This federal contract award to Qmagiq LLC, a small business, is for the development of megapixel long-wave infrared strained-layer superlattice focal plane arrays (SLS FPAs) to support NASA's Earth observation missions. The $124,996 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract aims to increase the spatial resolution of instruments like the Landsat Thermal Infrared Sensor (LDCM-TIRS) from 100 meters to the desired 30 meters by expanding the number of detector pixels. In Phase I,...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Qmagiq LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a potential value of $124,999.00 and is for the development of a broadband infrared focal plane array (FPA) with a spectral response range from 1.5 to 12 microns to enable NASA's mission of remotely analyzing the chemical composition of fires and burning...
Qmagiq LLC, a small business, was awarded a $749,882 firm-fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop 2048x2048 strained-layer superlattice (SLS) focal plane arrays (FPAs) for high-spatial resolution earth observing missions. The objective is to increase the pixel resolution of thermal infrared sensors from the current 640x512 to 2048x2048 while improving quantum efficiency and operating...
This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Brimrose Technology Corp, a small business specializing in advanced materials and sensor systems. The contract, valued at $999,445.00, is focused on developing a prototype acousto-optic tunable filter-based shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectropolarimetric imaging system. This system is intended to be a useful tool for determining the chemical composition and physical characteristics of planets, comets,...
This is a $150,000 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Intelliepi IR, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced infrared detector materials and components. The contract is to develop Short Wavelength Infrared (SWIR) Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs) for Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) applications that can operate at temperatures above 200 Kelvin using III-V semiconductor...
This is a firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Copious Imaging LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that manufactures defense systems, sensors, cameras, and infrared imaging capabilities. The $123,235 contract is to study the feasibility of fundamental parameters in the design of hot mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and high data-rate forward-looking infrared (FTIR) applications. The...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to SK Infrared LLC, a small minority-owned business based in Albuquerque. The $124,999 firm-fixed-price contract is for a feasibility study to develop a prototype of a single-pixel, field-programmable, short-wave infrared (SWIR) photodetector using antimonide-based type II superlattice materials. The goal is to produce a detector that can operate at...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company, to provide a versatile hybrid MWIR (mid-wave infrared) scene projector for testing of advanced focal plane arrays. The firm-fixed-price contract has a potential value of $149,981.47 and a completion date of March 22, 2020. Physical Sciences Inc. has extensive experience providing...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $742,899.00 SBIR Phase II contract to Sporian Microsystems, Inc. for the development of Full Motion Video (FMV) and Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) capabilities in a 5-inch gimbal. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract supports advanced sensing research and product development for industrial, aerospace, and government applications. Sporian Microsystems has a history of providing sensing technologies...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Princeton Infrared Technologies Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. The $49,994.44 fixed-price contract is for the development of uncooled shortwave infrared (SWIR) cameras integrated with an open seeker architecture. This research and development effort is focused on advanced infrared detection and imaging technologies for...