The Department of the Army Medical Command has awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Spark Biomedical Inc., a small disadvantaged business manufacturer of neuromodulation medical devices. The $171,429.00 fixed-price award is for the development of a "Wearable Transcutaneous Auricular Nerve Stimulation Device to Restore Performance After Acute Stress Reaction". This contract leverages Spark Biomedical's expertise in transcutaneous auricular...
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded a $249,776.52 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Tanzen Medical, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of the Guardian Sleep Assessment System. This firm fixed price purchase order is aimed at detecting microarousals associated with leg movements during sleep, which can serve as an objective biomarker for conditions like restless legs syndrome. The contract was set aside for total small business...
This $49,932 firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Neurogeneces, Inc., a small business, on November 3, 2021. The contract is associated with the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research program and involves developing technologies to transform cognitive performance through sleep. Specifically, Neurogeneces will deliver products and services aimed at enhancing memory, focus and learning ability...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $109,734 firm fixed-price STTR Phase I contract to Apollo Neuroscience, Inc., a small disadvantaged woman-owned business located in Pittsburgh, PA. The contract is for the development of the "APOLLO NEURO WEARABLE: REDUCING CHRONIC FATIGUE AND STRESS TO MAXIMIZE AIRMEN PERFORMANCE." This is a total small business set-aside contract with an ultimate completion date of April 17, 2025. The contract aims to provide wearable technology...
This is a $74,991 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to Cofactor Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Santa Barbara, CA. The contract is under the SBIR program and is for the development of wearable neurostimulation systems and technologies that use personalized nervous system stimulation to optimize sleep patterns, reduce stress responses, and support pain recovery. This work supports the Air Force's mission to improve airman...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Neurofit, Inc., a for-profit small business located in Mountain View, California. The $74,879 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a "Brain Health Monitoring Platform" - a wearable technology and software solution for monitoring physiological indicators related to brain and cognitive health. This contract builds upon Neurofit's prior SBIR...
This is a Definitive Contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Attune Neurosciences, Inc., a for-profit small business entity. The $720,449 firm-fixed-price contract is for a Research and Development Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project. The contract work involves developing non-invasive brain stimulation technology using low-intensity focused ultrasound to potentially treat neurological conditions like sleep disorders and substance use...
This federal contract was awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration to Wearable Sensing LLC, a California-based small business that specializes in the development of wearable brain activity monitoring sensors. The $183,902 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for the delivery of research-grade portable, wireless integrated dry electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional near-infrared (fNIR) systems. These devices allow for the simultaneous and synchronized...
This federal contract award was made by the Defense Health Agency to Stat Health Informatics, Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods. The $249,515.49 contract is for the development of an ultra-miniature earpiece wearable device to enable artificial intelligence-based detection of sleep microarousals, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a firm fixed price and is set aside for small...
This is a $732,434.88 fixed-price level of effort contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Army Medical Command (USAMEDCOM) to Attune Neurosciences Inc. for "Individualized Focused Ultrasound Stimulation for Sleep On-Demand" research and development. The contract is not set aside and was awarded under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) that solicits extramural R&D proposals to advance knowledge in areas that can inform both military and civilian medical practice. The BAA is...