Definitive Contract W909MY09C0013

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 U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Surface Optics Corporation, a small business specializing in optical instrumentation and measurement services. The contract, valued at $162,164.46, is for research and development of a dual color, high operating temperature photonic mid-wave infrared detector for threat warning applications. The contract was set aside for small businesses. As...

This is a $149,841.95 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The contract is for the development of a switchable long-wave infrared (LWIR) filter using phase-change materials. Physical Sciences Inc. has a history of providing research, engineering, and product development services to various U.S. government agencies and defense...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Blue Wave Semiconductors Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business. The $1,400,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a "Combinatorial Library of Radiation-Resistant Optical Coatings for Solar Cell Coverglass." The contract was awarded on September 26, 2018 and is set to be completed by October 28,...

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 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground to Applied Sciences Inc., a small business. The $1,049,924.00 contract funds the development of "Intercalated Carbon Microfibers for Broadband Visible-Infrared (IR) Obscuration" technology. The contract is a firm-fixed price definitive contract with a period of performance through March 14, 2020. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract continues...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Directed Vapor Technologies International, Inc. (DVTI), a small business located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The $999,803.51 firm-fixed-price contract supports continued research and development of advanced coating solutions and novel coating deposition systems by DVTI. This STTR Phase II contract builds upon DVTI's prior SBIR Phase I work and...

This is a $999,998.40 SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Magnolia Optical Technologies, Inc., a small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of broadband nanostructured antireflection coatings to improve the performance of infrared focal plane arrays. This work builds upon Magnolia Optical's prior SBIR Phase I and III awards from NASA for similar nanostructured coatings technologies....

This is a $999,997.20 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Magnolia Optical Technologies, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Woburn, Massachusetts. The contract is for the research and development of broadband nanostructured antireflection coatings to improve the performance of infrared focal plane arrays (IRFPAs). This contract is part of SBIR Topic A15-028 and...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to SK Infrared Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The $167,500 firm-fixed-price contract is for research and development efforts related to next-generation infrared camera technologies, including Type II Superlattice detectors. This SBIR Phase I award has a period of performance through January 20, 2025. SK...