The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $5,500 - Tuesday the 15th of April 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
  ATMSPECTRUM HITRAN SIMULATION SOFTWARE PACKAGE UPGRADE.

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• $250,000 - Tuesday the 15th of April 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  WE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RUGGED, COMPACT, AND AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT FOR THE HIGH SENSITIVITY MEASUREMENT OF TROPOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) AND METHANE. THE APPLICATION OF RECENTLY DEVELOPED ROOM TEMPERATURE VERTICAL CAVITY DIODE LASERS (VCSELS)OPERATING NEAR 2300 NM PERMITS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENSITIVE AND RUGGED INSTRUMENTATION FOR MEASUREMENT OF BOTH ATMOSPHERIC CO AND METHANE WITH HIGH PRECISION. PHASE 1 EFFORTS SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED THE FEASIBILITY OF MEASURING CO TO A PRECISION OF 10 PARTS-PER-BILLION OR BETTER OVER A RANGE OF TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES, PRESSURES, AND HUMIDITY. PHASE 2 WILL EXTEND THE TECHNOLOGY TO SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF BOTH CARBON MONOXIDE AND METHANE. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENTATION FOR FIELD TESTING.

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• $150,000 - Thursday the 29th of December 2011
  Department Of Army
  W4PZ USA MED RSCH ACQUIS ACT
  SBIR PHASE I - (O112-H09-3100 )

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• $13,333 - Tuesday the 15th of April 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  WE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RUGGED, COMPACT, AND AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT FOR THE HIGH SENSITIVITY MEASUREMENT OF TROPOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) AND METHANE. THE APPLICATION OF RECENTLY DEVELOPED ROOM TEMPERATURE VERTICAL CAVITY DIODE LASERS (VCSELS)OPERATING NEAR 2300 NM PERMITS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENSITIVE AND RUGGED INSTRUMENTATION FOR MEASUREMENT OF BOTH ATMOSPHERIC CO AND METHANE WITH HIGH PRECISION. PHASE 1 EFFORTS SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED THE FEASIBILITY OF MEASURING CO TO A PRECISION OF 10 PARTS-PER-BILLION OR BETTER OVER A RANGE OF TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES, PRESSURES, AND HUMIDITY. PHASE 2 WILL EXTEND THE TECHNOLOGY TO SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF BOTH CARBON MONOXIDE AND METHANE. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENTATION FOR FIELD TESTING.

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• $125,000 - Wednesday the 19th of December 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF CARBON DIOXIDE IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE EXCHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION OF CARBON BETWEEN THE BIOSPHERE AND THE ATMOSPHERE. THESE MEASUREMENTS REQUIRE HIGHLY ACCURATE AND PRECISE INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ISOTOPIC ABUNDANCES TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN MAN-MADE AND NATURAL CARBON SOURCES. LASER-BASED ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENTS OFFER THE EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER CRITICAL INFORMATION ON THE GENERATION AND FATE OF CARBON DIOXIDE. IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING TECHNOLOGY ARE NEEDED FOR CARBON ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS TO BE MADE WITH MINIMAL LABOR, FOR LONG PERIODS, IN REMOTE AREAS AND HARSH CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROJECT EXTENDS THE APPLICATION OF WELL ESTABLISHED NEAR INFRARED LASER AND DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY THAT IS PROVEN IN TRACE GAS FIELD MEASUREMENTS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED ISOTOPIC CARBON DIOXIDE SENSOR THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED IN BALLOON-BASED SYSTEMS, REMOTELY OPERATED ROBOTIC AIRCRAFT, OR IN HARSH CONDITIONS SUCH AS VOLCANIC FUMAROLES.

