Definitive Contract FA875026CB024

This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Mavericks Photonics, Inc., a small business located in San Francisco, CA. The $179,999.96 firm fixed price contract supports research and development for the PRISM: PRECISE INTERFEROMETERS AS STRATOSPHERIC MICROPHONES project under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program. The contract has a completion date of March 29, 2025. As an SBIR Phase I award, this contract supports the initial concept...

This is a $999,440.12 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Plasmonics Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for Phase II research and development on next-generation infrared optics, systems, and metamaterials, including work on thermal management systems, infrared modulators, metamaterial prisms, and non-mechanical beam steering components. This award is set...

This is a $749,998 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc., a veteran-owned small business, for the design and fabrication of a hyperspectral microwave sounder intended for deployment on a small space vehicle. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and has a completion date of November 18, 2022. Phase Sensitive Innovations is a specialist in advanced photonic and electronic...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,792 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Opticalx, LLC, a small disadvantaged and woman-owned business, for the development of a "Phase-Space Imager" product. This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract has an ultimate completion date of August 19, 2024. As an SBIR Phase I action, this award represents early-stage research and development work, with the potential for further SBIR Phase II funding...

This $1,649,411 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectrum Photonics Inc., a small business, to develop a compact, low-cost long wave infrared hyperspectral sensor for spacecraft. This contract was issued under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Spectrum Photonics has a history of successfully executing SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts for various Department of Defense entities,...

This is a $179,783 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company based in Andover, Massachusetts. The contract is for the development of a "HIGH POWER, HIGH THROUGHPUT MWIR FUSED FIBER COMBINER", which aligns with PSI's expertise in optical systems and specialized instrumentation. The contract has a firm fixed-price pricing structure and a...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $49,977.80 firm-fixed-price contract to Physical Sciences Inc., a small business, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program. The contract is for the development of a compact Fabry-Perot etalon, which is a type of optical interferometer, for use in an LWIR (long-wave infrared) HSI (hyperspectral imaging) payload for a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS). The contract has a performance period that ends on May 8, 2021. Physical...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $750,000 definitive contract to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Tucson, Arizona, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract, which commenced on June 18, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of September 18, 2026, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. The project focuses on developing a low C-SWAP (cost, size, weight, and power) 2.1 micron transmitter for long-range...

<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a purchase order to Spectrum Photonics Inc. valued at $1,249,421 on February 27, 2026, under a total small business set-aside for development of a hyperspectral mid-wave infrared sensor for attritable platforms. Work is performed in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ultimate completion is November 30, 2027. The procurement is firm fixed price.</p>

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $179,978 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Spectrum Photonics Inc., a small business, for a Phase I SBIR project on hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology. The contract has an ultimate completion date of October 22, 2024. Spectrum Photonics is a for-profit company specializing in advanced detection technologies, particularly HSI systems and related sensor technologies. The company has a history of federal contract work for various...