SPECTROHM, INC — Department of Homeland Security SBIR Phase III: HIGH THROUGHPUT NON-IONIZING CONTRABAND SCREENING WITH TRANSMISSION LINE TOMOGRAPHY (SBIR
SPECTROHM, INC — SBIR Phase III award from Department of Homeland Security.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing SPECTROHM, INC at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- Obligated amount $249,365. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Spectrohm, Inc. won a DHS Phase III SBIR award to build a fast, non-radiation-based screening system that finds hidden contraband using transmission line tomography. The technology aims to improve security screening at checkpoints without the health concerns of X-rays.
- Amount
- $249,365
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security · Office of Procurement Operations
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- VA
- Period
- 2026-08-30 → 2027-02-28
Technology domains
Description
HIGH THROUGHPUT NON-IONIZING CONTRABAND SCREENING WITH TRANSMISSION LINE TOMOGRAPHY (SBIR PHASE III) PROJECT