The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $89,950 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  THE TARGET OBJECTIVE FOR PHASE III IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A 300 CM^2 ACTIVE AREA APWR FUEL CELL, BUILT ACCORDING TO CERTAIN PROPRIETARY METHODS, PROCESSES AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, CONCEIVED BY THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE COURSE OF SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II APWR FUEL CELL SYSTEM EFFORTS, AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACTOR S PHASE III PROPOSAL, TO EFFECT THE APWR FUNCTIONALITY IN A MASS-PRODUCED PRECISION CELL CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONSTRUCT A SINGLE REPEATABLE UNIT CELL, THEN TWO (2) 4 CELL SHORT STACK TEST ARTICLES, AND EVENTUALLY A FULL SIZE (NOMINALLY 2 -3 KWE) STACK TEST ARTICLE OF APPROXIMATELY 38 - 42 CELLS. THE TEST ARTICLES ARE NOT PROTOTYPICAL OF FLIGHT HARDWARE, BUT ARE FULLY PROTOTYPICAL FROM A MANUFACTURING STANDPOINT. THE END PRODUCT WILL BE A MANUFACTURING PROTOTYPE OF AN APWR HYDROGEN OXYGEN FUEL CELL STACK THAT CAN BE PRODUCED AS FLIGHT HARDWARE AT REASONABLE COST TO NASA, TO SUPPORT FUTURE EXPLORATION MISSIONS. GFP ADDED TO CONTRACT MOD 13

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• $562,441 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  IGF::CT::IGF PROMISING TEST RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE DATA FROM SBIR NNX10CA49C, PHASE I AND PHASE II ADVANCED CATHODE ELECTROLYZER (ACE) EFFORTS, HAVE LED THE ENABLING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION (ETDD) PROGRAM TO PURSUE A DEMONSTRATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY UNDER A PHASE III EFFORT. THE TARGET OBJECTIVE FOR PHASE III IS TO DESIGN, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE AND TEST ACE III CONCEPT ELECTROLYSIS STACKS: SIZED TO OPERATE AT A MINIMUM ELECTRICAL POWER INPUT OF 100 WATTS. THESE STACKS SHALL INCORPORATE PASSIVE, CATHODE-SIDE, LIQUID WATER FEED, USING CELL STRUCTURES SIMILAR TO THAT DEVELOPED UNDER BOTH ACE II AND UNDER THE NASA PHASE III ADVANCED PRODUCT WATER REMOVAL (APWR) PROGRAMS. ELECTROLYSIS STACKS SHALL INCORPORATE IN-CELL, STATIC WATER/GAS SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATED IN PHASE II. THE PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE STACK ENDPLATE, FOLLOW-UP HARDWARE AND TEST SYSTEMS DEVELOPED FOR THE ACE PHASE II PROGRAM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, AND TEST TWO ELECTROLYSIS STACKS. BOTH STACKS SHALL HAVE AN ACTIVE AREA OF 50 CM , AND BE SIZED TO FUNCTION AT A MINIMUM ELECTRICAL POWER INPUT OF 100 WATTS. THE TEST GOAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE STACK OPERATION WITH BALANCED GAS PRESSURES OF AT LEAST 2000 PSIG HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER THE STACKS TO NASA, AFTER TESTING IS COMPLETED. THE ELECTROLYSIS STACKS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO EVALUATE TWO MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. THE FIRST ELECTROLYSIS STACK SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM 316 STAINLESS STEEL (SS) CELL COMPONENTS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED. A SECOND ELECTROLYSIS STACK SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM NIOBIUM CELL COMPONENTS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED. SPECIFIC TASKS TASK 1.0 DESIGN THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN TWO ELECTROLYSIS STACKS HAVING A CELL ACTIVE AREA OF 50 CM , AND SUITABLE FOR DEMONSTRATING THE ACE III ELECTROLYSIS CONCEPT AT AN ELECTRICAL POWER INPUT LEVEL OF AT LEAST 100 WATTS AT A BALANCED GAS PRESSURE OF 2000 PSIG. THIS EFFORT SHALL INCLUDE DESIGN CONCEPT DEFINITION, DRAWINGS, AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT A DESIGN REVIEW AT THEIR FACILITY, NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS AFTER CONTRACT START, PRIOR TO INITIATION OF PARTS AND MATERIAL PROCUREMENT. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE DESIGN REVIEW. 1.1 316 SS STACK DESIGN THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN THE 316 SS ELECTROLYSIS STACK, INCLUDING ALL THE NECESSARY DRAWINGS AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT PROCUREMENT, FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY. 1.2 NIOBIUM STACK DESIGN THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MODIFY THE 316 SS STACK DESIGN FOR CONSTRUCTION FROM NIOBIUM. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO MEET OR EXCEED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BASELINE 316 SS DESIGN, WITH IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IDENTIFY ALL NECESSARY PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANGE FROM 316 SS TO NIOBIUM, AND COMMUNICATE THAT INFORMATION DURING BI-WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS AND/OR AT THE DESIGN REVIEW. AT A MINIMUM, CONSIDERATIONS SHALL INCLUDE: QUALITY OF BONDING BIPOLAR PLATE CONSTRUCTION ENDPLATE CONSTRUCTION THE NIOBIUM ELECTROLYSIS STACK SHALL RETAIN THE FORM, FIT AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE 316 SS DESIGN. TASK 2.0 PROCUREMENT, FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY 2.1 316 SS ELECTROLYSIS STACK 2.1.1 PROCUREMENT FOLLOWING NASA APPROVAL OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROCURE ALL COMPONENT PARTS FOR A 100 W, 2000 PSIG, 316 SS ELECTROLYSIS STACK. THIS SHALL INCLUDE VENDOR NON-RECURRING ARTWORK, RAW MATERIAL, BONDING AND COATING. ALSO INCLUDED SHALL BE MANUFACTURING SPARES AND ALL ADDITIONAL ENDPLATES, FOLLOW-UP HARDWARE AND TEST FITTINGS AS NECESSARY TO DEMONSTRATE STACK PERFORMANCE DURING TESTING. 2.1.2 ASSEMBLY AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSEMBLE, AND PERFORM ACCEPTANCE TESTING ON THE 100 WATT, 316 SS ELECTROLYSIS STACK. THIS SHALL INCLUDE INITIAL ASSEMBLY, HEAT SOAK, AND FINAL ASSEMBLY. STACK IMPEDANCE AND INTEGRITY SHALL BE EVALUATED UNDER CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR, FO

