The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,884 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Photon Systems, Inc., a small business based in Covina, California. The contract is for the development of a "High Specificity Bioaerosol Particle (HS-BAP) Sensor". Photon Systems specializes in deep ultraviolet (UV) solutions for detecting and identifying various substances. This SBIR contract, awarded on May 19, 2021, is scheduled for...
This is a Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Photon Systems, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The contract, valued at $124,902.00, is for the MAIA: Microbial Assessment w/In-Situ Autofluorescence project under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I Action. Photon Systems, a small business, is developing an "optical swab" technology for direct, non-contact microbial analysis...
This federal contract award provides funding for Photonsystems, Inc., a small business, to develop advanced analytical methods and instrumentation for detecting trace levels of chemical and biological contaminants directly on spacecraft and related surfaces. The $124,073 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The proposed methods employ non-contact deep ultraviolet (UV)...
Photon Systems, Inc. was awarded a $145,661 purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to deliver deep ultraviolet lasers for Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy in extreme environments under the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I solicitation. The firm fixed price contract has a period of performance from July 25, 2022 through January 25, 2023 and is designated for total small business set aside. The place of...
This is a $317,000.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Photon Systems, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation, for the development of an "optical swab" technology for direct, non-contact microbial analysis. The grant is part of NASA's research and development efforts and is not designated as a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project or set aside for small businesses. Through this NASA grant, Photon Systems, which specializes in...
This is a $124,907.00 firm fixed price Small Business Set-Aside STTR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Prime Photonics, LC. The contract is for the development of a novel acoustic emission monitoring sensor as part of a larger structural health monitoring system capable of providing end-of-useful-life determination for components. The goal is to combine fatigue history with local impact events to provide a complete view of component lifetime,...
This federal contract award to Freedom Photonics LLC, a small business manufacturer of photonic components and subsystems located in Goleta, California, is for the development of an Integrated Photonic Engine for Miniaturized Fiber Optics Sensor Interrogators. The contract, valued at $124,935.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The objective is to develop a miniaturized,...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Orb Xyz, Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract is for the development of a real-time, non-destructive microbial water monitoring system for spacecraft cabins. The contract has a firm fixed price of $124,877.00 and a completion date of March 28, 2021. As this is an SBIR Phase I contract, the research and development work is...
NASA has awarded a $124,974.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I contract to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of goods and developer of technologies in optical sensing and instrumentation. The contract is for the development of a luminescent indicator-based optical sensor probe to continuously monitor silver ion concentrations in spacecraft potable water systems in real-time. This capability is critical for NASA's next-generation spacecraft, which will...
Freedom Photonics LLC, a small business manufacturer of photonic components and subsystems, was awarded a $124,992 firm-fixed-price STTR Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract, which is set aside for small businesses, aims to develop a hybrid integration platform that combines high-performance active optical components with low-cost silicon photonics for space-based photonic applications. This work will be performed in...