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Showing contracts 851900 of 1,010 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.

DateAgencyPIIDNAICSDescriptionAmount
Nov 29, 2017Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063)140D6318C0013541715SWITCHABLE LWIR FILTER USING PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS$100K
Nov 28, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICAW15QKN18C0005541715SBIR PHASE II FOR MULTIMODAL TRACE EXPLOSIVES DETECTION WITH FEATURE-BASED FUSION$500K
Nov 27, 2017Department of DefenseNSWC DAHLGRENN0002412C4148541711BASICTOPIC N093-205$100K
Nov 24, 2017Department of Homeland SecurityDOM NUCLEAR DETECT OFF ACQ DIVHSHQDC14CB0050541712IGF::OT::IGF EXPLORATORY RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE RADIATION AND AWARENESS AND INTERDICTION NETWORK (RAIN) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD)$293K
Nov 17, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG NATICK0001541715START OF CONTRACT MEETING$1K
Nov 17, 2017Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)HQ014717C7238541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT$50K
Nov 10, 2017Department of DefenseDEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY70RDND18C00000023541712IGF::OT::IGF SIGMA PROGRAM$685K
Nov 1, 2017Department of DefenseNSWC DAHLGRENN0017817C0011541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II BASE PERIOD$529K
Oct 17, 2017Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVKFA945318C0220541715IGF::OT::IGF SCALABLE MICROWAVE DRIVEN JET BASED TEST BED FOR SIMULATED HYPERSONIC REENTRY EFFECTS ON MATERIALS$750K
Oct 17, 2017Department of DefenseDEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCYHR001116C0127541712IGF::OT::IGF PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) AWARD - RESEARCH INTO PASSIVE CONTROL OF ALKALI VAPOR PRESSURE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE TO ASSIST THE ACES PROGRAM DEVELOP CLOCKS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF FREQUENCY, LONG-TERM FREQUENCY VARIATION, AND FREQUENCY REPEATABILITY UNDER POWER CYCLING.$78K
Oct 16, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICAW15QKN18C0006541715PHASE II SBIR FOR DEFECT DETECTION IN NARROW BORE COMPONENTS WITH QUANTUM DOT LIQUID PENETRANTS$624K
Sep 28, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAMW911NF16C0107541712IGF::OT::IGF STTR PHASE II$391K
Sep 28, 2017Department of DefenseNSWC DAHLGRENN0017817C1338541712IGF::OT::IGF STATUS REPORT$125K
Sep 26, 2017Department of Homeland SecurityDOM NUCLEAR DETECT OFF ACQ DIVHSHQDN17C00009541711IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD FOR DNDO MURS PROTOTYPES$2.8M
Sep 25, 2017National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER80NSSC17C0017541712IGF::OT::IGFPHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (PSI), IN COLLABORATION PURDUE UNIVERSITY, PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NOVEL LAUNCH PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY FOR RAPID INSERTION OF NANO/MICRO SATELLITES (~ 5-100 KG SCALE) INTO LOW EARTH ORBIT, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO LOWER THE CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART LAUNCH STAGE COST BY 2X. THE TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYS A PROPULSION SCHEME COMPRISING A STORABLE LIQUID OXIDIZER AND A UNIQUE SOLID FUEL WITH EXCELLENT MECHANICAL AND THERMOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES. THE PROPOSED APPLICATION TO LAUNCH VEHICLE STAGES WILL RESULT IN LOW-COST, MASS-EFFICIENT LAUNCH SYSTEMS AND WILL REDUCE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT RISK FOR NASA. THE FUEL AND OXIDIZER ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE AT LOW COST AS AN INEXPENSIVE ENGINEERING MATERIAL AND AS AN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL. BOTH