This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Aerodyne Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer and research and development services provider. The $124,910 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a robust cryogen-free preconcentrator system based on a Stirling cryocooler and novel sample trap design. This system will be coupled with a high-resolution time-of-flight...
This SBIR Phase II contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aerodyne Research Inc., a manufacturer of advanced atmospheric monitoring and analysis equipment. The $748,670 contract is for the commercialization of a cryogen-free pre-concentrator system based on a Stirling cryocooler and novel sample trap design. This system is intended to enable highly sensitive and precise measurements of trace atmospheric gases and isotopes, which are used to evaluate...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Leiden Measurement Technology LLC, a small R&D firm, with a total ceiling value of $749,823. The contract is for the design and development of the "IN-SITU SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION OF CHEMICAL TARGETS (INSPECT)" instrument, a versatile and automated sample processing module that will work in conjunction with various analytical instruments used...
Precision Combustion, Inc., a small research and development firm based in North Haven, Connecticut, was awarded a $970,251 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II-E contract by a civilian federal agency effective July 28, 2021. The contract, structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract, supports development of a compact, vacuum-regenerable sorbent bed designed to remove a broad range of trace contaminants from life support systems for space exploration applications. This...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract was awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Bayspec, Inc. for $1,099,961.10. The one-year contract will support continued development of ionization sources for direct, real-time trace vapor and aerosol detection to be used in conjunction with a man-portable mass spectrometer. Performance will take place in San Jose, California. This is a sequential Phase II award...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Novawave Technologies, Inc., a small business. The contract, valued at $599,999, seeks to develop a compact, dual-channel, mid-infrared laser spectrometer for planetary atmosphere exploration. The device will be able to measure numerous trace gases without requiring cryogenics, using novel fiber-coupled, solid-state lasers. This contract is a follow-on to the initial Phase I SBIR award...
<p>The U.S. government agency awarded a firm fixed-price contract to Monitor Instruments Co., LLC, a small business, for the development of a circular mass spectrometer for high-speed gas analysis. The $600,000.00 contract, awarded under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II, has an ultimate completion date of December 24, 2005. The place of performance is Cheswick, PA. This contract was set aside for small businesses.</p>
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $632,810 firm-fixed price definitive contract to Aerodyne Research Inc. to deliver a VOCUS 2R Proton Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Positive Ion Mass Spectrometer system. The system includes a breath inlet, thermal desorption unit, single-channel gas chromatograph, and high pressure ion sources with negative ionization capabilities. NIST requires this mass spectrometer and associated inlet systems to support its atmospheric chemistry...
This award is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The prime contractor, Leiden Measurement Technology LLC, is a small R&D firm that specializes in developing prototype scientific instruments for researchers. Through this $124,825 fixed-price contract, Leiden will design the "In-Situ Solid Phase Extraction of Chemical Targets (INSPECT)" instrument, a versatile and...
This federal contract award to Masstech, Inc. (doing business as Analytical Instrumentation) is for the development of a compact, rugged, field-deployable laser photoacoustic spectrometric (LPAS) sensor. The sensor will be capable of continuous, real-time measurements of multiple chemical components such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, ozone, and other reactive and trace gases. The contract, valued at $99,826, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase...