This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Structured Materials Industries, Inc. (SMI), a for-profit manufacturer of advanced materials, optics, electronics, and photonics. Under this $750,000 Firm Fixed Price contract, SMI and its partners are developing ultraviolet (UV) photo detection devices with high sensitivity, low noise, and fast response time. The technical approach is based on nanowires of the wide band gap semiconductor ZnMgO, which will...
Magnolia Optical Technologies, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, was awarded a $749,999.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop large-area, high gain aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) ultraviolet avalanche photodiode (UV-APD) arrays. These devices will support future NASA Earth science missions requiring high-resolution Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) measurements. The contract aims to model,...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Agnitron Technology, Inc. a $2.31M definitive contract to develop innovative approaches for enhanced doping and low-resistance contacts in aluminum nitride (AlN) diodes under the Ultra-Wide BandGap Semiconductors program (Broad Agency Announcement HR001123S0051). The contract, awarded on August 12, 2024, with completion targeted for August 11, 2027, employs a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and carries no small business...
This is a $230,367.04 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Photonis Scientific Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for the delivery of micro channel plates. The award was made on June 13, 2022, with a completion date of November 12, 2022. The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice posted on June 8, 2022, with a due date of June 10, 2022. The procurement was not set aside...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Photonis Netherlands B.V., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer, for the purchase of micro channel plate (MCP) and high-speed amplifier for the Quantum (M2.0) Pre Phase A project. The potential value of the contract is $190,920.00, with a completion date of November 12, 2021. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR...
This firm-fixed-price purchase order, valued at $230,367.04, was awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Photonis Scientific Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for the delivery of micro channel plates. The contract has no set-aside designation. The requirement was originally posted as a pre-solicitation notice, indicating NASA's intent to award this on a sole-source basis to Photonis as the provider of compatible equipment already in use. The micro channel plates will support...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Kyma Technologies Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The $750,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the research and development of high-quality aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) substrates for optical and electronic applications. As a past prime contractor, Kyma Technologies has conducted R&D on various...
This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Photonis Scientific Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for the delivery of "IMAGING QUALITY LONG-LIFE(T) MICRO-CHANNEL PLATE SET" at a ceiling value of $167,038.81. The contract has a period of performance through May 30, 2021 and does not have a set-aside designation. Photonis Scientific Inc. is a leading supplier of photo...
Coolcad Electronics, LLC was awarded a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design and fabricate a silicon carbide (SiC) ultraviolet (UV) detector array with a 10 micrometer pixel pitch. The objective is to develop the fabrication processes and capabilities to integrate SiC photodiodes and low-voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices at submicron feature sizes,...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Langley Research Center to Photonis Defense Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized electronics and optics. The $107,820.00 contract is for the delivery of microchannelplate photomultiplier tube detectors. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Photonis Defense Inc. is a key supplier to the Department of Defense, supporting major defense programs...