This is a $749,946.00 firm fixed price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business, for the development of the Venus In-Situ Mineralogy Reaction Array (VIMRA) sensor platform. The contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and is set to be completed by June 8, 2023. Makel Engineering is a leading provider of chemical sensing systems for aerospace and military...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $799,816.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Makel Engineering, Inc. (MEI), a small business, to develop high temperature, solid state sensors to monitor carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) in the Venus atmosphere. This effort builds on MEI's previous work under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, with the goal of providing a chemical sensor array capable of accurately measuring the two most abundant species in...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business based in Chico, California. The contract is for the development of a high-temperature, radiation-hard electronics sensing architecture to enable a chemical sensor array for measuring key chemical species in the Venus atmosphere. The goal is to apply NASA's advancements in silicon carbide (SiC) electronics to the previously developed Venus Microsensor Chemical Array...
Makel Engineering, Inc. (MEI) was awarded a $124,968 firm-fixed-price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This Phase I contract supports the development of high-temperature, solid-state sensors to monitor carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) in the atmosphere of Venus. MEI has previously received SBIR awards from NASA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to...
This is a $2,689,872.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc., a Subchapter S Corporation, under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of a Chemical and Particulate Microsensor Instrument for UAV Airborne Measurements near Wildfires. This is a small business set-aside contract with a period of performance through March 15, 2025. Makel Engineering specializes...
This is a $759,957 firm fixed-price contract awarded by NASA to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business, for the development of an Environmental Monitoring Microsensor Array (EMMA) for use on free-flying robots. The contract is part of NASA's SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II and has an ultimate completion date of June 21, 2024. Makel Engineering specializes in chemical sensing systems for aerospace and military applications, and has previously received SBIR awards...
This is a $754,792 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of a low-cost, lightweight, and robust chemical microsensor instrument package for detecting carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and methane from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The proposed solid-state microsensor technology is...
This is a $130,299.04 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business contractor. The project will develop silicon carbide-based electronics capable of operating at 500 degrees Celsius to support previously demonstrated high-temperature chemical sensors for use in harsh environments such as the surface of Venus. The goal is to enable long-duration, uncooled operation of the Venus Chemical Microsensor Array...
This is a $899,938 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Makel Engineering, Inc., a small business Subchapter S Corporation, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of a Compact, Low Power, Multi-Parameter Astronaut Life Support Sensor (M-PALSS) to support NASA's astronaut life support systems. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation, and the ultimate completion date is August 20,...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Makel Engineering, Inc., a for-profit small business S corporation. The contract, valued at $124,991.00, is for the development of the Environmental Monitoring Microsensor Array (EMMA) system for use on free-flying robotic platforms. Makel Engineering specializes in chemical sensing systems for aerospace and military applications,...