HAVE HIGH DENSITY, ARE GREEN, AND THE SYSTEM HAS A HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE (>275S; VACUUM). THE OXIDIZER STORAGE, HANDLING, TRANSPORTATION, AND LOADING OPERATIONS ARE SIMPLER AND SAFER COMPARED TO CRYOGENIC/TOXIC PROPELLANTS. THE FOREGOING ATTRIBUTES ENABLE THE LOWER COST OF THE PROPOSED HYBRID LAUNCH VEHICLE STAGE. THE PERFORMANCE OF CURRENT HYBRIDS IS LIMITED BY THEIR TYPICALLY LOW FUEL REGRESSION RATES. IN PHASE I, WE INVESTIGATED TECHNIQUES FOR SIGNIFICANTLY AUGMENTING THE REGRESSION RATE, DEMONSTRATING ~ 3.5X INCREASE IN 30 LBF THRUSTER FIRINGS. USING THIS DATA, WE PERFORMED DESIGN TRADES FOR A HYBRID STAGE AS THE SECOND/UPPER LAUNCH VEHICLE STAGE. THE ENHANCED REGRESSION RATE ALLOWED A MORE COMPACT, LIGHTER, HIGHER THRUST-TO-WEIGHT STAGE THAN WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH CURRENT HYBRIDS. IN PHASE II, WE WILL PERFORM DETAILED EXPERIMENTS TO OPTIMIZE PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE ON THE SAME PHASE I HYBRID THRUSTER, AND DEMONSTRATE A LARGE SCALE (~1000 LBF) MOTOR, REPRESENTATIVE OF UPPER STAGES OF A LAUNCH VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE OPTIMIZED DESIGN. PHASE II WILL END WITH A FLIGHT PROTOTYPE DESIGN AND A PLAN FOR A SUB-ORBITAL FLIGHT TEST, OR A COMPREHENSIVE GROUND TEST IN SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT.$750K
Sep 25, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIVN6833517C0626541712IGF::OT::IGF$125K
Sep 25, 2017Department of Homeland SecurityDOM NUCLEAR DETECT OFF ACQ DIVHSHQDN17C00010541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II VIRTUAL SOURCE TRAINING TOOLKIT$570K
Sep 22, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APGW911SR17C0041541711IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE I : DUAL MODE T-DHM/IR SPECTRAL SENSOR FOR TIME-RESOLVED PATHOGEN IMAGING$150K
Sep 21, 2017Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQN0002417C4014541712IGF::OT::IGF RIF-2016-000127$3.0M
Sep 21, 2017Department of DefenseFA4417 1 SOCONSFA441717P0155334511INSTANT EYE#2 - DRONES$14K
Sep 20, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIVN6833517C0577541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SBIR PHASE II IGF::OT::IGF$505K
Sep 18, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APGW911SR17C0038541711IGF::OT::IGF STTR PHASE I. THE GOAL OF THIS CONTRACT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DETECTOR NETWORK FOR THE PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION OF AEROSOLIZED BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS (BWAS).$150K
Sep 15, 2017Department of DefenseFA9300 AFTC PZRFA930017P1012541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR I$150K
Sep 12, 2017Department of DefenseFA4417 1 SOCONSFA441717P0110334511INSTANT EYE - DRONES$14K
Sep 7, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAMW911NF16C0099541712IGF::OT::IGF DARPA SOLICITATION NO. DARPA 2015.2 SBIR; NEW DARPA SBIR PHASE II CONTRACT.$508K
Aug 31, 2017Department of DefenseNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMANDH9224017P01225417121812-350-02 BATTERY$22K
Aug 31, 2017Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063)IND17PC00023541712IGF::OT::IGF LOCAL PCS SEARCH CAPABILITY FOR LOW COST RADIATION DETECTORS$500K
Aug 29, 2017Department of Homeland SecurityDOM NUCLEAR DETECT OFF ACQ DIVHSHQDN16C00011541712IGF::OT::IGF DHS DNDO WIND ATD BAA AWARD$779K
Aug 15, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-RSAW31P4Q17C0075541712IGF::OT::IGF ARMY SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE II FOR WORK ENTITLED, "THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL MECHANISM PROCESSES OF AL-AL2O3 WITHIN THE ACCELERATING FLOW OF SOLID ROCKET MOTORS (SRM)"$507K
Aug 15, 2017Department of DefenseNSWC DAHLGRENN0002415C4054541712BASE IGF::OT::IGF$300K
