This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded to Sensatek Propulsion Technology, Inc., a minority, veteran-owned small business, under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I. The contract, valued at $124,925.00, has a completion date of August 26, 2019 and was awarded on July 27, 2018. The purpose is for Sensatek to demonstrate the feasibility of a wireless, passive, nanoparticle-based sensor system. As a small...
This federal contract award is for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a miniature, lightweight, 3D printable optical dual contact force and temperature sensor for dexterous end effectors. The $149,995.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded to the small business prime contractor Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of optical sensing and instrumentation technologies, to conduct...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center has awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order for $124,780.00 to Inventherm, LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for Inventherm's patented Meso-Scale Ericsson Power Generation System (MEPS), which will be used as the enabling technology for radioisotope generators that exceed the performance of existing Stirling power conversion systems. The...
Nanosonic Inc., a small business manufacturer, was awarded a $125,000.00 firm-fixed price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract is for the development of high-performance, wireless networked cryogenic and minimum pressure sensors using silicon-on-insulator nanomembrane techniques and ceramic nanocomposite materials, for remote monitoring in propulsion systems....
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Sporian Microsystems, Inc. The contract is valued at $129,990 and is focused on developing high-temperature "smart" P3 sensors and associated electronics for distributed engine control (DEC) architectures. The goal is to advance sensor technology to enable the insertion of new control capabilities in turbine engines, addressing limitations with...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Sev1Tech, LLC, a small business contractor, for "Intelligent Sensor Systems - 2020". The firm-fixed-price contract has a total ceiling value of $121,625.00 and was awarded on August 31, 2020, with a planned completion date of October 14, 2021. Sev1Tech, a provider of information technology, cybersecurity, and engineering services, has...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Senseeker Engineering of Goleta, California. The firm-fixed-price purchase order, with a potential value of $149,974, is for the development of a high dynamic range digital pixel readout integrated circuit to support NASA programs. Under this contract, Senseeker Engineering will deliver the requested integrated circuit prototype...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) supports the development of a novel, non-invasive method to monitor the condition of thermal protection system (TPS) materials used on spacecraft during reentry. The contract, valued at $120,735.00, was awarded to Jentek Sensors, Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized sensor technologies, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The proposed solution incorporates innovative...
This federal contract award, valued at $159,631.00, was made by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Senseics Corporation, a small, for-profit business. The contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project titled "EXTREMELY LOW SWAP", which is focused on developing a low-cost, size, weight, and power (low-SWAP), radiation-hard, time-of-flight lidar or infrared radiometry system on a chip for Earth orbit and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Sensanna Inc., a woman-owned, veteran-owned small business, for the development of passive wireless strain sensors for inflatable spacecraft and parachutes. The $124,705.00 firm-fixed-price contract has a completion date of March 1, 2021. This contract supports NASA's ongoing research and development efforts in advanced materials and...