Mirtech, Inc.

Mirtech, Inc., a for-profit corporation based in Somerset, New Jersey, develops food-safety and agricultural-technology products as a federal grant recipient under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, with all work performed as a prime recipient rather than a subcontractor.

Mirtech's federal footprint consists entirely of SBIR Phase I and Phase II grants from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212). The vendor's primary capability concentration addresses postharvest produce safety and shelf-life extension through antimicrobial and packaging innovation. A Phase II SBIR grant awarded September 1, 2026, for $649,957, runs through August 31, 2028, and targets development and optimization of a food-grade antimicrobial disinfectant powder based on hydrogen peroxide for commercial produce wash systems—designed to reduce microbial contamination, food safety recalls, and waste in fresh and fresh-cut produce. A Phase I SBIR award of $175,000 issued September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for May 14, 2027, focuses on sustainable and active packaging (SAP) technology integrating biobased, recyclable materials with active compounds to extend produce shelf life and reduce food waste. A prior Phase I project funded July 1, 2023, developed a food-grade antimicrobial disinfectant powder for postharvest processing with completion in February 2025. An additional Phase I award from September 2022 addressed controlled-release in-transit ripening technology for ready-to-eat fruits, completing August 31, 2025.

Customer concentration is narrowly held: USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture accounts for all recorded awards in the source (seven awards across the timeline shown). Total awards across all federal sources number eight with combined dollars obligated of $2.6 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The vendor operates exclusively as a grant recipient with no prime federal contracts, no contract IDVs, and no subcontract engagement; the award profile reflects a small business commercializing food-safety innovation through federal R&D funding rather than federal service delivery.