The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $79,992 - Thursday the 31st of May 2012
  Department Of Navy
  NAVSEA HQ
  STATUS REPORT

  ---

• $746,514 - Thursday the 24th of May 2012
  Department Of Air Force
  FA9453 DET 8 AFRL PKV8
  RAPID FABRICATION OF AEROGEL THERMAL INSULATION FOR OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE SATELLITES

  ---

• $50,000 - Tuesday the 18th of March 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE FUTURE OF THE NASA SPACE PROGRAM INCLUDES LONGER AND MORE INVASIVE MISSIONS INTO SPACE. LONG DURATION STORAGE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS FOR PROPULSION, POWER, AND LIFE-SUPPORT IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR THESE MISSIONS. EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE INSULATION OF THE CRYOGENIC FLUIDS IS KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF LONG MISSIONS INTO SPACE. ASPEN AEROGELS SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED A NOVEL LOW-DENSITY HYBRID INSULATION SYSTEM COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LOW DENSITY, LOW DUST SUPERHYDROPHOBIC AEROGELS AND MULTILAYER INSULATION (MLI) FOR CRYOGENIC FLUID MANAGEMENT. THE HYBRID AEROGEL/MLI INSULATION SYSTEM OUTPERFORMED MLI SYSTEM AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES AND ACROSS A RANGE OF VACUUM CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HIGH VACUUM. THIS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IS CONSIDERED A NEW BREAKTHROUGH IN HIGH VACUUM CRYOGENIC THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS. DURING THE PHASE II PROGRAM, FURTHER REFINEMENT AND QUALIFICATION TESTING OF THE LOW-DENSITY AEROGEL MATERIAL WILL BE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO BE USED IN REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS. LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) COMPATIBILITY OF THE AEROGEL MATERIAL AND A COST ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO BE INVESTIGATED. FOR QUALIFICATION OF THIS NOVEL INSULATION SYSTEM FOR FUTURE NASA IN-SPACE PROGRAMS, EXTENSIVE WORK WILL BE DEDICATED TO LARGE-SCALE TESTING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE REFINED HYBRID AEROGEL/MLI INSULATION SYSTEM.

  ---

• $50,000 - Tuesday the 18th of March 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE FUTURE OF THE NASA SPACE PROGRAM INCLUDES LONGER AND MORE INVASIVE MISSIONS INTO SPACE. LONG DURATION STORAGE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS FOR PROPULSION, POWER, AND LIFE-SUPPORT IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR THESE MISSIONS. EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE INSULATION OF THE CRYOGENIC FLUIDS IS KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF LONG MISSIONS INTO SPACE. ASPEN AEROGELS SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED A NOVEL LOW-DENSITY HYBRID INSULATION SYSTEM COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LOW DENSITY, LOW DUST SUPERHYDROPHOBIC AEROGELS AND MULTILAYER INSULATION (MLI) FOR CRYOGENIC FLUID MANAGEMENT. THE HYBRID AEROGEL/MLI INSULATION SYSTEM OUTPERFORMED MLI SYSTEM AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES AND ACROSS A RANGE OF VACUUM CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HIGH VACUUM. THIS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IS CONSIDERED A NEW BREAKTHROUGH IN HIGH VACUUM CRYOGENIC THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS. DURING THE PHASE II PROGRAM, FURTHER REFINEMENT AND QUALIFICATION TESTING OF THE LOW-DENSITY AEROGEL MATERIAL WILL BE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO BE USED IN REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS. LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) COMPATIBILITY OF THE AEROGEL MATERIAL AND A COST ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO BE INVESTIGATED. FOR QUALIFICATION OF THIS NOVEL INSULATION SYSTEM FOR FUTURE NASA IN-SPACE PROGRAMS, EXTENSIVE WORK WILL BE DEDICATED TO LARGE-SCALE TESTING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE REFINED HYBRID AEROGEL/MLI INSULATION SYSTEM.

