The Department of the Army awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) on August 1, 2025, under Topic A254-004 in the Physical Sciences category. The contract is valued at $249,886.97 and carries a total small business set-aside designation, reflecting the Army's commitment to supporting small business innovation in defense research and development. PSI, headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, will perform the research work at its Andover...
This is a $167,490.70 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The SBIR Phase I contract is a firm fixed price definitive contract with a completion date of May 19, 2021. Physical Sciences Inc. is the prime contractor and the work will be performed in Andover, MA. The SBIR program supports research and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The contract has a total potential value of $172,923.42 and is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of June 14, 2023. As an SBIR Phase I award, this contract is focused on conducting initial feasibility studies and technology prototyping...
This is a $149,917.43 SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The contract is a 6-month base award under the SBIR program, which supports research and development by small businesses. It is a firm fixed price, definitive contract with a completion date of January 18, 2018. The work is being performed in...
This is a 6-month SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The contract, valued at $154,913.56, is for research and development on biomass energy production. It is a Small Business set-aside contract under the SBIR program, which provides funding for small businesses to conduct feasibility studies and develop technology prototypes. Physical...
This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Army to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with a potential value of $199,999.18. The work is for a Phase I SBIR project, which typically involves feasibility studies and technology prototyping. As a set-aside for small businesses, this contract leverages Physical Sciences Inc.'s specialized...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The contract, valued at $249,875.71, is for the first monthly report under the SBIR program. As an SBIR Phase I award, this contract is focused on the research and development of innovative technologies. PSI has extensive experience supporting government agencies through prime contracts, subcontracts, and...
This is a $149,895.64 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The contract is for a statement of work entitled "Utilizing Ground-Based Simulation..." and was set aside for total small business participation. Physical Sciences Inc. specializes in advanced materials, optical systems, radiation...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company. The definitive, firm-fixed-price contract has a ceiling value of $149,930.89 and a performance period ending on May 20, 2019. As an SBIR Phase I effort, this contract supports the initial research and development of an innovative technology by PSI. The company has...
The Department of the Army awarded a $249,996.88 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company based in Andover, Massachusetts. The contract is for the development of a high-power, single-mode diode bar that can produce 5-10 watts of power per emitter while maintaining single mode operation when coupled to an external wavelength beam combiner. This SBIR contract was competitively awarded under a Total...
Physical Sciences Inc., a small business research and development contractor headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the Department of the Army valued at $249,982.20. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, supports the development of small-scale energy recovery technology for reverse osmosis systems under Topic A244-071: Water at the Point of Need. The work will be performed at the company's Andover, Massachusetts location and is expected to conclude by February 4, 2026. As a Phase I SBIR award, this contract represents an initial research and feasibility demonstration effort that may lead to Phase II and Phase III development if successful.
The Department of the Army's SBIR program supports innovative research and development by small businesses in areas critical to defense and military operations. Physical Sciences Inc. brings substantial experience in advanced scientific and technical research across multiple federal agencies, with demonstrated expertise in energy technologies, specialized instrumentation, and emerging solutions. The reverse osmosis energy recovery technology being developed under this award addresses the Army's interest in water generation and purification capabilities at the point of need, supporting operational requirements for water access in remote or austere environments. The firm fixed-price contract structure provides cost certainty for this foundational research phase.