WELKIN SCIENCES, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: DTRA172-006
WELKIN SCIENCES, LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $999,875 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
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- Amount
- $999,875
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- DTRA172-006
- Solicitation
- 17.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2019-10-02 → 2021-10-01
Description
Welkin Sciences proposes to design and build a new fading channel simulator to be called the All-Digital Configurable Link Test Set (CoLTS–AD). It will be capable of emulating the full range of MIL-STD-3053 scintillating channel conditions needed to test all of DoD’s strategic communication systems. CoLTS–AD will support developmental and acceptance testing of conventional communication systems with analog IF or RF signal ports, as well as future communication systems compliant with the new FAST OSDI (ANSI/TIA-5041) industry standard for digital-IF modems. Our proposed CoLTS-AD will be designed for both a low build cost, and low cost to certify: 1) it will be built on an inexpensive COTS hardware platform; and 2) will include built-in test functions that allow comprehensive certification testing procedures to be executed and tabulated automatically. Automated certification test execution and report generation can be performed after each simulator update or repair, simplifying configuration management and reducing life cycle costs.