GREAT LAKES SOUND & VIBRATION INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: A13-061
GREAT LAKES SOUND & VIBRATION INC — 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 $748,593 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code A13-061 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $748,593
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- A13-061
- Solicitation
- 13.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MI
- Period
- 2018-10-16 → 2020-01-10
Description
A Subsequent Phase II proposal has been written that extends the results from Phase II and outlines a path to produce an improved plenum seal for the M1 Abrams tank. The Subsequent Phase II will focus on developing a well-engineered, improved seal to meet the requirements defined in Phase I and II. It will involve improving the design developed in Phase II to achieve an efficient, leak proof seal. FEA simulations of the new designs will be done to characterize seal performance and finalize the concept. A molding process and tooling will be developed to produce several prototype seals for testing both in a lab environment and in the field. The final result will be a product that reduces the amount of FOD intrusion into the turbine and increases the amount of hours between turbine overhaul thereby reducing the cost of operation and repair.