Definitive Contract W909MY11C0038

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Microelectronics Activity, a Defense agency, to Mainstream Engineering Corporation, a small business manufacturer based in Rockledge, Florida. The $95,580.26 firm-fixed-price contract is for research into in-situ epitaxial defect reduction with augmented instrumentation and intelligent control. Mainstream Engineering Corporation is an experienced government contractor, holding several indefinite...

This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc., a veteran-owned small business. The $749,858 contract is for STTR Phase II research and development of wafer-level electronic-photonic co-packaging technologies. The work is being conducted in Newark, DE. Phase Sensitive Innovations is a small business that focuses on advanced photonic and electronic technologies, including optical modulators, photodiodes,...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Optipro Systems, LLC, a small business manufacturer of precision optics fabrication equipment and metrology systems. The $124,900 contract is for research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The research aims to develop a new additive manufacturing process for silicon carbide, a material well-suited for...

The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,249,949 Firm Fixed Price contract to United Semiconductors, LLC, a woman-owned small business, for the production of electro-optical infrared grade large diameter binary and ternary III-V semiconductor bulk crystals. This contract, set aside for small businesses, is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. United Semiconductors, LLC is a manufacturer of advanced...

This is a $25,000 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Opticomp Networks, Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The contract is for STTR Phase I research on "RAPID WAFERING OF WIDE BANDGAP SUBSTRATES," with a performance period ending on March 11, 2020. The STTR program is a competitive awards-based program that enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $162,453.07 firm fixed price purchase order to Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit small business. The award is for Phase I of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically topic A19-018 to research and develop a low dislocation virtual substrate for nitride semiconductors. Sivananthan Laboratories has prior experience conducting research and providing...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business manufacturer. The contract, valued at $749,996.00, is for the continued development of an Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) system-on-chip using heterogeneous silicon photonics. This miniaturized, lightweight, and rugged OFDR system will enable structural health monitoring (SHM) applications for...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to Blue Wave Semiconductors Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business located in Columbia, Maryland. The $249,913.42 firm fixed-price contract is for research and development on "Accelerated Atomic Fusion via In-Situ Ultra-Thin and Ultra-Pure Surface Catalyzation for Bonding Ultra-Wide Bandgap, Ultra-High Power, High Thermal Conductivity Large Area Wafers...

The U.S. government agency, Shared Services Center, awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II IGNITE contract to Astral Forge, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, woman-owned limited liability company. The $899,803.00 firm fixed price contract is for the development of a high-temperature microgravity assisted crystal growth furnace for in-space manufacturing of low defect wide bandgap semiconductors. This SBIR Phase II award supports the agency's mission-critical research and...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Crystal Sonic Inc., a for-profit company based in Phoenix, Arizona. The $1,800,000 firm fixed price contract is for the development of acoustic layer separation technology for thin film lithium niobate. This research aims to reduce waste and cost in semiconductor manufacturing through sound-assisted lift-off and substrate reuse. Crystal Sonic Inc. has previously...