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• $438,759 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  THE TARGET OBJECTIVE FOR PHASE III IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A 300 CM^2 ACTIVE AREA APWR FUEL CELL, BUILT ACCORDING TO CERTAIN PROPRIETARY METHODS, PROCESSES AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, CONCEIVED BY THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE COURSE OF SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II APWR FUEL CELL SYSTEM EFFORTS, AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACTOR S PHASE III PROPOSAL, TO EFFECT THE APWR FUNCTIONALITY IN A MASS-PRODUCED PRECISION CELL CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONSTRUCT A SINGLE REPEATABLE UNIT CELL, THEN TWO (2) 4 CELL SHORT STACK TEST ARTICLES, AND EVENTUALLY A FULL SIZE (NOMINALLY 2 -3 KWE) STACK TEST ARTICLE OF APPROXIMATELY 38 - 42 CELLS. THE TEST ARTICLES ARE NOT PROTOTYPICAL OF FLIGHT HARDWARE, BUT ARE FULLY PROTOTYPICAL FROM A MANUFACTURING STANDPOINT. THE END PRODUCT WILL BE A MANUFACTURING PROTOTYPE OF AN APWR HYDROGEN OXYGEN FUEL CELL STACK THAT CAN BE PRODUCED AS FLIGHT HARDWARE AT REASONABLE COST TO NASA, TO SUPPORT FUTURE EXPLORATION MISSIONS. GFP ADDED TO CONTRACT MOD 13

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• $304,000 - Monday the 20th of August 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  SBIR PHASE III CONTRACT

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• $300,000 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  THE TARGET OBJECTIVE FOR PHASE III IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A 300 CM^2 ACTIVE AREA APWR FUEL CELL, BUILT ACCORDING TO CERTAIN PROPRIETARY METHODS, PROCESSES AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, CONCEIVED BY THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE COURSE OF SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II APWR FUEL CELL SYSTEM EFFORTS, AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACTOR S PHASE III PROPOSAL, TO EFFECT THE APWR FUNCTIONALITY IN A MASS-PRODUCED PRECISION CELL CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONSTRUCT A SINGLE REPEATABLE UNIT CELL, THEN TWO (2) 4 CELL SHORT STACK TEST ARTICLES, AND EVENTUALLY A FULL SIZE (NOMINALLY 2 -3 KWE) STACK TEST ARTICLE OF APPROXIMATELY 38 - 42 CELLS. THE TEST ARTICLES ARE NOT PROTOTYPICAL OF FLIGHT HARDWARE, BUT ARE FULLY PROTOTYPICAL FROM A MANUFACTURING STANDPOINT. THE END PRODUCT WILL BE A MANUFACTURING PROTOTYPE OF AN APWR HYDROGEN OXYGEN FUEL CELL STACK THAT CAN BE PRODUCED AS FLIGHT HARDWARE AT REASONABLE COST TO NASA, TO SUPPORT FUTURE EXPLORATION MISSIONS. GFP ADDED TO CONTRACT MOD 13

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• $195,921 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  THE TARGET OBJECTIVE FOR PHASE III IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A 300 CM^2 ACTIVE AREA APWR FUEL CELL, BUILT ACCORDING TO CERTAIN PROPRIETARY METHODS, PROCESSES AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, CONCEIVED BY THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE COURSE OF SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II APWR FUEL CELL SYSTEM EFFORTS, AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACTOR S PHASE III PROPOSAL, TO EFFECT THE APWR FUNCTIONALITY IN A MASS-PRODUCED PRECISION CELL CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONSTRUCT A SINGLE REPEATABLE UNIT CELL, THEN TWO (2) 4 CELL SHORT STACK TEST ARTICLES, AND EVENTUALLY A FULL SIZE (NOMINALLY 2 -3 KWE) STACK TEST ARTICLE OF APPROXIMATELY 38 - 42 CELLS. THE TEST ARTICLES ARE NOT PROTOTYPICAL OF FLIGHT HARDWARE, BUT ARE FULLY PROTOTYPICAL FROM A MANUFACTURING STANDPOINT. THE END PRODUCT WILL BE A MANUFACTURING PROTOTYPE OF AN APWR HYDROGEN OXYGEN FUEL CELL STACK THAT CAN BE PRODUCED AS FLIGHT HARDWARE AT REASONABLE COST TO NASA, TO SUPPORT FUTURE EXPLORATION MISSIONS. GFP ADDED TO CONTRACT MOD 13

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• $188,267 - Friday the 7th of December 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  SBIR PHASE III CONTRACT

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