MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II, TOPIC A244-016, AUTONOMOUS OPTICAL SEN
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION — 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 $1,999,850, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
MZA Associates Corporation received nearly $2 million from the Army for a Phase II SBIR project focused on autonomous optical sensors. The award continues work from their earlier Phase I contract to advance this sensor technology for military use.
- Amount
- $1,999,850
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NM
- Period
- 2025-09-23 → 2027-03-23
Technology domains
Description
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II, TOPIC A244-016, AUTONOMOUS OPTICAL SENSORS. PHASE I SBIR CONTRACT NO. W51701-24-C-0250.