U.S. Department of Transportation
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
2003 Phase I and Phase II Awards
- Phase I Awards (Six Months Period of Performance)
- Phase II Awards (Twenty-Four Months Period of Performance)
2003 Phase I Awards
Phase I (Six Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Number DTRS57-03-R-SBIR
| Awardee Name Address Research Topic Title Principal Investigator |
Topic Number |
Contract Value |
| Bitterroot Restoration, Inc. 445 Quast Lane Corvallis, MT 59828 "EcoSod: An Alternative Native Sod Solution for Highway Construction Projects" Principal Investigator: Tim w. Meikle Phone: 406-961-4991 x15 |
03-FH4 | $100,000 |
| Foster-Miller, Inc. 350 Second Avenue Waltham, MA 02451-1106 "Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor to Measure Relative Humidity in Concrete" Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Kokkins Phone: 781-684-4265 |
03-FH3 | $99,843 |
| Foster-Miller, Inc. 350 Second Avenue Waltham, MA 02451-1106 "Development of a Portable Human Error Incident Investigation Tool for the Railroad Industry" Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Reinach Phone: 781-684-4259 |
03-FR1 | $99,982 |
| HSA Consulting Group, Inc. (W) 1315 Country Club Rd. Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 "Development of Innovative Corridor Assessment and Land Acquisition Management Tools" Principal Investigator: Gay Hamilton Smith Phone: 850-934-0828 |
03-FH1 | $99,974 |
| Midé Technology Corporation 200 Boston Avenue, Suite 1000 Medford, MA 02155 "Active Seat Belt Tensioning (AST)" Principal Investigator: Dr. Mauritz Van Schalkwyk Phone: 781-306-0609 x238 |
03-NH1 | $100,000 |
| Midé Technology Corporation 200 Boston Avenue, Suite 1000 Medford, MA 02155 "Piezo Structural Acoustic Pipeline Leak Detection System" Principal Investigator: Dr. Marthinus Van Schoork Phone: 781-306-0609 x223 |
03-RS1 | $100,000 |
| Physical Sciences, Inc. 20 New England Business Center Andover, MA 01810-1077 "Infrasonic Frequency Seismic Sensor System for Pipeline Integrity Management" Principal Investigator: Gary E. Galcia Phone: 978-689-0003 |
03-RS1 | $99,910 |
| Precision Traffic Systems Corp. 1101 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Suite G110 Austin, TX 78746 "Real Time Linux Operating System for ATC" Principal Investigator: Dean W. Teffer, phone: 512-637-0060 |
03-FH5 | $98,101 |
| Prime Research, LC 1750 Kraft Drive, suite 1000-B Blacksburg, VA 24060 "Intrinsic Distributed Fiber Optic Leak Detection" Principal Investigator: Dr. Russell G. May Phone: 540-961-2200x450 |
03-RS1 | $99,706 |
| Rioux Engineering 6202 Lost Creek Circle Austin, TX 78746-6135 "Enhancing the Usability of an Intersection Collision Avoidance Simulation Method" Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Rioux Phone: 512-327-0520 |
03-FH2 | $99,990 |
| Simcredible (W) 3382 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 "Lifetime Prediction Model for Pavement Repair" Principal Investigator: Lynn Seaman Phone: 650-859-3587 |
03-FH6 | $99,995 |
2003 Phase II Awards
Phase II (Twenty-Four Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Numbers DTRS57-02-R-SBIR, DTRS57-01-R-SBIR, and DTRS57-00-R-SBIR
| Awardee Name Address Research Topic Title Principal Investigator |
Topic Number |
Contract Value |
| Foster-Miller, Inc. 350 Second Avenue Waltham, MA 02451-1106 "Innovative Emergency Egress Windows for Rail Passenger Rail Vehicles" Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Kokkins Phone: 781-684-4259 |
01-FR2 | $249,954 |
| The Glosten Associates, Inc. 600 Mutual Life Building 605 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98104-2224 "Glosten Ballast Water Exchange Monitoring System" Principal Investigator: Kevin J. Reynolds Phone: 206-624-7850 |
02-CG2 | $362,605 |
| LSA Photonics (W) 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1300 Arlington, VA 22202 "Low-Cost Night Vision System for High-Speed Vessel Operations" Principal Investigator: Dale Tyczka Phone: 610-363-5808 |
01-CG1 | $299,994 |
| Solis Environmental 723 Shady Lane Bryan, TX 77805 "Utilization of Native Grasses and Forb Meadows as a Source for Native Seed Production" Principal Investigator: Ron Duckworth Phone: 979-776-8001 |
00-FH12 | $399,694 |
NOTE: (M) Denotes Minority and Disadvantaged Owned Small Business
(W) Denotes Women-Owned Small Business Concern