  ---

• $49,994 - Thursday the 10th of November 2011
  Department Of Army
  W2R2 CONST ENGRG LAB
  U435CFM ADVANCED AEROGEL COMPOSITES

  ---

• $345,199 - Friday the 9th of March 2012
  Department Of Army
  W2R2 CONST ENGRG LAB
  U435CFM SBIR PHASE II - BASE PERIOD "AEROGEL INSULATION ENHANCED WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IN STRUCTURES"

  ---

• $22,000 - Saturday the 1st of December 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
  IGF::OT::IGF "OTHER FUNCTIONS" PURCHASE ASPEN AEROGEL #2

  ---

• $1,733,739 - Thursday the 9th of April 2015
  Missile Defense Agency
  MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
  IGF::OT::IGF RAPID INNOVATION FUND R&D

  ---

• $124,939 - Wednesday the 20th of February 2013
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  ASPEN AEROGELS INC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP HIGH RESILIENCE POLYMERIC AEROGEL FOR USE AS A MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACESUIT MATERIAL WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE HUMAN COMFORT AND MANEUVERABILITY IN ADVANCED EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY (EVA). THE PROPOSED AEROGEL MATERIAL WILL EXHIBIT EXCELLENT ELASTIC RECOVERY, FLEXIBILITY, DURABILITY, TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE WATER PERMEABILITY, ALONG WITH EXCELLENT THERMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES AT LOW WEIGHT AND VOLUME. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS WILL RESULT IN MATERIALS WITH EXCELLENT RESILIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY WHICH CAN BE USED FOR ADVANCED SPACE SUITS OR GARMENTS WITH INCREASED COMFORT AND MANEUVERABILITY. THE NOVEL RESILIENT AEROGELS WILL OVERCOME THE WEAK, BRITTLE, DUSTY NATURE OF CONVENTIONAL INORGANIC AEROGELS, AND THE HIGH COMPRESSION SET AND LACK OF DURABILITY OF THE ORGANIC AEROGELS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED. THE AEROGELS WILL BE MULTIFUNCTIONAL AS THEY WILL PROVIDE SUPERIOR THERMAL INSULATION AND INHERENT RADIATION PROTECTION SUITABLE FOR NASA EVA SUITS AND EXPLORATION HABITATS. THESE AEROGEL MATERIALS ARE ALSO APPLICABLE TO NASA'S SPACE HARDWARE AND VEHICLES AS WELL AS MANY OTHER AEROSPACE, MILITARY, AND COMMERCIAL INSULATION APPLICATIONS.

  ---

• $124,248 - Tuesday the 27th of November 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  LONG DURATION STORAGE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF CRYOGENIC FLUIDS FOR PROPULSION, POWER, AND LIFE-SUPPORT IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR LONG-TERM MISSIONS INTO SPACE. THE BEHAVIOR OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CRYOGENIC FLUID MANAGEMENT (CFM) IS PARAMOUNT TO THE RELIABILITY OF A SPACESHIP AND CRYOTANK STORAGE. THEREFORE, EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE INSULATION MATERIALS ARE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF SPACE MISSIONS. ASPEN AEROGELS PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A MULTI-LAYER AEROGEL INSULATION (MLAI) SYSTEM TO MEET NASA'S CFM NEEDS. AEROGEL HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE MORE DURABLE AND RELIABLE THAN MLI, AT A LOWER WEIGHT AND REDUCED COST WITH COMPARABLE THERMAL PERFORMANCE. DURING THIS PROGRAM, ASPEN AEROGELS WILL VALIDATE THE KEY PROCESS STEP FOR A NEXT GENERATION AEROGEL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE THE FABRICATION THE PROPOSED AEROGEL MATERIAL. THIS NEW PROCESS IS ALSO EXPECTED TO ENABLE COST REDUCTION OF AEROGEL MATERIALS IN GENERAL, A REQUIREMENT TO PENETRATE LARGER COMMERCIAL THERMAL INSULATION MARKETS. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED MLAI SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH A LONG-TERM CFM SOLUTION FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS.

  ---