MARK G. MILLER, INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N211-024

MARK G. MILLER, INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$139,646
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N211-024
Solicitation
21.1
NAICS
Place of performance
UT
Period
2021-07-29 → 2022-01-31

Description

During assembly of munitions in forward operational areas, military personnel are exposed to solar radiation that can interfere with safe operating conditions. Consequently, the U.S. Marine Corps requires a sunshade that provides 70% solar blockage and is authorized by the Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity (NOSSA) for use with the A/E32K-11 Munitions Lifting Assembly (MLA). Current commercially available sunshades do not address electrostatic discharge (ESD) risks associated with explosives or electronics. Select Engineering Services (SES) is proposing a sunshade solution that will address ESD safety using conductive thread stitching throughout the sunshade material, which represents an entirely new approach to sunshade design.