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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| PURCHASE OF SEVEN (7) BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS SCALAR PAR SENSORS. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $24,311 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 334519Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Aug 23, 2025 | Aug 23, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | ||
| SBIR PHASE II, 80NSSC25C0048, HYPERSPECTRAL OPTICAL PROFILING SYSTEM WITH ADVANCED DYNAMIC VERTICAL SAMPLING RESOLUTION (HY-OPS ADVSR) | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $845,508 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541713Research and Development in Nanotechnology | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Aug 6, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | Aug 5, 2027 | ||
| FY24 SBIR PHASE I- HYPERSPECTRAL OPTICAL PROFILING SYSTEM WITH ADVANCED DYNAMIC VERTICAL SAMPLING RESOLUTION (HY-OPS ADVSR) | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $139,434 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Aug 2, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | Feb 6, 2025 | ||
| C-OPS DEVICES | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $85,665 | US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | — | 334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Dec 13, 2023 | Dec 13, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | ||
| SERVICES FOR RESEARCH & DATA ANALYSIS PROJECT | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $19,861 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jul 27, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Aug 31, 2024 | ||
| NONPERSONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE INSTRUMENT DATA PROCESSING, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE THREE STATIONS OF NOAA'S ANTARCTIC UV MONITORING NETWORK FOR THE 2022/2023 AUSTRAL MEASUREMENT SEASON | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $137,550 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | F999OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Feb 29, 2028 | ||
| PURCHASE OF PAR SENSORS. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $5,667 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Mar 10, 2020 | Mar 10, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | ||
| AQUATIC AND SURFACE REFERENCE RADIOMETERS | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $16,785 | US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | — | 333314 | 6636ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT | Jan 27, 2020 | Jan 27, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | ||
| STRUMENTS INC IS PLEASED TO SUBMIT THE ENCLOSED BUDGET BUDGET JUSTIFICATION AND STATEMENT OF WORK IN SUPPOD OF JOHN MORROWS PROPOSED RESEARCH. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF JOHN MORROWS EFFORTS ON THIS PROJECT IS $798,922 AS SET FORTH IN THE ENCLOSED BIOSPHERICAL LNSTRUMENTS INC. BUDGET. PLEASE ACCEPT THIS LETTER AS CONFIRMATION THAT THE REQUIRED RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT HE HAS MY PERMISSION, AS THE OWNER OF BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS INC, TO SUBMIT AND PARTICIPATE ON THIS PROJECT USING CORPORATE FACILITIES AND OTHER RESOURCES, AS HE REQUIRES. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $199,555 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Nov 8, 2017 | Nov 8, 2017 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||
| PRIOR TO EACH FIELD CAMPAIGN ALL LIGHT SENSORS WILL BE CALIBRATED AT BSI USING AN FEL STANDARD OF SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE THAT IS TRACEABLE TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST). A COMPACT OPTICAL PROFILING SYSTEM (C-OPS), FITTED WITH A COMPACT PROPULSION OPTION FOR PROFILING SYSTEM (C-PROPS) WILL BE USED TO COLLECT VERTICAL PROFILES OF DOWNWARD IRRADIANCE, UPWELLING RADIANCE, AND GLOBAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE AT 19 WAVELENGTHS SPANNING THE UV-NIR (320 865 NM) WITH 10 NM FWHM BANDWIDTHS. WATER TEMPERATURE IS ALSO MEASURED. A B I O SHA DE ACCESSORY ADDS SHADOWBAND OPERATION TO COMPUTE THE DIFFUSE-TO-DIRECT COMPONENT OF THE SOLAR IRRADIANCE. A BIOGPS ADDS TIME AND POSITION ALONG THE CRUISE TRACK AND AT ALL STATIONS. REAL-TIME DATA IS DISPLAYED TO FACILITATE THE SELECTION OF SEAWATER SAMPLING DEPTHS (E.G., THE DEPTH OF THE 10% AND 1% LIGHT LEVELS). | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $15,200 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Oct 19, 2017 | Oct 19, 2017 | Mar 12, 2018 | ||
