Alakai Defense Systems, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: Non-DOD
Alakai Defense Systems, 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.
- At $2,396,815, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Topic code Non-DOD links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $2,396,815
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- Non-DOD
- Solicitation
- 2011.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- FL
- Period
- 2018-06-28 → 2020-01-27
Description
DARPAs LUSTER program is currently advancing the state-of-the-art in Deep UV laser sources (220-240nm) developing the highest output power, smallest packaged laser system in the 220-240nm range. The goal of this LUSTER/PRIED-Portable Technology Demonstrator (LP-PTD) project is to develop the highest performing and smallest, Deep UV Raman standoff threat detection system. By highest performing we mean the LP-PTD will have the most powerful, field portable, Deep UV laser which will results in a Deep UV Raman system which can have the lowest Limit of Detection, longest detection range, or can detect a substance in the shortest amount of time. This LP-PTD system will contain the most mature LUSTER laser and a size & weight reduced Intensified CCD (ICCD) all packaged in a field portable system to be utilized for data collection efforts, field demonstrations, Operational Evaluations, etc. This project will leverage Alakais Portable Raman Improvised Explosive Detector (PRIED) system as its portable UV Raman system. Based on LUSTERS laser improvements, the overall system is predicted to have 60X detection improvement (Faster detection time, longer range or lower concentration).