The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $49,874 - Wednesday the 27th of June 2012
  Office Of Policy Budget And Administration
  NBC ACQUISITION SERVICES DIVISION
  DYNAMIC STRUCTURE&MATERIALS INCREMENTAL FUNDING ACTION

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• $250,000 - Tuesday the 7th of February 2012
  Department Of Navy
  OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)

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• $150,000 - Wednesday the 5th of March 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  CRYOGENIC FLUID VALVES ARE SUBJECT TO HARSH EXPOSURE AND ACTUATORS TO DRIVE THESE VALVES REQUIRE ROBUST PERFORMANCE AND HIGH RELIABILITY. DSM'S PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS OFFER ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL ALTERNATIVE ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO USE PIEZOCERAMIC ACTUATORS IN CRYOGENIC FLUID HANDLING APPLICATIONS, PROOF OF OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THERMAL NEUTRAL RESPONSE ARE REQUIRED. DURING THE PHASE I, DSM EXPERIENCED GREAT SUCCESSES AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPELLING REASONS TO CONTINUE INTO PHASE II. PARTICULAR SUCCESSES INCLUDE: GAINING ACCESS TO A NEW PIEZOCERAMIC MATERIAL WITH SUPERIOR CRYOGENIC PERFORMANCE, DEMONSTRATING A FLIGHT-LIKE VIBRATION TEST SURVIVABILITY LEVEL FOR A SMALL ACTUATOR SAMPLE SET, AND, DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL COMPOSITE ACTUATOR WITH EXCELLENT NEUTRAL THERMAL RESPONSE. THE OUTCOME OF THE PHASE I YIELDS MULTIPLE COMPELLING REASONS TO CONTINUE INTO PHASE 2. THE POTENTIAL FOR APPLICATION OF THIS ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY TO CRYOGENIC FLUID VALVES IS SUBSTANTIAL WITH INTERESTED NASA ADVISORS AT NASA JSC, MSFC, AND GRC.

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• $124,995 - Thursday the 20th of December 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  CRYOGENIC FLUID HANDLING APPLICATIONS REQUIRE A RELIABLE ACTUATION TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN HANDLE VERY LOW TEMPERATURES. A NOVEL EM HAMMER DRIVE TECHNOLOGY IS PROPOSED FOR USE IN CRYO-PROPELLANT FUEL STORAGE AND REGULATION VALVES/DEVICES. IN ADDITION TO HIGH FORCE, THE NEW DRIVE TECHNOLOGY OFFERS POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES FOR MINIATURIZATION, REDUCTION OF HEAT LOAD, AND LOWER COST AS COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS. DYNAMIC STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS (DSM) PROPOSES TO FOCUS THE PHASE I INNOVATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HAMMER DRIVE ACTUATION MECHANISM THAT WILL TAKE THE EM OSCILLATORY POWER AND PRODUCE CONTINUOUS LINEAR MOTION FOR OPERATION AT CRYOGENIC AND EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. DSM HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED OPERATION OF ITS HIGH FORCE LINEAR MOTOR ACTUATORS AT TEMPERATURES DOWN TO 77 K. THE PROPOSED ACTUATOR SHOULD OPERATE FROM APPROXIMATELY 4 K TO 400 K AND SHOULD PROVIDE VERY LOW OR NO OUTGASSING AS WELL AS OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN HARD VACUUM. THE TECHNOLOGY IS PROPOSED FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE CRYO FLUID MANAGEMENT, PRESSURE AND FLOW CONTROL, AND DRIVING OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES DSM'S APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FLIGHT-SCALABLE DEMONSTRATION COMPONENTS FOR THE EM HAMMER DRIVE TECHNOLOGY.

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• $100,000 - Wednesday the 5th of March 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  CRYOGENIC FLUID VALVES ARE SUBJECT TO HARSH EXPOSURE AND ACTUATORS TO DRIVE THESE VALVES REQUIRE ROBUST PERFORMANCE AND HIGH RELIABILITY. DSM'S PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS OFFER ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL ALTERNATIVE ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO USE PIEZOCERAMIC ACTUATORS IN CRYOGENIC FLUID HANDLING APPLICATIONS, PROOF OF OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THERMAL NEUTRAL RESPONSE ARE REQUIRED. DURING THE PHASE I, DSM EXPERIENCED GREAT SUCCESSES AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPELLING REASONS TO CONTINUE INTO PHASE II. PARTICULAR SUCCESSES INCLUDE: GAINING ACCESS TO A NEW PIEZOCERAMIC MATERIAL WITH SUPERIOR CRYOGENIC PERFORMANCE, DEMONSTRATING A FLIGHT-LIKE VIBRATION TEST SURVIVABILITY LEVEL FOR A SMALL ACTUATOR SAMPLE SET, AND, DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL COMPOSITE ACTUATOR WITH EXCELLENT NEUTRAL THERMAL RESPONSE. THE OUTCOME OF THE PHASE I YIELDS MULTIPLE COMPELLING REASONS TO CONTINUE INTO PHASE 2. THE POTENTIAL FOR APPLICATION OF THIS ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY TO CRYOGENIC FLUID VALVES IS SUBSTANTIAL WITH INTERESTED NASA ADVISORS AT NASA JSC, MSFC, AND GRC.

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