| NEW AIRBORNE INSTRUMENT CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING THE NASA COASTAL AND OCEAN AIRBORNE SCIENCE TESTBED (COAST, PI:GUILD) AND OCEAN COLOR ECOSYSTEMS ASSESSMENT WITH NOVEL INSTRUMENTS AND AIRCRAFT (OCEANIA, PI:GUILD), ARE ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO ADDRESS MEASUREMENT CHALLENGES OF THE OPTICALLY COMPLEX COASTAL ZONE AND INLAND WATERS WHILE MAINTAINING OPEN- OCEAN COMPETENCIES. THE NASA AMES COASTAL AIRBORNE INSTRUMENT RADIOMETERS (C-AIR), A NEW AIRBORNE BIO-OPTICAL MICRORADIOMETER INSTRUMENT PACKAGE, WAS FLOWN FOR COAST (NASA HOPE) IN 2011 AND OCEANIA (NASA AMES SIF) IN 2013 OVER MONTEREY BAY, CA. C-AIR USES 19 HIGHLY-ACCURATE MICRORADIOMETERS TO PROVIDE AN UNPRECEDENTED DYNAMIC RANGE (10 DECADES) FOR REMOTE SENSING OF APPARENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES (AOPS). THE SENSORS HAVE A HIGH DATA RATE (GREATER THAN 15 HZ) AND DO NOT SATURATE WHEN VIEWING THE SUN OR SUN GLINT. A 2015 NASA AMES SIF AWARD IS ADDING THE NASA GODDARD COMPACT-AIRBORNE ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOMETERS FOR OCEANOGRAPHY (C-AERO) AND AN ENHANCED SPECTRAL RANGE (19 CHANNELS EACH SPANNING 320-1,640 NM) FOR C-AIR TO MATCH C-AERO. THE COMBINATION ALLOWS COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES AND AN IMPROVEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION SCHEMES EMPHASIZING LONG WAVELENGTHS. C-AIR AND C-AERO HAVE 19 MICRORADIOMETER CHANNELS THAT MATCH LEGACY AND NEXT-GENERATION SATELLITES USED IN ALGORITHMS TO PRODUCE OCEAN COLOR PRODUCTS AND SUPPORTING WATER QUALITY RESEARCH, TOOLS TO ASSESS PHYTOPLANKTON (AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM) SPECIES COMPOSITION, AND SHALLOW WATER COMMUNITY COMPOSITION ASSESSMENT. BOTH INSTRUMENTS HAVE UNPRECEDENTED SIGNAL TO NOISE AND PROVIDE HIGH FIDELITY AOP MEASUREMENTS AT THE LAND-OCEAN BOUNDARY, INCLUDING RADIOMETRICALLY SHALLOW AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, ACROSS A HERETOFORE RARELY ACHIEVED SPECTRAL RANGE (UV TO SWIR). THESE ATTRIBUTES ARE CRITICAL FOR ANSWERING SCIENCE QUESTIONS IN DYNAMIC COASTAL WATERS AND SUPPORTING NEXT GENERATION COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERIC SATELLITE MISSIONS RELEVANT TO NASA'S CARBON CYCLE AND ECOSYSTEMS EARTH SCIENCE FOCUS AREA. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $59,697 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Aug 10, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 | Jun 28, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NONPERSONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE INSTRUMENT DATA PROCESSING, RESEARCH ASSISTANT TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE THREE ANTARCTIC UV MONITORING STATIONS FOR THE 2017-2018 AUSTRAL MEASUREMENT SEASON. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $123,100 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | F999OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | Jun 26, 2017 | Jun 26, 2017 | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| THIS PROPOSAL PROVIDES THE RIGOROUS SCIENCE NEEDED TO APPLY COTS ADVANCES (C-OPS AND CPROPS), WHICH ANY RESEARCHER CAN PURCHASE, COUPLED WITH IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOBALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (THE PROTOCOLS), PLUS STATE-OF-THE-ART DATA PROCESSING FROM PROSIT AND THE MOBILE VERSION CALLED IPROSIT. THE RESULTS WILL BE APPLIED TO END-MEMBER ANALYSES AND SCIENCE QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BASELINE RESEARCH FOR NEXT GENERATION SENSORS (ACE AND HYSPIRI) WITH FINAL ARCHIVING (SEABASS) FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS. THE PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS TO THESE CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION COMPONENTS REPRESENT LEVERAGED INVESTMENTS IN RESOURCES NASA HAS ALREADY SUPPORTED. BY FOCUSING ON HIGH TURBIDITY WATER MASSES AS WELL AS LEVERAGING MULTIPLE PAST AND ONGOING OCEAN COLOR PROJECTS IN THE REGIONS TO BE SAMPLED AN OUTSTANDING RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS ANTICIPATED. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Mar 28, 2017 | Mar 13, 2017 | Mar 12, 2018 | ||
