A -- NIST SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM

Notice Date

October 13, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/OFA/AGFS/AMD -- OFA51, 1305 East West Highway -- Station 7604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

ZIP Code

20910

Solicitation Number

NIST 2001-1

Response Due

January 17, 2000

Point of Contact

Jacqueline G. Turnage, 301/713-0829 x198-Contract Specialist; Diane C. Husereau, 301/713-0829-Contracting Officer

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the NIST SBIR contact person. (sbir@nist.gov)

Description

A -- Proposals are sought from small business firms for participation in the NIST Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The SBIR program is a three-phase program which implements Public Law 102-564, the "Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992." The purpose of Phase 1 is to conduct feasibility related experimental or theoretical research or research and development (R&D) in order to determine the scientific or technical merit/feasibility of concepts/ideas as a prerequisite to further NIST support under Phase 2. Individuals receiving awards under Phase 1 will be eligible to compete for Phase 2 contracts. The following are NIST research topics available for Phase 1: ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL SENSING TECHNOLOGIES Broad-Bandwidth High-Brightness Infrared Source, Development of Advanced Electronics to Perform Multichannel Analyzer (binning) Operations at Megahertz Rates, Development of Novel Materials for Fluorescence Intensity Standards, Advanced Microplatforms for Chemical and Biochemical Sensing, Probes for Combined Near-field Scanning Optical and Atomic Force Microscopy, Quantitative Mass Spectrometry of Synthetic Polymers, ADVANCED BUILDING MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS Lasers for Radioactivity Monitoring in Building Materials, Measurement of Concrete Permeability at High Temperature, Non-Destructive Monitoring of Mechanical Degradation of Asphalt Roofing, Development of In-Service Performance Monitoring System for Fiber-reinforced Composites, Development of Moisture Sensor for Building Envelopes, Measurement of Building Design Against Performance Goals and Standards, ADVANCED DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FIRES GUI Input Interface for Fire Model, Software to Determine Grid Data for Model Input, Fire Fighter Imaging, Advanced Delivery Systems for Building Sensors, Heat Flux Measurement in Fire Environments, Seeding for PIV Measurements of Fire-Induced Flow, Advanced Temperature Probe for Fire Testing, Fast-Response Oxygen Sensor for Fire Environments, Low-loss, Durable, Middle-Infrared Fiber Optics for Fire Spectroscopy, Advanced Fire Suppression Technologies and Concepts, Monitoring Fires for Hazard Level and Tactical Suppression Decisions, CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE Software Tools for IEEE 1451-based Smart Sensor Networks, Ambient-powered Wireless Network Smart Sensors for Intelligent Manufacturing, Development and Integration of Condition-Based Maintenance Technologies, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY (ELECTRONIC COMMERCE) Automated Techniques for Syntactic Web Usability Evaluation, Java Components for Scientific Graphics, Search in Mathematics-Intensive Databases, XML Schemas for Access Control Models, Mobile Code Policy Toolkit, Object-oriented Software Unit Testing Tool, INTEGRATION OF MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS Manufacturing Process Characterization Models, Discrete Event Simulation Reference Data Sets, Next Generation Process Exchange Tools and Applications, Computational Tools to Support Intelligent and Distributed CAD, Ontological Engineering Applied to Manufacturing System Integration Research, Testability of Complex Manufacturing Software Systems, Modeling Requirements for Self-Integrating Manufacturing Systems, Manufacturing Data Exchange Standards Interoperability Testing Tools, INTELLIGENT CONTROL CAD-directed, Vision-based Pose Estimation and Part Recognition for Fixtureless Inspection and Setup Reduction, Novel Atomizer for Control of Reference Spray Combustion Facility, Development of Sensors for Real-Time Measurements of Thermal Spray Coating Properties, Laser Light Source for Illuminating Specularly Reflecting Droplets, On-line, Non-destructive Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Metals and Alloys, Optical Sensing and Control of Polymer Processing, NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS Reference Materials and Resolution Test Patterns for Characterizing Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopes, Application of Radionuclides to Nanoscale Porosity Characterization, MICROELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE Broadband Pulse Noise Sources, Non-50 Ohm Characteristic Impedance Reference Standards, In Situ Closed-Loop Sensors for Intelligent Epitaxy, Roadmapping Materials and Device Technologies for Next Generation Wireless Applications, Cryogenic Packaging for Programmable Voltage Standards, Dynamic Radar Cross Section System Characterization, Precision Optical Current Sensor, Non-linear Optical Spectrometer, Microcontamination Simulation Tool for Semiconductor Processing, Improved Magneto-Optical Indicator Films, Polymer Coatings by Inkjet Methodology, High Throughput Modification of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Device Performance Optimization, PHOTONICS MANUFACTURING Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy Laser Sources, Actively Quenched IR Avalanche Photodiode, Spectrally Pure Diode Lasers, GENERAL Vibration Calibration System, Machine Tool Performance Data Repository with Web Access, Advanced Time-Resolved Planar Velocity Diagnostics for Spray Flames, Integrated Omni-directional Traversing Probe System for Mapping the Flow Field Within High-Temperature Reactors, Imaging Systems for Beta Activity Sources, Trap Detectors for Wavelengths Longer than 900 nm, Development of an "Turn-key", Broadly Tunable Source for Terahertz Spectroscopy Applications, A Nonlinear Optical Device to Produce Tunable UV Radiation, Three-Dimensional Imaging System for Low Activity Brachytherapy Sources, Miniaturized Detectors for Brachytherapy Dosimetry, Compact Oscillators with High Stability, Ultraviolet Detectors and Optical Components, Two Dimensional Detection of Neutrons with High Spatial Resolution, High Dynamic Range and Low Noise, High Efficiency Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Detectors, High-Energy X-ray Optics, Steels with Very Consistent Impact Toughness, Neutron Beam Focusing Systems. The NIST solicitation will be released on October 30, 2000 and will close on January 17, 2001. Electronic copies of the solicitation will be located at: http://www.nist.gov/sbir and at http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd. Hard copies will not be available. General NIST SBIR inquiries should be submitted via e-mail to: sbir@nist.gov

Web Link

Do not click here for solicitation information before (http://www.nist.gov/sbir and http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001017/ASOL001.HTM (W-287 SN5042H4)