The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,792 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Opticalx, LLC, a small disadvantaged and woman-owned business, for the development of a "Phase-Space Imager" product. This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract has an ultimate completion date of August 19, 2024. As an SBIR Phase I action, this award represents early-stage research and development work, with the potential for further SBIR Phase II funding...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $179,978 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Spectrum Photonics Inc., a small business, for a Phase I SBIR project on hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology. The contract has an ultimate completion date of October 22, 2024. Spectrum Photonics is a for-profit company specializing in advanced detection technologies, particularly HSI systems and related sensor technologies. The company has a history of federal contract work for various...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $749,988.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and systems, to develop GESISN avalanche photodiode arrays for high-sensitivity shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging applications. This contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program and is set aside for small businesses. Freedom Photonics, a subsidiary of...
This $1,649,411 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectrum Photonics Inc., a small business, to develop a compact, low-cost long wave infrared hyperspectral sensor for spacecraft. This contract was issued under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Spectrum Photonics has a history of successfully executing SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts for various Department of Defense entities,...
This is a $1,799,963.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Maverick Corporation, a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the "Increased Durability of Astroquartz-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites" and has an ultimate completion date of April 2, 2027. This contract likely supports AFRL's research and development efforts in advanced materials,...
This $149,995.00 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to SA Photonics, LLC, a small business prime contractor, under the SBIR program. The contract is for the development of a 5-inch gimbal for a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) with National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS) 9 capabilities. As a small business prime, SA Photonics has received numerous SBIR and STTR phase I-III contracts from...
This is a $999,440.12 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Plasmonics Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for Phase II research and development on next-generation infrared optics, systems, and metamaterials, including work on thermal management systems, infrared modulators, metamaterial prisms, and non-mechanical beam steering components. This award is set...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Plasmonics Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the SBIR program. The contract, valued at $149,562.00, is for the development of conformal aperture non-mechanical beam steering (NMBS) technology for an attritable platform. This SBIR Phase I research effort is focused on advancing infrared optics, systems, and metamaterials capabilities for the Air...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $49,988 firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc., a veteran-owned small business. The contract, designated FA864921P0313, is for the development of an "Attritable Platform K-Space Imaging for Persistent Situational Awareness of the RF Spectrum". This research and development effort is aimed at advancing photonic and electronic technologies, including optical...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to CACI Photonics, LLC, a small business located in Los Gatos, California. The $149,990.31 firm fixed-price contract is for research and development of technologies to mitigate scintillation and speckle effects for tracking moving targets. As an SBIR Phase I award, this represents early-stage research and development efforts. CACI Photonics has received numerous SBIR and Small...