Definitive Contract 6913G621C100022
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- Vox Biomedical LLC, a small business based in Bedford, Massachusetts, was awarded a $348,957 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop technology for detecting tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in drivers through breath analysis. The award, issued August 3, 2018, was designated as a total small business set-aside with a fixed-price, level-of-effort contract structure. The original completion date of August 3, 2020 was extended to...
- The Department of Transportation awarded a $999,988.68 definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Giner Inc. of Auburndale, Massachusetts under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II Topic 17.1-NH1 for research relating to the detection of tetrahydrocannabinol in drivers. The contract has a period of performance from May 5, 2021 through May 3, 2024 and is designated as a total small business set aside. Giner Inc. will conduct the research as the prime contractor to support the...
- This is a $239,995.27 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center to Vox Biomedical LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project. The work is focused on developing innovative biomedical products using photonic technologies, with potential applications in highway and workplace safety through advanced breath analysis technology...
- The Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary Transportation awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to N2 Biomedical, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for a project titled "Driver Breath Measurement of Marijuana Intoxication by Infrared Spectroscopy". The firm-fixed-price contract, valued at $149,917.00, was set aside for small businesses and has a completion date of November 29, 2017. The SBIR Phase I contract supports...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to Giner Inc., a Boston-based research and development firm. The $149,944 contract is for a project titled "Detection of THC Use in Drivers" under SBIR Topic 17.1-NH1. The contract is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract with a completion date of December 31, 2017. Giner Inc. is a for-profit organization and Subchapter S corporation that has experience providing...
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Charles River Analytics, Inc., a small business located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at $225,000.00, is for the development of a system to specify acute tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) impairment using validated algorithms. The period of performance is from September 30, 2018 to March 30,...
- This contract was awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office to Lynntech Inc., a small business, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program. The purpose of this $149,999.88 firm fixed-price contract is to establish an award for Lynntech to develop a non-invasive breathalyzer detection system. This award is designated as a total small business set-aside. The contract...
- The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate awarded a $149,889.69 Firm Fixed Price contract to Triton Systems, Inc., a small business based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for a Phase I research and development effort to develop a non-invasive breathalyzer detection system to screen for the presence of viral respiratory infections. This award was made under a pre-solicitation for the SBIR FY21...
- This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to X-Biomedical Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. The $498,901.29 fixed-price, level-of-effort contract is for the development of a "Child Presence Detection CO2 Release Test Device" under Topic 23-NH1. The contract includes a 4-month no-cost extension, with a total period of performance through January 24, 2026. This...
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to N5 Sensors Inc., a sensor technology company, to research and develop a non-invasive breathalyzer detection system to screen for the presence of viral respiratory infections. The $149,693.47 firm-fixed price contract was set aside for small businesses and has an expected completion...
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $539,328 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Vox Biomedical LLC, a small business located in Bedford, Massachusetts, under Topic 17.1-NH1. The contract, awarded on September 28, 2021, with a completion date of September 27, 2023, supports the development of technology for detecting tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) use in drivers via breath analysis. This set-aside contract for small businesses represents the government's investment in advancing roadside drug detection capabilities through innovative breath-based analytical methodologies. Vox Biomedical specializes in breath and volatile organic compound analysis instrumentation and has demonstrated expertise in developing sophisticated microanalysis systems for molecular detection. The company's work under this SBIR award builds on its established capabilities in analytical measurement technologies and complements prior federal grant funding from the National Institutes of Health supporting research into advanced breath aerosol capture techniques and machine learning-based molecular identification. The Phase II research effort aims to translate breath-based THC detection methodologies into practical applications for transportation safety and law enforcement screening purposes.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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U. S. Department of Transportation Small Business Innovation Research Fiscal Year 17 Solicitation | DTRT5717RSBIR1 | Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary Transportation | Award Notice 1/1 | 9/30/16, 12:41 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $539.3k | 9/28/21 |