BUSEK CO., INC.

NATICK, MA · UEI SATYSBWG3FL7 · CAGE 0T2F0

Small businessSmall-business set-aside

SAM.gov registration active · expires March 12, 2027(as of the monthly SAM public extract)

Awarded (5-yr transactions)

$3.5M

Set-aside awards seen

Latest period end

Dec 2026

Largest contract awards

FA930023C6007$7.3M
PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR PROPELLANT
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · Sep 2023 – Dec 2027 · official record ↗
FA930012C3000$5.0M
IGF::OT::IGF SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE III - SPACE PLASMA CHARACTERIZATION SOURCE (SPCS)
Defense Contract Management Agency · NAICS 541712 · Sep 2012 – Jan 2021 · official record ↗
FA880820C0041$4.7M
HALL EFFECT THRUSTER CAPABILITY STUDY
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 336415 · Mar 2020 – Nov 2024 · official record ↗
80NSSC23CA212$3.4M
HIGH TOTAL IMPULSE BET-MAX SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SAT DEORBITING
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · Oct 2023 – Dec 2026 · official record ↗
FA881420C0001$3.0M
SATELLITE ON UMBILICAL LINE SYSTEM
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · Jun 2020 – Jun 2022 · official record ↗
N0003917C0004$2.9M
IGF::OT::IGF = OTHER FUNCTION; SEACUBE OCEAN ALTIMETER FOR CUBESATS
Department of the Navy · NAICS 541712 · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019 · official record ↗
FA930021C6012$2.8M
SMALLSAT ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · Apr 2021 – May 2026 · official record ↗
FA930021C6001$2.6M
MID-POWER HALL THRUSTER SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · Dec 2020 – Jan 2024 · official record ↗
FA930018C3001$2.2M
ELECTRIC PROPULSION BEAM DIVERGENCE
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · Jul 2018 – Sep 2020 · official record ↗
NNX15CC90C$2.0M
IGF::OT::IGF BUSEK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU), PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A VERSATILE 6U CUBESAT CAPABLE OF REACHING A LUNAR ORBIT FROM GEO. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE II EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE A COMPLETE, MINI ION PROPULSION SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES ~3000SEC ISP HERETOFORE UNAVAILABLE TO CUBESATS, WITH A SOLID-STORABLE IODINE PROPELLANT. THIS TYPE OF PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY WOULD BE A HUGE MISSION ENABLER AND IDEAL FOR VOLUME-LIMITED SATELLITES SUCH AS CUBESATS. THE 6U BUS, COMBINED WITH ION PROPULSION, HAS ALREADY SHOWN BEING HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE TO SCIENCE PAYLOAD DEVELOPERS TARGETING THE UPCOMING SLS/EM-1 LUNAR MISSION. DURING PHASE I BUSEK SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED THE WORLD'S FIRST IODINE-FUELED GRIDDED ION THRUSTER BIT-3. KEY PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF BIT-3 INCLUDE A COMPACT DESIGN ENVELOPE (<2U VOLUME), NOMINAL 60W CONSUMPTION, HIGHLY-THROTTLEABLE THRUST OF ~1.4MN, AND ISP UP TO 3200SEC (NEARLY IDENTICAL AS WITH XENON). BIT-3 HAS A UNIQUE ADVANTAGE OF BEING IODINE-COMPATIBLE DUE TO ITS PLASMA GENERATION MECHANISM AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL. THE ABILITY TO USE IODINE AS PROPELLANT IS A TRUE GAMECHANGER FOR CUBESAT PROPULSION, BECAUSE IODINE CAN BE STORED AS A DENSE SOLID (AT 4.9G/CC) AND ITS SUB- TORR STORAGE PRESSURE ENABLES VERY LIGHTWEIGHT, EVEN PLASTIC TANKS. WITH A MERE 300CC IODINE TANK ONBOARD, THE BIT-3 THRUSTER IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING>2.8KM/S DELTA-V TO A 6U/12KG CUBESAT. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE LUNARCUBE PROGRAM IS TO UNDERTAKE A MISSION TO THE MOON FROM GEO OR A TRANSLUNAR TRAJECTORY (SUCH AS THE EM-1 DROP-OFF) THAT WOULD DEMONSTRATE THE PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND CARRY OUT A LUNAR SCIENCE PROGRAM AS A CAPABILITY DEMONSTRATION OF THE PLATFORM. DURING THIS MISSION, A RELATED GOAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT MUCH OF THE SPACECRAFT'S MINIATURE ELECTRONICS, PRIMARILY C&DH, COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE PROPULSION SYSTEM'S PPU CAN BE BASED ON LOW COST COMPONENTS AND SURVIVE THE HARSH DEEP-SPACE ENVIRONMENT.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541712 · Sep 2015 – Mar 2021 · official record ↗
FA930020C0008$2.0M
SPACE PROPULSION IN NEUTRALIZING SATELLITE THREATS - BEAM DIVERGENCE DEMONSTRATION
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · Feb 2020 – Sep 2021 · official record ↗
80GSFC26C0012$1.8M
HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS AND MISSION ARCHITECTURE STUDIES
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · Mar 2026 – Mar 2029 · official record ↗

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