Wizbe Industries, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: A10-163
Wizbe Industries, 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 $729,939 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code A10-163 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $729,939
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- A10-163
- Solicitation
- 2010.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- ME
- Period
- 2012-09-25 → 2014-09-30
Description
Wizbe Innovations has developed a fabric with controllable air flow. This system used in parachutes has the potential to reduce opening shock, the time in the air, stability, directional control, and the landing speed. During Phase II, further development of the concepts derived in Phase I will be pursued with the ultimate goal to demonstrate the technology on prototype parachutes. Wizbe Innovations and its partners will develop, demonstrate, and deliver a parachute prototype that has the ability to actively change air permeability upon application or removal of a trigger mechanism.