This is a $99,684.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the NASA Ames Research Center to Sensanna Inc., a woman-owned and veteran-owned small business, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of passive surface acoustic wave (SAW) temperature sensors with enhanced sensitivity and detection range for NASA applications, specifically for remote wireless sensing of temperature distributions in composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) and development flight...
This STTR Phase I contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), provides $124,889 to Aviana Molecular Technologies, LLC and the University of Central Florida to develop a passive wireless sensor system (PWSS) for structural health monitoring (SHM). The system will utilize surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors that are lightweight, battery-less, and can be embedded in composite materials to monitor parameters such as temperature, range data, and gas detection. The...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Angstrom Designs Inc., a for-profit, Subchapter S Corporation and manufacturer of specialized electronic and lighting systems based in Santa Barbara, California. The $122,168 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a modular, embedded, intelligent sensor network comprised of sensor, communications, and power modules. The goal is to create a flexible sensor system that...
This is a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business manufacturer based in Roanoke, Virginia. The contract supports the development of a multifunctional structural health monitoring solution for lightweight composites used in long-duration space habitats. The solution will combine fiber optic sensors for strain and temperature monitoring with piezo...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to X-Wave Innovations, Inc. (XII), a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business. The $124,999 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a self-powered ultrasonic wireless sensor network (SUWSN) technology that can perform both non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and wireless data communication. The goal is to prototype the...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Quest Integrated, LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The contract, valued at $125,000, focuses on developing innovative additive manufacturing technologies for ultra-high temperature strain and temperature sensors. These sensors are intended to enable non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring of atmospheric and space flight vehicles...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $899,999.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Sporian Microsystems, Inc. to develop an ultra high-temperature inertial sensor for structural health monitoring of hypersonic vehicles. This Firm Fixed Price contract runs through June 9, 2026. Sporian Microsystems is a technology company that specializes in advanced sensing products and systems for industrial and government applications. Through...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business manufacturer of goods focused on fiber optic sensing and measurement systems. Under this $735,139 fixed-price contract, Luna proposes to continue development of integrated high-definition fiber optic sensors (HD-FOS) and carbon nanotube (CNT)-graphene piezoresistive sensors for inflatable space habitat...
NASA has awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to X-Wave Innovations, Inc. (XII), a minority-owned, woman-owned small business, to develop a passive, wireless, high-temperature embedded sensor system. The sensor system is intended to monitor critical parameters, including temperature, pressure, and strain, on rocket propulsion engine components to support NASA's rocket propulsion development efforts. The $124,999 firm-fixed-price contract has a performance period...
This is a $749,994.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Texas Research Institute - Austin, Inc., a division of Texas Research International Inc. The contract is for the research and development of frequency selective surface (FSS) sensors that can be used for wireless, passive monitoring of strain and temperature on structures. The sensors are designed to be embedded or surface-mounted and can be...