MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC. — Department of Homeland Security SBIR Phase II: BASE AWARD SBIR SECOND PHASE II WEARABLE MULTIMODAL AEROSOLIZED CHEMICAL THREAT DETECTOR
MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Homeland Security.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Homeland Security 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 $999,189 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Makel Engineering received nearly $1 million from the Department of Homeland Security for Phase II development of a wearable detector that senses multiple types of aerosolized chemical threats. The device aims to alert users to dangerous airborne chemicals for improved safety and response.
- Amount
- $999,189
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security · Office of Procurement Operations
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-09-29
Technology domains
Description
BASE AWARD SBIR SECOND PHASE II WEARABLE MULTIMODAL AEROSOLIZED CHEMICAL THREAT DETECTOR