| 8 CHANNEL COMPACT OPTICAL SYSTEM/C-OPS8 | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $103,151 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | 6650OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 28, 2016 | May 17, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE 14-DECADES SBIR LEVERAGES THE RESULTS OF A FY13 SPONTANEOUS IRAD AND A SUBSEQUENT SUCCESSFUL PHASE 1 SBIR WHICH CHARACTERIZED AND TESTED KEY ELEMENTS THAT WILL LEAD TO A PHASE 2 SBIR TO DESIGN AND BUILD A COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) MULTIWAVEBAND SENSOR PAIR (RADIANCE AND IRRADIANCE) FOR AIRBORNE AND SHIPBOARD SENSING OF OCEAN COLOR IN CONDITIONS OF VERY LOW LIGHT. THE NEW INSTRUMENTS WILL PAIR RUGGEDIZED, MINIATURE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES WITH SILICON PHOTODETECTORS TO CREATE SO-CALLED HYBRIDNAMIC DETECTORS, FEATURING 14 DECADES OF LINEAR DYNAMIC RANGE. THE NEW RADIOMETERS WILL BE SUITABLE FOR MAKING OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN IN LOW-LIGHT REGIMES WHEREIN HIGH-QUALITY OPTICAL DATA ARE RARELY AVAILABLE. ANTICIPATED USES INCLUDE IMPROVED CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION DATA COLLECTION FOR NEXT-GENERATION NASA SATELLITE MISSIONS EMPHASIZING TURBID ATMOSPHERES AND WATERS. BASIC RESEARCH USES INCLUDE TWILIGHT AND NIGHTTIME DIURNAL OR POLAR WINTER STUDIES (E.G. AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH FROM SHADOW BAND IRRADIANCE INSTRUMENTS), AND OTHER MOON-LIT MEASUREMENTS INCLUDING AIRBORNE OCEAN COLOR MISSIONS. WHILE PHASE 1 MOVED THE PROTOTYPE FROM A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) OF 3, TO 4, THE PHASE 2 EFFORT WILL ADVANCE THE TRL OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM A VALUE OF 4 TO A VALUE OF 6 OVER THE PERIOD OF THE SBIR PHASE 2. THIS TECHNOLOGY, KNOWN AS LOLUX (LOWEST OBSERVABLE LIGHT UPGRADED XTRA CLASS INSTRUMENTS), WITH IRRADIANCE (LOLUX-E) AND RADIANCE (LOLUX-L) SENSORS, WILL BE SUPPORTED WITH A PORTABLE, STABILIZED LED-BASED LIGHT SOURCE TO INSURE THAT THE SENSORS EXHIBIT THE DESIRED STABILITY DURING EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS. FOLLOWING AN EXTENSIVE CHARACTERIZATION PERIOD, THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE DEMONSTRATED IN THE FIELD AND DELIVERED TO NASA. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $737,551 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 30, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Dec 14, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PROVIDE UV INSTRUMENT DATA, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT FOR THREE SOUTH POLE STATIONS. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $21,000 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | F999OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | Jun 23, 2016 | Jun 23, 2016 | Jun 22, 2017 | ||
| THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST MEASUREMENTS OF REMOTE-SENSING REFLECTANCE TO DERIVE DIRECT AND INDIRECT INDICES OF COASTAL WATER QUALITY, DEMONSTRATION OF THE APPLICABILITY OF PORTABLE COTS INSTRUMENTATION FOR CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION ACTIVITIES AT THE LAND-SEA INTERFACE IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS, AND ENHANCEMENT OF APPROPRIATE DATA AND METHODOLOGIES FOR ACE BASELINE RESEARCH, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING C-OPS (WITH C-PROPS) FIELDWORK: A) LEVERAGED (HYSPIRI) BASELINE RESEARCH FOR ACE SCIENCE QUESTIONS AT PINTO LAKE USING SPECTRAL END-MEMBER ANALYSES FOR THE WATER QUALITY COMPONENT; B) DROUGHT-STRICKEN LAKES MEASUREMENTS, WHICH USUALLY CONTAIN TURBID WATER, TO FURTHER DEFINE THE "TURBID WATER LIMIT" FOR THE GLOBAL ALGORITHM BEING DEVELOPED AND MORE COMPLETELY CHARACTERIZE THE WATER COLUMN; AND C) MEASUREMENTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA DELTA, AND SAN DIEGO BAY WATERSHEDS, WHEREIN VERY SHALLOW OBSERVATIONS IN HIGHLY TURBID WATERS ARE ROUTINELY POSSIBLE. THE OBSERVATIONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SAN DIEGO BAY AREAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN EMERGING CAPABILITY TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF POLLUTANTS USING END-MEMBER ANALYSES. HARBORS THAT HAVE BEEN SAMPLED ON THE WEST COAST APPEAR SOMEWHAT ANOMALOUSLY, AS DO OTHER ATYPICAL WATER MASSES, E.G., THOSE INFLUENCED BY THE PRESENCE OF MYCOSPORINE-LIKE AMINO ACIDS (MAAS). | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $39,355 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | May 25, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | ||
