QDIR, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR: NSF 2020-AM
QDIR, INC. — SBIR award from Department of Defense.
SBIR award competitive context
- Public SBIR obligation from Department of Defense to QDIR, INC.. Use agency + tech-domain links below to map the broader competitive field.
- Obligated amount $1,495,204 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Materials & Manufacturing, Microelectronics. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
- Topic code NSF 2020-AM links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
Summary
QDIR Inc. was awarded over $1.49 million by the Department of the Army to develop a low-cost, large-format long-wave infrared (LWIR) imaging system for targeting. The project focuses on using mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots for uncooled, cost-effective sensor fabrication.
- Amount
- $1,495,204
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR
- Topic
- NSF 2020-AM
- Solicitation
- 22.3
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- IL
- Period
- 2023-03-29 → 2026-06-28
Technology domains
Sensors & Sensor Fusion Materials & Manufacturing Microelectronics
Description
NEW DARPA SBIR II - QDIR ENGINEERING - QDIR WILL DEVELOP A LOW COST, LARGE FORMAT LONG-WAVE (LWIR) IMAGE TARGETING UNCOOLED OPERATION AND COST-EFFECTIVE FABRICATION USING MERCURY TELLURIDE (HGTE) COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS (CQD) AS THE DETECTOR MATERIAL.