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DISTRIBUTED BUOY VESSEL DETECTION SYSTEM

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Homeland Security 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
72145 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
#0521005 		Solicitation Year:
2005 		Solicitation Topic Code:
H-SB05.2-003 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
LEWTECH CO., INC.
7112 Nighthawk Drive Fort Wayne, IN -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: DISTRIBUTED BUOY VESSEL DETECTION SYSTEM
Agency: DHS
Contract: NBCHC070051
Award Amount: $844,031.71
 

Abstract:

Noncooperative vessel tracking to assess potential threats is becoming increasingly important to the defense of the U.S. coastline and ports of entry; so there is a need to identify and intercept potential threats well before they reach our shores. To support this critical surveillance activity a Phase I Program established a relatively low cost, long life, moored buoy based vessel detection / signal processing system concept, that could be readily deployed by Coast Guard or Navy vessels in forward areas as a barrier and have an acoustic detection range of 20NM. The system would provide a communication link to a shore station for sorting and tracking the detected vessels of interest. The Phase II program will fabricate and deploy such a deep ocean, moored acoustic array prototype system to demonstrate operational performance. Contact and track reports will be relayed back to a shore station. LewTech Company plans to commercialize the resulting technology from this program by fully supporting the Coast Guard / Navy Maritime Domain Awareness mission requirements. This technology will also be readily expanded or used directly in supporting various tactical operations and surveillance systems for such organizations as the Navy, DEA, BATFE, NOAA and the Special Forces.

Principal Investigator:

George S. Lewis
Principal Investigator
2604853752
lewtechco@verizon.net

Business Contact:

George S. Lewis
President
2604853752
lewtechco@yahoo.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

LewTech Company, Inc.
7112 Nighthawk Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46835

EIN/Tax ID: 470923713
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No