The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $79,936 - Monday the 2nd of July 2012
  Department Of Navy
  NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
  SBIR PHASE I TOPIC N121-014 ENTITLED "LOW-EROSION AND AFFORDABLE NOZZLES FOR ADVANCED AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES."

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• $120,585 - Monday the 18th of March 2013
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  IN THIS NASA PHASE I SBIR PROGRAM, MATECH PROPOSES TO LEVERAGE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED LABORATORY AND PILOT SCALE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES TO PRODUCE LOW COST SILICON OXYCARBIDE (SIOC) FIBROUS-WALLED HIGH TEMPERATURE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES, HAT STIFFENERS, AND RIGID FIBROUS INSULATORS. A HIGHLY SCALE-ABLE MELT BLOWING FIBER MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WAS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED TO PRODUCE NON-WOVEN MAT FROM PRECERAMIC POLYMER AND THEN FORMED INTO A PLEATED SHAPE USING A PLEATING APPARATUS. MATECH HAS SHOWN THAT THE SIOC FIBROUS CERAMIC USED TO MAKE THE CORE RETAINS ITS MECHANICAL AND THERMAL STABILITY TO TEMPERATURES UP TO 1400?C. THESE ROBUST STRUCTURAL AIRFRAME MATERIALS CAN BE DENSIFIED WITH SIOC AND ZROC (FOR ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE) MATRIX MATERIALS TO PRODUCE A SUITE OF ADVANCED HEAT SHIELD COMPONENTS. THIS SUITE INNOVATIVE AIRFRAME MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND FABRICATION METHODOLOGY OFFERS ROBUST INNOVATIVE MULTIFUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR DEMANDING HIGH-MASS PLANETARY ENTRY, DESCENT, AND LANDING (EDL) APPLICATIONS. THE ACTIVE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION OF PRATT&WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE AND BOEING BODES WELL FOR A SUCCESSFUL PHASE I EFFORT AND FOLLOW-ON PHASE II PROGRAM. MORE SIGNIFICANTLY, THE CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THESE MAJOR INDUSTRIAL STAKEHOLDERS ENHANCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUCCESSFUL PHASE III TRANSITION INTO COMMERCIALIZATION.

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