This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc. (Issi), a small business engineering research and development company. The $124,923 contract supports continued development of Issi's fast pressure-sensitive paint (Fast PSP) system, which demonstrated significant advances in unsteady pressure measurement capabilities during testing at the Arnold Engineering Development...
This is a $143,482.55 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc. (Issi), a small business contractor. The contract is for a pressure sensitive paint (PSP) measurement system. The purchase order was awarded on a sole-source basis, as Issi is the only source for the required items and services. The PSP system is needed to support wind tunnel testing for the U.S. Coast Guard, NAVSEA's Unmanned Aerial Systems Lab, and...
This is a STTR Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency), in the amount of $749,706.00, to Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc. (Issi) for the development and integration of a Fast Pressure-Sensitive Paint (Fast PSP) system for large wind tunnel testing. The objective is to identify the necessary Fast PSP hardware and develop the associated data processing tools to improve wind tunnel utilization and performance of ground-based aerospace testing programs. The...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. (IOSi), a small business manufacturer, to develop a three-step layer-by-layer inspection and validation system for additive manufacturing (AM) processes. The $754,974.00 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project will integrate optical profilometry, laser ablation, and laser ultrasonic testing (LUT) to detect,...
This is a $49,694 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc. (Issi), a small business engineering research and development company. The contract is for the development of a "WALL INTEGRATED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PAINT ILLUMINATION FOR IMPROVED FLOW QUALITY", which involves research and development of innovative diagnostic techniques, fundamental concepts, and...
This federal contract award to Physical Optics Corporation (POC), a small business prime contractor, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to address the agency's need for in-situ sensor systems for use on rigid and/or flexible ablative Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials. POC proposed to develop a novel Embedded Multifunctional Optical Sensor (EMOS) system that can accurately measure multiple TPS response parameters, including temperature, heat flux, and...
This is a $749,710.00 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit small business research and development company. The contract is for the development of an "Intelligent Sensor System for Rocket Propulsion Testing" and has a total period of performance of approximately 3 years, with a completion date of March 2, 2025. The contract was set aside for...
This $129,983 firm fixed-price STTR Phase I contract was awarded to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a luminescence-based optical sensor probe to monitor carbon dioxide, oxygen, and humidity, as well as selected trace contaminants for advanced space suits. The contract is part of NASA's Advanced Gas Sensing Technology for Space Suits program and is set aside for small businesses. The sensor technology is designed to be...
The U.S. government has awarded a $924,966.00 Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. (IOS) to develop a luminescence-based optical sensor probe capable of monitoring carbon dioxide, oxygen, humidity, and selected trace contaminants. The sensor will be designed to operate while wet, tolerating liquid water. This definitive, firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, on August 13, 2019, with a...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of optical sensing and instrumentation technologies. The $124,946.00 firm fixed-price contract is for the research and development of a modular in-situ curing apparatus for thermoset resin mixtures applied as thermal protection systems. As a Small Business set-aside, this...