Nirsense INC
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0426C0007
- Awardee
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Nirsense, Inc. UEI E6NLJES2J4D5
- Awarding agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $600,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $600,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 65% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 2 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Richmond, VA 23223, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Other statutory authority
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $600,000 |
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $600,000 definitive contract to Nirsense, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, on March 12, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The contract ceiling is $600,000 with an ultimate completion date of March 1, 2027.
Place of performance is Richmond, VA. The contract carries firm fixed price terms and requires compliance with Executive Order 14398 (clause 52.222-90).
Nirsense develops advanced wearable sensor systems for physiological monitoring, with core capability in near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), electroencephalography (EEG), and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) technologies applied to cerebral and somatic oxygenation measurement, traumatic brain injury detection, and aircrew cognitive state assessment. The awardee operates exclusively on federal research and development contracts across defense and civilian health agencies, with no subcontract activity and a historical portfolio limited to small business set-asides. Representative prior work includes a $2.65 million Phase II SBIR contract from DARPA for multimodal aircrew state assessment (awarded January 2025) and a $1.3 million Phase II SBIR award from the Defense Health Agency for helmet-compatible cerebrovascular monitoring systems (February 2025).
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0426C0007?
140D0426C0007 was awarded to Nirsense, Inc. by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on March 2, 2026.
How much is contract 140D0426C0007 worth?
The government has obligated $600,000 on 140D0426C0007.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0426C0007?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0426C0007, with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense).
Was contract 140D0426C0007 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0426C0007 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 2 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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