Definitive Contract W15P7T08CP403

The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,652 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Plasmonics Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of a "Flexible Autoregulating Thermal Radiator Coating." This technology is intended to support thermal management systems, infrared optics, and beam steering components. Plasmonics Inc. has previously received multiple SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Surface Optics Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of optical instrumentation and measurement services. The $149,928.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a Dual Band Focal Plane Array, which is classified as a SBIR Program Phase I Action. The contract was awarded on a total small business set-aside basis and has a...

Optx Imaging Systems LLC has been awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $1.25 million by the Air Force Research Laboratory to deliver infrared coating process improvements for detectors under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. The firm fixed price contract runs from February 2023 through April 2025 and will be performed by Optx in Lorton, Virginia. Awarded as a total small business set aside, this SBIR Phase II contract builds upon earlier research to...

Swift Coat Inc., a small business manufacturer, has been awarded a $179,981.36 firm fixed price purchase order by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR program. The contract, set aside for small businesses, is for research and development of an anti-reflective coating for terrestrial solar modules, leveraging Swift Coat's prior work in this area. The period of performance runs from December 2024 to December 2025. Swift Coat has also received a $1.4 million SBIR Phase II grant...

This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Intelliepi IR, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced infrared detector materials, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program. The $50,000.00 contract is for the development of high-absorption short-wave infrared (SWIR) detector materials for mid-wave infrared (MWIR) focal plane array (FPA) applications. This Phase I SBIR contract supports AFRL's research and development...

This is a firm fixed price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract is for research and development related to the tunable thermal emissivity of 2D material devices, which has potential applications in areas such as missile defense, space systems, and electronic warfare. The total potential value of the contract is $224,991.00. The contract was awarded under a Small Business...

This is a Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The $149,961.01 contract is for the development of Flexible Multi-Layer Emissivity Control Coatings (F-MECCS) to enable improved thermal regulation for spacecraft. As a subcontractor, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will characterize the emissivity and optical properties of the coatings, as...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Surface Optics Corporation, a small business manufacturer of specialized optical instrumentation and measurement services located in San Diego, California. The $749,909 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a Dual Band Focal Plane Array, which is a type of advanced optical technology. The contract has a completion date of July 11, 2021 and was set aside for...

This is a $149,935.42 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer, to conduct research and development on a radiation-hardened dark coating for stray light suppression in optical systems. The contract seeks to advance Zecoat's specialized coatings technologies, which the company has previously leveraged to support research, development, and delivery of light-blocking...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order award to Irflex Corp, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program participant and U.S. Department of Defense contractor, under the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The $180,000.00 contract is for research and development services related to an "IRFLEX - OPTICAL FIBER COMBINER FOR COMBINING MWIR QCL BEAMS" project as part of the SBIR Phase I program. The objective of this work is to support the development of infrared sensor and...