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NNX15CJ04P

Purchase Order

Overview

Government Description
ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (ACT) HAS DEVELOPED A NOVEL KIND OF HYBRID HEAT PIPES TO SOLVE THE HIGH HEAT FLUX LIMITATION FOR FUTURE HIGHLY INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTRONICS. THESE HYBRID HEAT PIPES WILL BE CAPABLE OF OPERATING AT THE HIGHER HEAT FLUX REQUIREMENTS (50W/CM2) EXPECTED IN NASA S FUTURE SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF ROVERS AND LANDERS AND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING USED IN MANNED SPACECRAFT S AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL HABITATS. THESE HYBRID HEAT PIPES CAN ALSO (I) OPERATE AGAINST GRAVITY ON PLANETARY SURFACES, (II) OPERATE IN SPACE CARRYING POWER OVER LONG DISTANCES AND (III) ACT AS A THERMOSYPHON ON THE PLANETARY SURFACE FOR LUNAR AND MARTIAN LANDERS AND ROVERS. IN MANY CASES, THEY CAN REPLACE LOOP HEAT PIPES (LHPS) ON LANDERS AND ROVERS. LHPS ARE MORE COMPLICATED TO OPERATE, AND ARE TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE MORE EXPENSIVE. IN PHASE 1 ACT DESIGNED, FABRICATED, TESTED AND SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED THIS CONCEPT WITH THE FABRICATION OF 4 CONSTANT CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPES. THIS PHASE 3 REQUIRES ACT TO MANUFACTURE A HYBRID VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPE (VCHP) OF DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS AND WITH A LARGER EVAPORATOR THAN THE ONES PREVIOUSLY TESTED TO SERVE AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR AN ACTUAL PASSIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL DESIGN FOR SMALL SPACECRAFT S.
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Lancaster, PA United States
Pricing
Fixed Price
Set Aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total (SBA)
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition After Exclusion Of Sources
Research Type
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase III
Related Opportunity
NNX14PHASEIII
Advanced Cooling Technologies was awarded Purchase Order NNX15CJ04P NNX15CJ04P worth up to $43,600 by Shared Services Center in May 2015. The contract has a duration of 4 months and was awarded with a Small Business Total set aside with NAICS 541712 and PSC AR11 via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 500 bids received.

Status
(Complete)

Last Modified 7/7/21
Period of Performance
5/29/15
Start Date
9/29/15
Current End Date
9/29/15
Potential End Date
100% Complete

Obligations
$43.6K
Total Obligated
$43.6K
Current Award
$43.6K
Potential Award
100% Funded

Award Hierarchy

Purchase Order

NNX15CJ04P

Subcontracts

0

Activity Timeline

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People

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Competition

Number of Bidders
500
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No

Other Categorizations

Subcontracting Plan
Plan Not Required
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Small Business
Awardee UEI
Z8KVZV3DR7J4
Awardee CAGE
3DTH3
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
NSSC0 NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
Funding Office
NSSC0
Created By
bmartinez
Last Modified By
c.white
Approved By
bmartinez

Legislative

Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
PA-16
Senators
Robert Casey
John Fetterman
Representative
Mike Kelly
Modified: 7/7/21