Aug 14, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-RSAW31P4Q16C0105541712IGF::OT::IGF DARPA SBIR PHASE II CONTRACT RTW 69-16$416K
Aug 14, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICAW15QKN16C0061541712IGF::OT::IGF DEFECT DETECTION IN NARROW BORE COMPONENTS WITH QUANTUM DOT LIQUID PENETRANTS, SBIR PHASE I.$50K
Aug 14, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICAW15QKN16C0063541712IGF::OT::IGF MULTIMODAL TRACE EXPLOSIVES DETECTION WITH FEATURE-BASED FUSION SBIR PHASE I.$50K
Aug 8, 2017Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063)IND17PC00301541712IGF::OT::IGF NOVEL ON-ORBIT FABRICATION OF VERY LARGE STRUCTURES ENABLING UNIQUE SPACE OPERATIONS$500K
Aug 3, 2017Department of Homeland SecurityDOM NUCLEAR DETECT OFF ACQ DIVHSHQDN16C00028541712IGF::OT::IGF TECHNOLOGY MATURATION OF THE ADVANCED PROCESSOR FOR SCINTILLATORS (APS)$38K
Aug 3, 2017Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZLFA865017P1186541712IGF::OT::IGF COMPACT GIMBALLED BROADBAND HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM$150K
Aug 2, 2017Department of Homeland SecurityDOM NUCLEAR DETECT OFF ACQ DIVHSHQDN17C00004541712IGF::OT::IGF$150K
Aug 1, 2017Department of DefenseDEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY70RDND18C00000023541712IGF::OT::IGF SIGMA PROGRAM$1.1M
Jul 21, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APGW911SR17C0048541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR SEQUENTIAL PHASE II$779K
Jul 19, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAMW911NF17P0055541712IGF::OT::IGF PHASE I FIRST MONTHLY TECHNICAL REPORT$150K
Jul 19, 2017Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APGW911SR17C0042541712IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE I-6 MONTH BASE$150K
Jun 29, 2017Department of DefenseW4GG HQ US ARMY TACOMW56HZV17C0182541712IGF::OT::IGF PHASE I STTR STUDYING REAL TIME INLINE BACTERIA DETECTION FOR MILITARY MOBILE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM$150K
Jun 23, 2017Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZLFA865016C5016541712IGF::OT::IGF CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR SHAPE STABLE HYPERSONIC$181K
Jun 15, 2017Department of DefenseDEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY70RDND18C00000023541712IGF::OT::IGF SIGMA PROGRAM$118K
Jun 14, 2017Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDAHHSN271201700028C541712IGF::OT::IGF LABHAND PAYLOAD FOR INSTANTEYE SUAS PLATFORM FOR CONTINUOUS AUTONOMOUS INDOOR TRANSPORT OF LABORATORY CONSUMABLES$230K
Jun 13, 2017Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063)IND17PC00301541712IGF::OT::IGF NOVEL ON-ORBIT FABRICATION OF VERY LARGE STRUCTURES ENABLING UNIQUE SPACE OPERATIONS$350K
Jun 1, 2017Department of DefenseNSWC DAHLGRENN0002412C4148541711BASICTOPIC N093-205$145K
May 31, 2017Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SERVICES DIVISION (00063)IND16PC00040541712IGF::OT::IGF MARITIME TAGGING, TRACKING, AND LOCATING (MTTL) SMALL UNMANNED AIR SYSTEM (SUAS)$499K
May 24, 2017National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX17CP63P541712IGF::OT::IGF NASA NEEDS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO PROTECT BIOLOGICAL SENSORS AND TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL BODIES SUCH AS EUROPA, ENCELADUS OR MARS. PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (PSI) WILL DEVELOP NOVEL BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL (ABFV: ANTI-BACTERIAL/FUNGAL/VIRAL) COATINGS FOR THE EXPOSED SURFACES OF SPACECRAFT METALS, PLASTIC, AND ELECTRONICS THAT WILL ACT AS A BIO-BARRIER TO PREVENT BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD CONTAMINATION. THE TECHNOLOGY WILL OFFER A COMPLEMENTARY AND MILDER APPROACH TO THE CURRENT, ENERGY INTENSIVE STERILIZATION METHODS SUCH AS HEAT PROCESSING, GAMMA/ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION, COLD