| REPAIR AND CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENTS. 3.IGF::OT::IGF | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $5,177 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing | J099 | May 23, 2016 | May 23, 2016 | Jun 23, 2016 | ||
| UPGRADING AND INTEGRATING C-AIR WITH C-AERO TO ADVANCE COASTAL BIO-OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $18,165 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | 6655GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS | Apr 25, 2016 | Apr 25, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF: CALIBRATION SERVICES: CALIBRATION OF THE COMPACT-OPTICAL PROFILING SYSTEM (C-OPS) SSENSORS. THE PRIMARY MINIMUM FEATURGS ARE STANDARD EVALUATION OF ALL COMPONENTS, O-RING SERVICE, CALIBRATION OF THE ABOVE- (SOLAR) AND IN-WATER LIGHT SENSORS, PLUS CALIBRATION OF THE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER, TEMPERATURE PROBE, AND TILT SENSORS. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $4,184 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 333314 | J099 | Sep 21, 2015 | Sep 22, 2015 | Oct 5, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DATA PROCESSING AND INSTRUMENT TRAINING FOR NEW TRAINEES. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $17,171 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | F999OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | Jul 7, 2015 | Jul 7, 2015 | Jul 31, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE 14-DECADES SBIR LEVERAGES THE RESULTS OF A FY13 SPONTANEOUS IRAD TO CHARACTERIZE AND TEST (PHASE 1) AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESIGN AND BUILD (PHASE 2) A COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) MULTIWAVEBAND SENSOR FOR AIRBORNE SENSING OF OCEAN COLOR IN CONDITIONS OF VERY LOW LIGHT. THE NEW INSTRUMENT WILL PAIR RUGGEDIZED, MINIATURE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES WITH SILICON PHOTODETECTORS TO CREATE SO-CALLED HYBRIDNAMIC DETECTORS FOR USE IN BOTH RADIANCE AND IRRADIANCE RADIOMETERS, FEATURING 14 DECADES OF LINEAR DYNAMIC RANGE. THE NEW RADIOMETERS WILL BE SUITABLE FOR MAKING AIRBORNE OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN IN LOW-LIGHT REGIMES WHEREIN HIGH-QUALITY OPTICAL DATA ARE RARELY AVAILABLE. ANTICIPATED USES INCLUDE IMPROVED CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION DATA COLLECTION FOR NEXT-GENERATION NASA SATELLITE MISSIONS EMPHASIZING TURBID ATMOSPHERES AND WATERS. BASIC RESEARCH USES INCLUDE NIGHTTIME DIURNAL OR POLAR WINTER STUDIES (E.G. AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH FROM SHADOW BAND IRRADIANCE INSTRUMENTS), AND OTHER MOON-LIT MEASUREMENTS INCLUDING AIRBORNE OCEAN COLOR MISSIONS. PHASE 1 WILL LEVERAGE A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) 3 PROTOTYPE, BRINGING THE WORK TO TRL 4 DURING SIX MONTHS. IF THE PHASE 2 WORK IS SUCCESSFUL, THE ACTIVITY WILL ADVANCE THE TRL OF THE NEW INSTRUMENT FROM A VALUE OF 3 (BASED ON THE IRAD PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT) TO A VALUE OF 6 OVER THE PERIOD OF THE SBIR PHASE 1 AND 2. DURING PHASE 1, NECESSARY NEW FIXTURING AND TESTING SOFTWARE AND PROTOCOLS WILL BE DEVELOPED, AND A PARALLEL ENGINEERING CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IRAD PROTOTYPE WILL CONFIRM THE INSTRUMENT ARCHITECTURE. THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ENGINEERING TESTS WILL BE USED TO ESTABLISH THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR A PHASE 2 SENSOR SUITE, TO BE PROPOSED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT AS A FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITY. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $124,973 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 10, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| CALIBRATION OF OSPREY AND C-OPS SENSORS AND PARTS. | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $6,085 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 333314 | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | May 14, 2015 | May 14, 2015 | Aug 30, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF CALIBRATION SERVICES OF C-OPS ED0; CALIBRATION SERVICES OF C-OPS EDZ; CALIBRATIONS SERVICES OF C-OPS LUZ | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $3,597 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | J099 | May 12, 2015 | May 12, 2015 | Jul 24, 2015 | ||
| SEE BASE | BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | $40,855 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Mar 20, 2015 | Feb 20, 2015 | Feb 19, 2016 |