELIABILITY, INCREASE CRYOGENIC SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, AND IS CAPABLE OF BEING MADE FLIGHT QUALIFIED FOR THE FLIGHT SYSTEMS AND TO MEET EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION REQUIREMENTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE TECHNICAL APPROACHES THAT HAVE SHOWN TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL DURING THE SUCCESSFUL PHASE I EFFORT. OUR KEY APPROACH WILL BE BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITE MICROFOAMS. IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM, WE SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF FABRICATION OF THESE NEW FOAMS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED MORPHOLOGY AND THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. THE PROPOSED APPROACH WILL UTILIZE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BLOWING AGENTS. THE CLOSED CELL STRUCTURE OF THESE NOVEL FOAMS WILL PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF CRYOPUMPING. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FURTHER ENHANCE AND OPTIMIZE THE NOVEL MICROFOAMS, SCALE UP THE OPTIMIZED MATERIALS, AND CULMINATE IN THE FABRICATION OF PROTOTYPE MATERIALS TO DEMONSTRATE THE READINESS AND MATURITY OF OUR TECHNIQUES.

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• $104,997 - Tuesday the 9th of April 2013
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, INC RESPONDS TO THE NASA SOLICITATION TOPIC X9 ENTITLED "PROPULSION AND PROPELLANT STORAGE" UNDER SUBTOPIC X9.01, "LONG TERM CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT STORAGE, MANAGEMENT, AND ACQUISITION". THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING NEW MULTIFUNCTIONAL INSULATION MATERIALS THAT WILL IMPACT CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS FOR SPACE TRANSPORTATION ORBIT TRANSFER VEHICLES, SPACE POWER SYSTEMS, SPACEPORTS, SPACESUITS, LUNAR HABITATION SYSTEMS, ROBOTICS, AND IN SITU PROPELLANT SYSTEMS. THESE INNOVATIVE MATERIALS WILL BE CAPABLE OF RETAINING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WHILE ACCOMMODATING LARGE OPERATING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM CRYOGENIC TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES CONDITIONS. THESE ADVANCED MATERIALS CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (TPS), REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TPS AND ITS STRUCTURE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE TECHNICAL APPROACHES THAT HAVE SHOWN TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL DURING THE SUCCESSFUL PHASE I EFFORT. OUR KEY APPROACH WILL BE BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS. IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM, WE SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF FABRICATION OF THESE NEW FOAMS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. OUR RESULTS CONFIRMED THAT THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL IN DEVELOPING STRONG, LIGHTWEIGHT, CRYOGENIC INSULATION MATERIALS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FURTHER ENHANCE AND OPTIMIZE THE NOVEL FOAMS, SCALE UP THE OPTIMIZED MATERIALS, AND CULMINATE IN THE FABRICATION OF PROTOTYPE MATERIALS TO DEMONSTRATE THE READINESS AND MATURITY OF OUR TECHNIQUES.

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