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Mentis Sciences, Inc. (Mentis) is teaming with Battelle to scale and commercialize Battelle’s materials and manufacturing methods for affordable, high performance, thermal protection systems for hypersonic vehicles. The Selective Laser Heating (SLH) process (Figure 1) shows great promise to reduce the cost and lead time associated with carbon-carbon composite structures used as Thermal Protecti ...

The Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will develop and demonstrate a Battery Management System (BMS) Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing platform for the 6T Li-ion battery program. The BMS HIL platform will be designed to test BMS units in a laboratory and manufacturing environment to ensure they meet current and future requirements. The project also includes the development of a ...

CAMX Power proposes a Sequential Phase II program to follow on the Phase II DLA SBIR program “Logistically Robust, Long Life, High Power Rechargeable Battery”.  In the initial Phase II program, we designed, built, and tested a 6T Li-ion battery prototype based on CAMX Power’s proprietary cathode and zero-volt (0V)-capable high power cell technology.  The prototype and test modules were dem ...

The DLA has a need to identify competent and qualified domestic suppliers for mission-critical items that are becoming increasingly scarce. To combat the obsolescence issue, Mentis Sciences Inc. (Mentis) proposes a qualification effort for Bleed Air Ducting for the C-5 Galaxy Air Vehicle (C-5). Mentis understands the importance of supporting the C-5 and maintaining a strong supply chain for compon ...

DLA Aviation has specified National Stock Number (NSN) list identifying items where Agency would like to develop competition through the submission of Source Approval Requests (SAR’s). Surmet is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of precision optics products.  Through Phases I and II this SBIR program, Surmet plans to become an Approved Source for an item in this list, enabling participatio ...

In this program, Micro-Precision Technologies (MPT) will become an Approved Source of three transistors for the PAVE PAWS program, National Stock Number (NSN) 5961-01-053-3316, NSN 5961-01-051-6655, and NSN 5964-01-051-6656. This effort results from the request of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to improve product availability and increase competition for those NSN parts for the Nuclear Enterpr ...

Carbon fiber composites are strong in tension and significantly weaker in compression.  This effect is exacerbated as the modulus of the carbon fiber increases.  Boron fiber hybridized with carbon fiber mitigates this effect and creates a composite with a balanced set of mechanical properties. Specialty Materials has demonstrated for standard and intermediate modulus fibers. Only two high-modul ...

During Phase I, Imperia Batteries has invented and demonstrated a Directly Applied (DA) separator processing technology that can reduce the cost and improve the performance of soldier power batteries in the DLA supply chain.  Imperia is proposing a Phase II program to further develop this technology by incorporating it into the cell designs of both Eagle Picher Technologies and Navitas Systems.  ...

Special graphite will be tested in this effort to produce Insurox® T-768 laminate composite material.  Source Approval Request and Qualification Test will be performed to ensure the material meet NEMA C, MIL-P-5431A (AS) and MPR 400 specifications.  Then prototype parts will be machined and supplied for the Navy application.

Mentis Sciences Inc. proposes to develop Technical Data Packages (TDP) and generate Source Approval Requests (SAR) for critically needed components for the DLA NESO weapon systems, including the B-2, B-52, Air Launched Cruise Missile, and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Mentis has discussed several components previously with DLA that need added support due to supply chain deficiencies. Some co ...