N6833524C0155
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
SBIR PH I
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Colorado Springs, CO 80907 United States
Pricing
Fixed Price
Set Aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total (SBA)
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition After Exclusion Of Sources
Est. Average FTE
1
Related Opportunity
None
Analysis Notes
Unrealized Backlog This Definitive Contract is complete with $99,877 of unfunded backlog unused.
Caliola Engineering was awarded
Definitive Contract N6833524C0155 (N68335-24-C-0155)
for Sbir Ph I
worth up to $246,225
by NAWC Aircraft Division
in November 2023.
The contract
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded
through SBIR Topic Data Uplink Information Transfer Improvements
with a Small Business Total set aside
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC11
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 14 bids received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $99,877, though the contract is complete, so backlog may not be realized.
SBIR Details
Research Type
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I
Title
Broadband Sonobuoy Uplink
Related Solicitation
Abstract
Today, sonobuoy sensor data is sent to a surface transceiver via a data tether and broadcast on an analog uplink to an airborne collection platform loitering above the sonobuoy field. This legacy uplink is ripe for modernization. The NATO SG90 standard employs a spectrally inefficient Continuous Phase Frequency Shift Keying (CPFSK) signaling format that offers just 0.85 bps/Hz. In the congested 136 170 MHz Very High Frequency (VHF) band, this limits uplink data rates to just 320 kbps over 375 kHz channels. Compare that to modern satellite communications (SATCOM) uplinks which offer 3 bps/Hz or more. In this SBIR, Caliola will design, demonstrate, and productize a modernized uplink for ASW sonobuoys. By combining bandwidth efficient modulation, capacity-approaching forward error correction (FEC), and advanced data compression, our design will achieve a spectral efficiency of at least 2.67 bps/Hz, thereby supporting 1 Mbps or more over a 375 kHz VHF channel. Our design will also scale to support multi-carrier, spectrally discontiguous operation. If spectrum is scarce, this would allow a Mbps+ uplink to be spread over three 125 kHz channels; if spectrum is plentiful, then multi-Mbps operation can be supported.
Research Objective
The goal of phase I is to establish the technical merit, feasibility, and commercial potential of proposed R&D efforts and determine the quality of performance of the small business awardee organization.
Topic Code
N232-095
Agency Tracking Number
N232-095-0083
Solicitation Number
23.2
Contact
Sylvester N Porambo
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 12/28/23
Period of Performance
11/21/23
Start Date
5/28/24
Current End Date
11/25/24
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$146.3K
Total Obligated
$146.3K
Current Award
$246.2K
Potential Award
$0.0
Funded Backlog
$99.9K
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
N6833524C0155
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to N6833524C0155
People
Suggested agency contacts for N6833524C0155
Competition
Number of Bidders
14
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Plan Not Required
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Small Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
Q9DSGGYNU8J9
Awardee CAGE
8DPM1
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
N68335 NAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV
Funding Office
N00421
Created By
dina.marinelli@navy.mil
Last Modified By
dina.marinelli@navy.mil
Approved By
dina.marinelli@navy.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
CO-05
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
Representative
Doug Lamborn
Modified: 12/28/23