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Our full suite of proven program and service offerings eliminates the hassle of building an in-house team and enables you to successfully launch highly visible programs of any scale under tight timelines. Contact us to see how we can help.
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S²MARTS is the DoD’s premier rapid OT contracting vehicle for flexible acquisition in trusted microelectronics, strategic & spectrum missions, and other critical mission areas. Created by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, the S²MARTS and S²MARTS Research programs operate under the 10 U.S.C 4021 and 10 U.S.C 4022 streamlines the acquisition processes, opening the door for rapid innovation and prototype development.
SpEC is the most efficient avenue for rapid space prototyping, specifically designed to support the unique needs of the United States Space Force. The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) was created in 2017 through the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.S pEC was created to bridge the cultural gap between military buyers and commercial space startups and small businesses through OTAs.
By combining a modern acquisition approach with the flexibility of OTA’s the government can acquire technology faster and more efficiently than ever.
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Our proven fail-fast model brings critical prototypes to market at the speed of mission.
We act as a force-multiplier for program offices by helping refine the contracting, acquisition, and industry engagement strategy along with thoughtful, goal-oriented events designed to foster collaboration and inform projects.
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From bringing microelectronics to U.S. soil to accelerating space industrialization, our members are reimagining what’s possible. Explore our open opportunities to see how you can revolutionize government innovation.
The Navy is seeking prototype solutions for Ship Antenna Optimization. The goal of the Ship Antenna Optimization is for each of the operating bands, develop ruggedized optimized antenna prototypes that meet Government specifications.
The U.S Navy is seeking a survivable sea-based capability design in this prototyping effort that will demonstrate a deployable, Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Flight System for launch from VPT-equipped SSNs (VIRGINIA-class). The SLCM-N program will leverage digital engineering tools and Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) to streamline design, prototyping and testing.
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions to increase the operational reliability of an Radio Frequency (RF) Output Travelling Wave Tube (OTWT) High Voltage Power Supply Group (HVPS), while also seeking to enhance the repairability, maintainability, and affordability of the asset.
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions to solve an obsolescence issue with Power Dividers for the EA-18G aircraft. The current manufacturer has stopped production of the current design and is unwilling to resume production due to economic reasons including low volume and cost to meet security requirements.
This S2MARTS announcement, through the NSTXL Innovation Network, is intended to survey U.S. companies that produce capacitors, magnetics and other components that are peripheral in a range of circuits and applications that employ silicon carbide semiconductors. The objective is to gather information from U.S. companies that have developed, or are willing to develop, technical and manufacturing capabilities specific to such components that are rated >100C junction temperature (Tj) and plans for future development aimed at achieving > 200C, and in the longer term, 250C Tj for commercial and defense applications.
This S2MARTS announcement is intended to survey U.S. companies in the silicon carbide defense supply chain through NSTXL’s Innovation Network. The objective is to gather information related to the extent that U.S. companies have developed, or are willing to develop, technical and manufacturing capabilities specific to the silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor device supply chain, including substrates, epitaxy, device processing steps, packaging, and modules for > 5kV devices; and company plans for future development and sales of such devices for commercial and defense applications. Universities and industry consortia with interest in such programs are also welcome to respond.
This S²MARTS announcement is intended to survey U.S. companies in the silicon carbide defense supply chain industry through NSTXL’s Innovation Network. The objective is to gather information related to the extent that U.S. companies have developed, or are willing to develop, a set of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices and packages, including modules, operating at <5 kV, with standardized performance and mechanical specifications for defense applications.
