SHEPRA, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: A17-033
SHEPRA, 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 $999,940 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code A17-033 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $999,940
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- A17-033
- Solicitation
- 17.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- FL
- Period
- 2018-06-22 → 2020-12-31
Description
The purpose of this SBIR is to develop a carbon nanotube metal matrix composite that can used in the manufacturing of small caliber sabots for use with long rod penetrators. In phase one, Additive Manufacturing has been used to make carbon nanotube aluminum metal matrix composites that met threshold requirements and have achieved 95.8% of the objective modulus and 97.5% of the objective strength of the program. Development work remains to achieve elongation requirements in phase. In addition to long rod penetrator weapons, carbon nanotube metal matrix composite technology has applications to four of the five Army modernization priorities.