Definitive Contract 6913G620C100017
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- The U.S. government awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract valued at $848,068 to Mtri Inc. (doing business as Balto Innovations) on December 11, 2023, with completion scheduled for December 10, 2025. This total small business set-aside contract, funded through a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, supports the development of a tool for autonomous terrain exploration of remote space. Mtri Inc., a small business headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and...
- This federal contract award was issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to Wi-Tronix, LLC, a small business concern, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The $148,596.00 Phase I award is for a research project to improve grade crossing safety. The original solicitation was part of the DOT's FY 2020 SBIR Phase I program, which focused on transportation-related topics such as autonomous track and crossing inspections. This award is set aside for small...
- This is a $199,270.37 SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation to Noble Drone Services, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to develop a drone-based track safety inspection system. The contract was awarded on October 15, 2019 and has a completion date of April 14, 2021. As an SBIR Phase II contract, this award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research program, which provides funding to small businesses to develop innovative...
- Visiostack Inc., a small business specializing in drone-based infrastructure inspection and data analytics for the transportation sector, was awarded a $149,539.20 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation on June 11, 2020. The contract, with a completion date of December 10, 2020, was designated as a total small business set-aside and addresses Topic 20-FR2 focused on grade crossing safety. The award represents the Department of...
- The Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $147,664.57 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Transtek International Group LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for research related to transportation challenges. This contract was set aside for small businesses. The original SBIR solicitation invited proposals from U.S. small businesses with less than 500 employees to address topics across six DOT agencies, including automated railroad inspection, secure data...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to Visiostack Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, by the Department of Transportation. The $146,727 firm fixed-price contract is for research and development related to drone-based railroad infrastructure inspection technology. Visiostack has previously received several SBIR awards from DOT agencies to develop this drone inspection capability. The original solicitation invited U.S. small businesses to submit proposals for...
- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $313,074 firm-fixed price definitive contract to Visiostack Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation, to develop a drone-based inspection system that can detect rails and track centerline in real-time to guide autonomous flight along the track. This will enable the drone to inspect conditions at grade crossings and other track infrastructure. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 28, 2023 and was not set aside for any...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to Migma Systems, Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, woman-owned business. The contract, valued at $150,000.00, is for a project titled "Broken Rail Detection from Flashing Rear End Device" under the SBIR 17.1-FR2-015 solicitation. The contract has a firm fixed-price pricing type and was awarded on May 30, 2017, with a completion date of November 29, 2017....
- NDT Corporation, a small business based in Sterling, Massachusetts, was awarded a $149,970 Firm Fixed Price contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary on August 17, 2023, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. This Total Small Business set-aside contract supports research and development for inspection of crossties technology, with an ultimate completion date of February 16, 2024. The award originated from a pre-solicitation notice...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to Physical Optics Corporation, a division of Mercury Systems Inc. The $149,992.20 fixed-price contract is for research and development under Topic No. 190-FM1, as part of DOT's FY 2019 SBIR program. The research is focused on developing innovative solutions for transportation challenges, such as automated railroad inspection, secure data sharing for motor carriers, and...
Mtri Inc., doing business as Balto Innovations, received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the amount of $282,897.43 for the development of automated, drone-based grade crossing inspection technology under Topic 190-FR6. This is a total small business set-aside contract with a fixed-price level of effort structure. The award was issued on September 28, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of March 28, 2022, and the work is being performed in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The SBIR program, which funds innovative research and development by small businesses addressing federal agency challenges, identified drone-based rail assessment as one of six priority areas for the Department of Transportation in fiscal year 2019, and this Phase II award represents advancement from an earlier Phase I effort into prototype development and validation. Mtri Inc. is a small business entity specializing in advanced research across autonomous systems, sensor technologies, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure monitoring. The company has demonstrated a strong track record securing multiple federal research contracts through SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs with agencies including NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Office of Naval Research, and the Army. This contract aligns with the company's existing expertise in autonomous systems and represents a civilian transportation application within the Department of Transportation's mission to improve railroad safety and operational efficiency through technological innovation.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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U. S. Department of Transportation Small Business Innovation Research Fiscal Year 2019 Solicitation | 6913G619QSBIR1 | Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary Transportation | Solicitation 1/1 | 1/9/19, 2:18 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $282.9k | 9/24/20 |