Maxq Research LLC

Maxq Research LLC is a small business biomedical and thermal engineering company headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, that specializes in developing innovative temperature-controlled packaging and warming solutions for temperature-sensitive medical products, particularly blood products for battlefield medical applications. Registered in SAM.gov since September 2012, the company provides research and development services, engineering expertise, and specialized thermal packaging products to the federal government through a combination of Small Business Innovation Research contracts, cooperative agreements, and federal supply schedule arrangements. Maxq Research's core competency centers on non-battery powered thermal packaging technologies and on-demand warming systems designed to support critical military medical logistics and battlefield transfusion capabilities.

Through federal contract awards, Maxq Research has demonstrated substantial technical capability in developing advanced thermal solutions for military medical applications. The company has received multiple Small Business Innovation Research Phase I and Phase II contracts from the Defense Health Agency and Air Force Research Laboratory totaling over $3.2 million. Most notably, Maxq received a $1.3 million Phase II SBIR contract from the Defense Health Agency (awarded July 14, 2025) to develop an intelligent, reusable container system capable of maintaining appropriate temperatures for transporting blood products throughout battlefield environments for up to ten days. Prior to this, the company completed a $1.424 million Phase II SBIR contract from the Defense Health Agency (awarded August 11, 2022) for similar intelligent container system development. Additionally, Maxq secured a $74,949 Phase I SBIR purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded December 15, 2023) for development of a non-battery powered, dual-stage fluid warmer for battlefield transfusion. The company also received a $249,999 Phase I SBIR purchase order from the Department of the Army Medical Command (awarded July 21, 2021) for research and development of non-battery powered, flexible packaging technologies with thermoregulation and on-demand warming capabilities. All of these contract awards were designated as total small business set-asides, reflecting Maxq's status as a qualifying small business entity.

Maxq Research has also successfully competed for federal grant funding through the Department of the Army Medical Command's Military Medical Research and Development program. The company received a $1.8 million cooperative agreement (awarded September 15, 2021, through September 14, 2023) to develop non-battery powered, in situ thermoregulated flexible packaging for on-demand warming of blood products. This grant award was funded under CFDA 12.420 and supported the company's core research mission to advance packaging technologies capable of thermoregulation and activation of on-demand warming systems for blood product transfusions in military medical settings.

Maxq Research holds a General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule Multiple Award Schedule contract with a ceiling value of $1 million and an ultimate completion date of September 6, 2027. Awarded on September 7, 2022, this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract provides federal agencies streamlined access to the company's laboratory equipment, engineering research and development services, and order-level materials focused on thermal solutions and packaging engineering. The contract encompasses specialized labor categories including thermal solutions architects, packaging engineers, thermal engineers, chemists, and test engineers, with hourly rates ranging from $51 to $129 based on experience levels. This GSA schedule vehicle enables federal agencies to procure Maxq's proprietary non-battery powered thermal packaging solutions and engineering expertise without requiring individual contract solicitations, effectively complementing the company's existing cooperative agreements and SBIR awards with the Department of Defense and Department of the Army Medical Command.