Opticslah LLC was awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $1 million by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to deliver a compact and fast long-wave infrared spectroscopy system for aerosol combustion research under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. As a total small business set-aside, the firm fixed price contract tasks Opticslah with developing the spectroscopic technology for the Agency through January 2023. The work will be conducted in Albuquerque, New...
This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Analog Photonics LLC, a Boston-based high technology company specializing in advanced silicon photonics integrated circuits and products. The $162,219.68 contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project, with a completion date of December 18, 2020. As a prime contractor, Analog Photonics has previously received federal awards from...
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 $7,548,417.78 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, by the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. The contract is for research and development of a compact, spatially-offset Raman sensor for through-barrier chemical detection and identification. This award is part of a five-year, $350 million Research and Development Open Broad Agency Announcement that seeks...
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,...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $749,988.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and systems, to develop GESISN avalanche photodiode arrays for high-sensitivity shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging applications. This contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program and is set aside for small businesses. Freedom Photonics, a subsidiary of...
This contract was awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground to Spectrum Photonics Inc., a for-profit organization, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II base period. The contract has a potential value of $5,106,733.68 and is a firm fixed price, definitive contract. It is a Total Small Business set-aside. Spectrum Photonics specializes in research and development of complex, advanced detection technologies focused on...
This is a $6,698,393.06 Phase III SBIR contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Spectrum Photonics Inc., a small business located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The contract is for the development of a "Low-Cost, Ultra-Compact Hyperspectral Imaging System (UCHIS) for Remote/Standoff Detection and Characterization Applications." This effort builds on prior SBIR work and is intended to produce an advanced hyperspectral imaging sensor system for...
This is a non-set-aside, firm-fixed price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business in Monrovia, California. The $380,820.00 contract is for the development of a WSI SINGLE ELEMENT NANOWIRE DETECTOR. Photon Spot Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors, primarily serving federal research institutions in quantum science, metrology, and photonics. The company has...
The U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) has awarded a $166,240.56 Firm Fixed Price contract to Bayspec, Inc., a small business manufacturer of spectral sensing instruments. The objective of this SBIR Phase I contract is to develop an atmospheric sampler and ion source for attachment to a mass spectrometer. This work supports the Army's chemical and biological threat detection capabilities. Bayspec has previously received SBIR awards from the Army and DARPA for...