W911NF24P0018
Purchase Order
Overview
Government Description
Phase I Base Award -- Dispersion Engineered Electrically Small Antenna
Awardee
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
PSC
Place of Performance
Austin, TX 78741 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
Nanohmics was awarded
Purchase Order W911NF24P0018 (W911NF-24-P-0018)
for Phase I Base Award -- Dispersion Engineered Electrically Small Antenna
worth up to $249,998
by OUSD Research & Engineering
in March 2024.
The contract
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded
through SBIR Topic Dispersion engineered electrically small antennas
with a Small Business Total set aside
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AJ11
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 1 bid received.
SBIR Details
Research Type
Small Technology Transfer Research Program (STTR) Phase I
Title
Dispersion Engineered Electrically Small Antennas
Related Solicitation
Abstract
This proposal aims to develop electrically small antennas (ESAs) with broad bandwidth and high efficiency by minimizing the frequency dispersion of the antenna through dispersion engineering and topology optimization. Taking advantage of the anomalous dispersion that is present around the resonance of any resonant circuit with loss, we present a transformation that converts the dispersive impedance of an ESA to one with an anomalous dispersion, which can be easily canceled through a passive network with conventional dispersion, resulting in an overall impedance with a minimal reactive part. This allows us to increase the bandwidth of the antenna by orders of magnitude compared to the Chu limit and get very close to ultimate limit dictated by the Bode-Fano bound. Importantly, to achieve this goal, we do not introduce loss in the system, which can degrade the efficiency of the antenna, but we use the intrinsic real part of the antenna impedance. The approach proposed in this project is very general and can be applied to any type of ESAs.
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. STTRs are completed in conjunction with a research institution.
Partnered Research Institution
Wayne State University
Topic Code
O23B-001
Agency Tracking Number
O23B-001-0021
Solicitation Number
23.B
Contact
Arje Nachman
Status
(Closed)
Last Modified 12/31/25
Period of Performance
3/1/24
Start Date
2/28/25
Current End Date
2/28/25
Potential End Date
Obligations
$250.0K
Total Obligated
$250.0K
Current Award
$250.0K
Potential Award
Award Hierarchy
Purchase Order
W911NF24P0018
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Activity Timeline
Transaction History
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People
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Competition
Number of Bidders
1
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
K39ENMXNLA73
Awardee CAGE
1ZDF2
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
W911NF W6QK ACC-APG DURHAM
Funding Office
HQ0287
Created By
jessica.m.harrington14.civ@army.mil
Last Modified By
fpdsadmin
Approved By
jessica.m.harrington14.civ@army.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
TX-35
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Representative
Gregorio Casar
Modified: 12/31/25