Digital Solid State Propulsion, Inc — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF171-061

Digital Solid State Propulsion, Inc — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Phase I SBIR feasibility signal

  • Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
  • Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
  • Obligated amount $149,998. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
  • Topic code AF171-061 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.

Informational capture context from public federal data — not legal or bid advice.

Amount
$149,998
Agency
Department of Defense · Air Force
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
AF171-061
Solicitation
2017.1
NAICS
Place of performance
NV
Period
2017-09-14 → 2018-06-11

Description

Production of hydroxylamine nitrate (HAN) and hydroxyethyl hydrazine nitrate (HEHN) is of great concern for the manufacture of AF-315E. Current stockpiles of heritage ingredients held by AFRL are being depleted and those manufacturers are no longer in exi