NIKIRA LABS INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: N181-049
NIKIRA LABS 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 $1,540,647, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Topic code N181-049 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $1,540,647
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- N181-049
- Solicitation
- 18.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2023-01-30 → 2024-02-05
Description
In this Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program, Nikira Labs Inc. proposes to work with Cepeda Associates Inc. to harden an atmospheric monitoring system for Naval submarines. The system will measure both volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as well as life gases and other key species. The instrument will allow for next-generation atmospheric monitoring aboard Navy submarines. In an accompanying SBIR (Contract #N68335-20-C-0072), Nikira Labs is working to develop an unhardened version of this analyzer. This analyzer uses a combination of mid-infrared and near-infrared cavity-enhanced absorption spectrometry to measure VOCs and life gases respectively. Previous results of this unit have already shown the ability to measure almost all of the Navy target compounds at levels that meet or exceed the Navy’s needs. This proposed work will focus on hardening the analyzer to meet Navy’s submarine deployment requirements. Hardening and testing will be performed in conjunction with Cepeda Associates Inc. and include shock/vibe, EMI, power instability, and other critical tests.