Purchase Order FA864921P0649

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC) to KWJ Engineering Inc., doing business as ECO Sensors, a small business manufacturer of gas detection instruments and sensor technology. The $124,983 SBIR Phase I contract is for the development of a low-power, versatile MEMS sensor platform for NASA applications, including the detection of hydrogen, oxygen, methane, helium, and other cryogenic propellants. The platform is intended to enable distributed,...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $74,761 firm-fixed-price purchase order to American Nanotechnologies Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the domestic sourcing of semiconducting carbon nanotubes for advanced chemical sensors. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research contract supports the company's ongoing work in developing chemical sensors aligned with defense priorities, including sensors for monitoring...

This Air Force Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with Nanosonic Inc. is focused on developing integrated chemical sensors using self-assembled ChemFET technology for real-time detection of fluorocarbons in subsurface groundwater. The $150,000 firm fixed-price contract is a total small business set-aside. As a prime contractor, Nanosonic specializes in advanced materials and devices, and has delivered research, prototypes, and products to the Department of Defense and...

This is a $99,567.49 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate to Platypus Technologies LLC, a small business located in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The contract is for the development of a "Wearable Liquid Crystal Based Chemical Sensor Badge" to support the SBIR FY17.1 program. The contract was set aside for small businesses and has a completion date of November 1, 2017. Platypus Technologies is a...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ashwin-Ushas Corporation, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The $124,990 fixed-price contract is for the development of a unique, patented voltammetric electrochemical sensor technology capable of detecting toxic gases, chemical warfare agents, and other analytes. The sensor features a 3-module construction, is small,...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate awarded a $1,275,650.99 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Morphix Technologies, Inc., a small business, for the development of a wearable chemical sensor badge. The contract has a completion date of September 30, 2022. Morphix Technologies, a private American company, specializes in the manufacture and sale of colorimetric chemical detection products, including hazardous materials handling equipment such as gas...

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center awarded a $7,000,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Missouri State University, a public university, to develop a concept for a printed sensor system to sense and monitor the presence of harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen, and volatile organic compounds. The sensor system utilizes pulse heating technology with carbon-based nanomaterials to enhance sensitivity...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract award to Spec Sensors LLC, a small disadvantaged business, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development. The $99,926 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a zero-power electrochemical formaldehyde sensor with a novel catalyst for indoor air quality monitoring. The award date was September 1, 2017, with a planned completion date of February 28, 2018. Spec Sensors LLC has prior...

Ecoatoms, Inc., a women-owned small business, was awarded a $510,238.40 research grant by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center on March 25, 2022. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of December 1, 2026, supports research and development of electrochemical biosensors—analytical diagnostic tools designed for point-of-care and with-patient applications. These biosensors offer the advantage of being simple, affordable, small, rapid, and cost-effective for...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Nanosonic Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Pembroke, Virginia. The contract, valued at $125,000.00, is for the development of a wireless networked sensor system using miniaturized chemical field effect transistors (ChemFETs) to detect and map heavy metals in water for ecosystem monitoring. Nanosonic will leverage its expertise in nanotechnology, thin-film deposition, and sensor systems to produce a...