The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $8,600 - Monday the 6th of August 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200439073

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• $84,998 - Friday the 24th of August 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  STTR PHASE III - LICK AND STICK SENSOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

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• $749,764 - Thursday the 16th of October 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTION - THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A MINIATURIZED AND IN-SITU OPERATED GAS MICROSENSOR ARRAY FOR THE REAL TIME MONITORING OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTORS AND/OR EXHAUST STREAMS TO IMPROVE NASA'S AERONAUTICAL FLIGHT TEST CAPABILITIES. PHASE II WILL DEVELOP A HIGH TEMPERATURE MICROSENSOR ARRAY SUITABLE FOR INCORPORATION IN ENGINES, AS INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT. SENSOR ARRAYS DEVELOPED BY OUR TEAM AND RESEARCH PARTNERS HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED FOR GROUND TEST USAGE TO QUANTIFY COMPOSITION OF CRITICAL CONSTITUENTS IN TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST PRODUCTS, E.G., CO, CO2, NOX, O2 AND HC. TO DATE, OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS FOR EXHAUST MONITORING HAVE FOCUSED ON GROUND APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS INSTALLATIONS IN STATIONARY RIGS FOR ENGINE DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO BUILD ON KNOWLEDGE ACCUMULATED ON GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP A FLYABLE PROTOTYPE. THE PROGRAM WILL LEVERAGE TEST OPPORTUNITIES IN LARGER RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE MATURATION STEPS FROM GROUND-BASED TO FLYABLE SYSTEMS. THE MICROSENSOR ARRAY PROBE, CABLING AND CONTROL ELECTRONICS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO WITHSTAND THE HARSH ENVIRONMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE. INITIAL TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED WITH THE PROTOTYPE INSTALLED THE ENGINE OF A GROUNDED AIRPLANE. BEYOND PHASE II, FULL FLIGHT TESTS ARE ENVISIONED.

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• $59,000 - Tuesday the 26th of June 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
  SMART HYDROGEN SENSORS

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• $50,000 - Thursday the 4th of September 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  MAKEL ENGINEERING AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A GALLEY ARCHITECTURE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DESIGN CONSTRAINTS OF THE SPACE HABITAT, SUCH AS REDUCED PRESSURE AND GRAVITY, MINIMIZE SIZE, MASS, POWER AND CREW TIME, WHILE PRODUCING FOOD WITH HIGH NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND ENOUGH VARIETY, ACCEPTABLE TASTE AND TEXTURE QUALITIES FOR LONG TERM CREW CONSUMPTION. THE CURRENT DESIGN OF THE SPACE HABITAT WILL HAVE A REDUCED ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE OF 8 PSIA WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO A 16,000 FOOT MOUNTAIN TOP, WITH OXYGEN ENRICHMENT TO PREVENT HYPOXIA EFFECTS ON THE CREW. THE COMBINATION OF REDUCED PRESSURE AND GRAVITY WILL AFFECT THE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DURING FOOD PROCESSING AND FOOD PREPARATION OF THE FOOD. WHETHER THE FOOD SYSTEM IS BASED CHIEFLY ON BULK PACKAGED INGREDIENTS OR CROPS GROWN ON SITE, IT MUST MINIMIZE MASS, VOLUME, POWER AND WASTE, MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE LIMITED RESOURCE OF CREW TIME, PRODUCE NUTRITIOUS, HIGHLY ACCEPTABLE AND VARIED FOOD, AND INTEGRATE INTO THE CLOSED HABITAT'S ATMOSPHERIC CONTROL SYSTEM BY CONTAINING AND CONTROLLING AIRBORNE PARTICULATES, WATER VAPOR AND ODORS GENERATED DURING FOOD PREPARATION.

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• $154,793 - Tuesday the 5th of June 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  STTR PHASE III - LICK AND STICK SENSOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

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• $143,798 - Monday the 27th of February 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  STTR PHASE III - LICK AND STICK SENSOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

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• $143,798 - Friday the 25th of May 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
  STTR PHASE III - LICK AND STICK SENSOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

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• $124,861 - Monday the 17th of September 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  MAKEL ENGINEERING AND THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A HARSH ENVIRONMENT TOLERANT GAS SENSOR ARRAY FOR ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS IN FUTURE VENUS MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT WILL BE VERY COMPACT, REQUIRE LOW POWER, AND RUGGEDLY PACKAGED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH BALLOON A PAYLOAD FOR ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION ANALYSIS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON LOCAL SOX (OR TOTAL SULFUR COMPOUNDS IF A REACTIVE FILTER IS USED), CO, O2, NOX, H2 AND/OR WATER VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS IN ORDER TO COMPLEMENT OTHER MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS THAT WERE TARGETED IN THE 2009 VENUS FLAGSHIP MISSION STUDY SUCH AS A GC-MS, NEPHELOMETER, OR CAMERA/OPTICAL DETECTOR

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