This is a $129,976 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp (Ifos), a small business based in Milpitas, California. The contract is for the development of a compact, high-accuracy inertial reference measurement unit (IRU) utilizing an innovative fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) design. The proposed IRU is intended to meet NASA's need for lightweight, long-life sensors capable of providing high-precision navigation in harsh...
This is a $148,674.87 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Army to Inertialwave Inc., a small business specializing in inertial position tracking systems and related application development. The contract is to develop and demonstrate navigation-grade micro-electromechanical-system (MEMS) inertial accelerometers applicable for precision gyro-compassing, tilt measurement, global positioning satellite (GPS) denied navigation, and guidance for various Department of Defense...
This is a $4,300,085.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to HRL Laboratories, LLC, a large for-profit limited liability company. The contract supports the development of novel technologies for high-performance miniature inertial sensors under DARPA's Precise Inertial Guidance Miniaturization Aims (PRIGM: AIMS) program. The goal is to address the challenge of precise navigation of guided munitions in the absence of external...
This $124,791 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded to Inertialwave Inc., a small business manufacturer of inertial position tracking systems and related hardware, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract supports the development of a low-cost, compact inertial reference unit (CIRU) comprising a patent-pending, digitally-controlled, low-power, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based, piezoelectrically-transduced, Coriolis...
The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Enertia Microsystems Inc., a for-profit startup company specializing in low-cost, ultra-high precision Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) inertial sensors. The $239,923.00 firm fixed price contract supports research and development on MEMS inertial sensors, inertial measurement units, and inertial navigation systems for future mobility applications, particularly...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Gener8, LLC, doing business as Gener8 Inc., a small business manufacturer of medical devices and engineering services. The $749,982 fixed-price contract is for the design and fabrication of an Integrated Waveguide Optical Gyroscope (IWOG) that can be used in very small Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) with near-tactical grade performance, higher...
This is a definitive contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation to BEI Precision Systems & Space Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Pssc Holding CO., for the procurement of accelerometers. The contract has a ceiling value of $381,441.00 and is for a firm fixed price. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. BEI Precision Systems & Space Company, Inc. is a specialized manufacturer of precision optical encoders, encoder-based motion control systems, and other sensor...
Gyro-Stabilized Systems, LLC was awarded a $1.1 million firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to deliver a High Angle Infrared Signature Measurement System. The contract has a period of performance through September 2022 for delivery of one system to the Naval Research Laboratory. The solicitation sought a system to measure infrared signatures from maneuvering aircraft. Key requirements included integration with Bell...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Emcore Corporation's Systron Donner Inertial division. The $374,596 contract is for the delivery of rate sensors. Systron Donner Inertial is a manufacturer of advanced inertial measurement units, navigation systems, and related components for defense and aerospace applications. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a division of Emcore Corporation, Systron Donner Inertial...
The Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center awarded a firm fixed price definitive contract to Inertial Labs, Inc. for the purchase of 50 Attitude, Heading and Reference System Antenna Reference Units. The $165,750.00 contract has a completion date of March 22, 2018. Inertial Labs, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of commercial motion control, position and orientation tracking systems that has previously received federal contracts from the Department of the...