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Po NNX15CS07PAMSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Overview

Award facts

Period of performance
Jun 17, 2015 to Dec 17, 2015
Ended
Modifications
0
Latest action Jun 3, 2015
Contract type
Po
PIID NNX15CS07P

Description of requirement

IGF::OT::IGF THIS SBIR PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A HELIUM RECOVERY SYSTEM BASED ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES (PEM). THE PEM WILL BE FABRICATED BASED ON AMSEN'S EXISTING TECHNOLOGY. MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES (MEA) WILL BE FABRICATED USING THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PEM. THE PROCESSING AND INTERFACIAL MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE MEA WILL BE OPTIMIZED TO MINIMIZE ELECTRODE OVERPOTENTIALS. BASED ON THE OPTIMIZED MEA, BREADBOARD CELLS OF THE HELIUM RECOVERY SYSTEM WILL BE BUILT AND TESTED WITH PRE-MIXED HELIUM/HYDROGEN MIXTURES IN LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT OR RELEVANT ENVIRONMENT. PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW HELIUM RECOVERY SYSTEM WILL BE CONTRASTED WITH A BASELINE SYSTEM BASED ON THE COMMERCIAL NAFION MEMBRANES. THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) BY THE END OF PHASE I IS EXPECTED TO BE 4-5.

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Jun 3, 2015
Potential end of performance
Dec 16, 2015

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Jun 3, 2015. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameAMSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
LocationTUCSON, AZ
UEIY3WLV8N64AE8
Business sizeSmall businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Parent companyAMSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Business types and certifications

For-profit organizationLimited liability company

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
Funded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

Place of performance

Place of performance
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 85710-6740 United States Of America
Congressional district (place of performance)
AZ-07As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Product or service (PSC)
AR11R&D- SPACE: AERONAUTICS/SPACE TECHNOLOGY (BASIC RESEARCH) (research and development)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competition after exclusion of sourcesD
Solicitation procedures
Negotiated proposal/quoteNP
Set-aside
Small business set aside - totalSBA
Contract pricing
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
500

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
NNX15SBIRI(as reported)

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not requiredB
Major program
Helium recovery system based on high-performance p
Service Contract Act labor standards
No
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not a bundled requirementD
Consolidated requirement
No
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Performance-based service acquisition
No - service where PBA is not used.N

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Jun 3, 2015Base obligation at award: $125,000
Latest action
Jun 3, 2015 — Base awardModification 0; obligation change +$125,000
Actions by type
  • Base award1
1 actions recorded, Jun 3, 2015 to Jun 3, 2015; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No
Latest action: change in base and exercised options
$125,000
Latest action: change in base and all options
$125,000

Socio-economic and policy

Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Research program (SBIR/STTR)
Small business innovation research program phase i actionSR1
Walsh-Healey Act (materials and supplies)
No
Construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Place of manufacture
Not a manufactured end productC

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
PoB
Awarding agency code
8000
Awarding sub-tier code
8000
Contracting office code
NSSC0
Transactions recorded under this award key
1

Funding

Funding agency code
8000
Funding sub-tier code
8000
Funding office code
NSSC0