PLASMA AND VAPOR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. IN ADDITION, THESE CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES ONLY PROVIDE A ONE-TIME STERILIZATION. THE PSI APPROACH IS A PERMANENT COATING THAT WILL PREVENT INADVERTENT CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT THE SPACECRAFT ASSEMBLY AND INTEGRATION. THE PHASE I WORK WILL BUILD UPON PSI'S PREVIOUS EFFORTS THAT DEVELOPED HIGHLY EFFICACIOUS AND BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL (ABFV: ANTI-BACTERIAL/FUNGAL/VIRAL) FINISHES FOR TEXTILE SURFACES. DURING THE PHASE I WORK, PSI WILL SYNTHESIZE ABFV COMPOUNDS THAT PERMANENTLY ATTACH TO THE SURFACE OF METALLIC MATERIALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM AND STAINLESS STEEL. PSI WILL DEMONSTRATE HIGH EFFICACY AND BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE TREATED METALLIC SURFACES AS WELL AS COMPATIBILITY WITH CURRENT STERILIZATION PROCESSES. IN A POTENTIAL PHASE II, PSI WILL FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNOLOGY AT A SCALE RELEVANT TO SPACECRAFT APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, PSI WILL EXTEND THE USE OF THE NEW ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY TO OTHER SPACECRAFT HARDWARE MATERIALS SUCH POLYMERS, ELECTRONICS AND COMPOSITES AND DEMONSTRATE THE ABFV TREATMENT ON REPRESENTATIVE PIECES OF SPACECRAFT HARDWARE.$124K
May 23, 2017National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERNNX17CC69P541712IGF::OT::IGF PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (PSI) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP NEW SOLAR CELLS BASED ON A FERROELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR ABSORBER MATERIAL THAT CAN YIELD A 30% INCREASE IN EFFICIENCY AND A 20% INCREASE IN SPECIFIC POWER COMPARED WITH CURRENT TRIPLE-JUNCTION III-V CELLS. THESE GAINS WILL BE REALIZED BY EXPLOITING A UNIQUE CHARGE SEPARATION MECHANISM IN FERROELECTRICS THAT ENABLES OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES MANY TIMES THE BAND GAP, LEADING TO MAXIMUM POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES EXCEEDING THE CONVENTIONAL SHOCKLEY-QUEISSER LIMIT (33%). PSI AND TEAM MEMBERS WILL CREATE PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS BASED ON EARTH-ABUNDANT SNS STABILIZED IN A FERROELECTRIC STATE BY EPITAXIAL STRAIN ENGINEERING. BY COMBINING ABOVE-GAP CELL VOLTAGES WITH THE HIGH ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT (<1 X 105 CM-1 AT 500 NM), LOW DENSITY (5.22 G/CM3), AND IDEAL BAND GAP (1.1 EV) OF SNS, A MASS-SPECIFIC POWER DENSITY OF 120 KW/KG (MASS OF ABSORBER MATERIAL, 1 UM ABSORBER THICKNESS) IS PROJECTED. IN ADDITION, A MAXIMUM CELL EFFICIENCY OF>45% IS ANTICIPATED TO BE ACHIEVABLE. IMPORTANTLY, THESE CELLS WILL ALSO OFFER IMPROVED RADIATION RESISTANCE DUE TO THE REDUCED CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTHS REQUIRED BY THE UNIQUE FERROELECTRIC CHARGE SEPARATION MECHANISM. DURING PHASE I, PSI, GUIDED BY FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE PARADIM CENTER AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY, WILL DEMONSTRATE ROOM-TEMPERATURE FERROELECTRIC ORDERING IN SNS THROUGH EPITAXIAL STRAIN ENGINEERING. DURING PHASE II, PSI AND LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY WILL DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL OF THE PROPOSED ABSORBER BY ACHIEVING ABOVE-BAND GAP OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES IN PROTOTYPE CELLS. DURING A PHASE III EFFORT, THE EFFICIENCY OF THESE CELLS WILL BE INCREASED TO A TARGET VALUE OF 45% THROUGH REDUCTION OF INTRINSIC DEFECTS, LEADING TO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN CELL SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER OUTPUT.$125K

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