PARAMETRIC STUDIO, INC. — Department of Education SBIR Phase II: none
PARAMETRIC STUDIO, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Education.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Education 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 $900,000 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code none links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $900,000
- Agency
- Department of Education
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- none
- Solicitation
- EDIES17R0006
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- IA
- Period
- 2017-05-01 → 2019-04-30
Description
DESCARTES is a game-based engineering environment where students design, test, and build projects, including boats, airplanes, and other models. The web-based student-facing environment will include challenges, topic introductions, tutorials, and tools for analyzing and improving projects. Following completion of a concept in the environment, students will then build and test real world prototypes using a 3-D printer. Students will be able to work together in teams, keep a log of their activities, and share designs, reports, and ideas with classmates and teachers. The teacher portal will track student progress and provide curricular supports and materials for classroom implementation.