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• $125,000 - Wednesday the 9th of January 2013
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  NATURALLY OCCURRING IN THE STRATOSPHERE, OZONE PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MANY ATMOSPHERIC REACTIONS, CLOUD FORMATION, AND IS THE KEY PLAYER IN SHIELDING HARMFUL UV RADIATION. IN THE TROPOSPHERE, IT IS A CRITERIA POLLUTANT PRODUCED VIA PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG REACTIONS, AND IS KEY IN THE FORMATION OF ORGANIC AEROSOLS FROM VOCS. A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF OZONE AND ITS INFLUENCES ON CLOUD DROPLET FORMATION IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO BETTER PREDICT THE RADIATION BALANCE OF THE EARTH IN CLIMATE MODELING STUDIES. NEW INSTRUMENTATION TO PROVIDE SENSITIVE, HIGH THROUGHPUT AIRBORNE MEASUREMENT OF OZONE AND OTHER AEROSOL PRECURSOR GASES IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INPUTS IN DEVELOPING AND REFINING ACCURATE MODELS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IN THIS PROGRAM, A RESONANT CAVITY OPTICAL SENSOR, USING READILY AVAILABLE COMPONENTS, WILL PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SENSITIVITY INSTRUMENTATION FOR AIRBORNE MEASUREMENT OF OZONE OR OTHER GASES IMPORTANT IN CLIMATE CHANGE, WHERE HIGH THROUGHPUT IS CRITICAL FOR SPATIAL RESOLUTION. INCOHERENT BROAD BAND CAVITY ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY WILL BE EMPLOYED USING UV LEDS TO DIRECTLY DETECT OZONE. THIS CONFIGURATION WILL ALLOW FOR HIGH SENSITIVITY, A SMALL FOOT PRINT AND HIGH THROUGHPUT, UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL OZONE MONITORS WHICH USE A LONG SINGLE PASS ABSORPTION CELL AND FILTERED MERCURY LAMPS.

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• $125,000 - Tuesday the 27th of November 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THIS PHASE I SBIR PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE A NEW, LOW-COST APPROACH TO ATOMIC MAGNETOMETRY THAT IS SUITED FOR OPERATION FROM UAVS AND RESEARCH BALLOONS. ATOMIC MAGNETOMETERS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR DECADES, BUT THEY REMAIN EXPENSIVE AND RELATIVELY POWER-HUNGRY, RESTRICTING THEIR USE TO A SMALL RANGE OF PLATFORMS. THE PROPOSED APPROACH SHOULD RESULT IN A MAGNETOMETER SELLING AT A COST POINT SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THAT OF CONVENTIONAL ATOMIC MAGNETOMETERS THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED ON UAVS AND STRATOSPHERIC BALLOONS. THE PHASE II RESEARCH WILL INVOLVE CONSTRUCTING A PROTOTYPE AND FLYING IT ON A RESEARCH BALLOON OR UAV TO STUDY PHENOMENA SUCH AS ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ION CYCLOTRON WAVES IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE AT ALTITUDES OF DATA FROM THESE PLATFORMS WILL FILL A SCIENTIFIC NICHE, AS THE EARTH'S FIELD IS UNDERSAMPLED AT THE SPATIAL WAVELENGTHS OF 30-100 KM ASSOCIATED WITH STRATOSPHERIC FLIGHT.

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• $125,000 - Monday the 13th of February 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE COMPOUND SPECIFIC ANALYZER - COMBUSTION PRODUCTS IS USED ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AS A WARNING MONITOR OF SMOLDERING OR COMBUSTION EVENTS AND, AFTER ANY FIRE EVENT, TO INDICATE THAT TOXIC GAS LEVELS HAVE SUBSIDED FOR SAFE RE-ENTRY OF THE CREW TO THE AFFECTED AREA. THIS MONITOR IS BEING PHASED OUT OF SERVICE. SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A REPLACEMENT LASER-BASED SENSOR USING WAVELENGTH MODULATION SPECTROSCOPIC ABSORPTION. THIS DEVICE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME MEASUREMENTS OF THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT GASES OF INTEREST AT CONCENTRATION LEVELS RELEVANT TO PRE-COMBUSTION EVENTS AND WITH A ONE SECOND RESPONSE TIME. THIS BATTERY-OPERATED DEVICE WOULD BE HAND-HELD, USE VERY LITTLE ELECTRICAL POWER, AND HAVE A MULTI-YEAR LIFETIME WITHOUT THE NEED FOR CONSUMABLES, RE-CALIBRATION, OR MAINTENANCE, IN CONTRAST TO THE CURRENTLY-USED SENSOR. THE PHASE I RESEARCH WOULD PERFORM A TRADE STUDY AND THEN TEST THE MOST PROMISING OPTO-MECHANICAL DESIGNS FOR MAKING SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS OF THE FOUR GASES IN A SINGLE OPTICAL CELL WITH A MINIMAL NUMBER OF LASERS. IT WOULD ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO MAKE MULTIPLE GAS MEASUREMENTS OVER A WIDE RANGE OF CONCENTRATIONS USING A SINGLE SPECTRAL SCAN. THIS WORK WILL ALLOW US TO DESIGN, TEST AND BUILD A PROTOTYPE SENSOR IN PHASE II.

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