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Reference IDV | Awardee | Description | Vehicle Type | Ceiling | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | Last Date to Order | |
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| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS. THE DEPLOYABLE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEM (VEGGIE) WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED BY ORBITEC IN 1996 AS A WAY TO PRODUCE PALATABLE, NUTRITIOUS, AND SAFE FRESH FOOD IN A SPACE HABITAT WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES. IN 2003 A SBIR PHASE I GRANT WAS AWARDED TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEGGIE CONCEPT. THE SYSTEM WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED UNDER A SUBSEQUENT PHASE II SBIR AWARDED IN 2004 (CONTRACT NO. NNK04OA5C). THESE TWO SBIR S HAVE LED TO ORBITEC PARTICIPATING IN THE VEGGIE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM(IPP) IN 2009-2010 (PHASE III CONTRACT NNK09EA88P) WITH NASA S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC). AS PART OF THE VEGGIE IPP, ORBITEC ADVANCED THE DESIGN OF THE VEGGIE UNIT CLOSER TO A FLIGHT QUALIFIABLE PACKAGE, DEVELOPED AN UPDATED PROTOTYPE (FIGURE 1) AND CONDUCTED PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION TESTING ON THIS HARDWARE WHICH WAS THEN DELIVERED TO KSC. THIS PROPOSED PHASE III EFFORT UTILIZES THE WORK PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED TO FABRICATE, VERIFY, AND PROVIDE VEGGIE FLIGHT UNITS TO KSC FOR USE ON ISS.THE VEGGIE CONCEPT IS BASED ON THE USE OF COLLAPSIBLE GROWING MODULES THAT CAN BE STORED IN A SMALL VOLUME (FIGURE 2). APPROXIMATELY 1M2 OF GROWING AREA CAN BE STOWED WITHIN THE EQUIVALENT OF A SINGLE CARGO TRANSFER BAG (JSC-39233 REV. D, CARGO TRANSFER BAG INTERFACE DESIGN DOCUMENT). VEGGIE PROVIDES LIGHTING AND WATER/ NUTRIENT DELIVERY, BUT UTILIZES THE CABIN ENVIRONMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND AS A SOURCE OF CO2 TO MINIMIZE COMPLEXITY AND POWER REQUIREMENTS. THE VEGGIE SYSTEM COMPRISES THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS: THE LIGHT CAP, THE ENCLOSURE, AND THE ROOTING MAT. THE CORE OF THE VEGGIE SYSTEM IS THE SOLID-STATE LIGHTING UNIT. THE COMPACT CONFIGURATION OF THIS SYSTEM IS ONLY POSSIBLE USING VERY LOW PROFILE ARRAYS OF LEDS. THESE SOLID-STATE LIGHTS HAVE PROPERTIES THAT CAN BE MANIPULATED TO PRODUCE HIGH LIGHT LEVELS WITH LESS POWER THAN OTHER LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES. LEDS ALSO ELIMINATE MANY OF THE HAZARDS OF STANDARD LIGHTING SYSTEMS LIKE HIGH TOUCH TEMPERATURES AND THE USED OF TOXIC MATERIALS LIKE MERCURY. THE VEGGIE ENCLOSURE IS IN A BELLOWS CONFIGURATION AS THIS FORM REQUIRES MINIMUM HARDWARE (LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOW VOLUME), ALLOWS RAPID DEPLOYMENT AND RE-STOW, PROVIDES A SOFT ENCLOSURE FOR THE GROWING AREA, SUPPORTS ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE GROWING AREA, AND ALLOWS ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN A FIXED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GROWING PLANT CANOPY AND THE LIGHT CAP. DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROOTING SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH THE VEGGIE DESIGN. | IDC | $299,448 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR35 | Aug 23, 2012 | Aug 23, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | ||
| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | — | IDC | $8,500,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR14SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Feb 17, 2012 | Feb 17, 2012 | Dec 31, 2015 | ||
| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | — | IDC | $403,694 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AJ44 | Jan 20, 2012 | Jan 20, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | ||
| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT. | FSS | $250,000 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | — | 336112 | 2340MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, AND BICYCLES | Sep 22, 2011 | Sep 22, 2011 | Sep 21, 2016 | ||
| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | THE DEPLOYABLE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEM (VEGGIE) WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED BY ORBITEC IN 1996 AS A WAY TO PRODUCE PALATABLE, NUTRITIOUS, AND SAFE FRESH FOOD IN A SPACE HABITAT WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES. IN 2003 A SBIR PHASE I GRANT WAS AWARDED TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEGGIE CONCEPT. THE SYSTEM WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED UNDER A SUBSEQUENT PHASE II SBIR AWARDED IN 2004 (CONTRACT NO. NNK04OA5C). THESE TWO SBIR S HAVE LED TO ORBITEC PARTICIPATING IN THE VEGGIE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (IPP) IN 2009-2010 (PHASE III CONTRACT NNK09EA88P) WITH NASA S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC). AS PART OF THE VEGGIE IPP, ORBITEC ADVANCED THE DESIGN OF THE VEGGIE UNIT CLOSER TO A FLIGHT QUALIFIABLE PACKAGE, DEVELOPED AN UPDATED PROTOTYPE (FIGURE 1) AND CONDUCTED PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION TESTING ON THIS HARDWARE WHICH WAS THEN DELIVERED TO KSC. THIS PROPOSED PHASE III EFFORT UTILIZES THE WORK PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE INPUT TO AND REVIEW, THE PHASE 0/1 VEGGIE SAFETY DATA PACKAGE. IT ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME S) TO SUPPORT THE SAFETY PANEL REVIEW AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC). THIS EFFORT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL EFFORT TO PREPARE THE VEGGIE TO BECOME A PAYLOAD ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS). A THREE-MONTH TEMPLATE (WHICH INCLUDES THE 45 DAYS FOR THE SAFETY REVIEW PANEL REVIEW OF THE PHASE 0/I SAFETY DATA PACKAGE) BUILDS DIRECTLY ON THE VEGGIE IPP AND VEGGIE PHASE II SBIR IS PROPOSED, THOUGH THIS TEMPLATE IS FLEXIBLE TO ENABLE IT TO BE ADAPTED TO CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY THE PO, AND MAY BE ACCELERATED IF THE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS. THE PHASE II SBIR, IPP DEVELOPMENTS AND TESTING, AND THE RELATIVELY SIMPLE NATURE OF THE PAYLOAD HARDWARE ALLOW CONSIDERATION OF AN ACCELERATED SCHEDULE POTENTIAL. THE PLAN OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT CAN BE BROKEN INTO THREE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES. THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDING INPUT TO THE PHASE 0/I SAFETY DATA PACKAGE, REVIEW THE PHASE 0/I SAFETY DATA PACKAGE, AND PROVIDE SME S TO ATTEND THE SAFETY REVIEW PANEL AT JSC. | IDC | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AJ44 | Aug 12, 2011 | Aug 12, 2011 | — | ||
| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT. | FSS | $125,000 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | — | 336112 | 4210FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT | Mar 10, 2011 | Mar 10, 2011 | — | ||
| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT. | FSS | $125,000 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | — | 333911 | 4210FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT | Jan 6, 2011 | Jan 6, 2011 | — | ||
| ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | — | IDC | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR13SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | May 12, 2010 | May 12, 2010 | — |